Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Belmont Bruins
86 – 61
FINAL Neutral Conference MVC
Valparaiso Beacons
Missouri Valley Conference · Enterprise Center (Neutral) · March 7, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread BEL -13.5 Home covered
O/U 153.5 Under
Money BEL -1400 / VAL +700
Model Predictions
Spread Total BEL win
Actual BEL +25 147 Won
Massey BEL -10.3 (+14.7) — —
Massey Totals — 150.5 (-3.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 90% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 92% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BEL -9.9 (+15.1) 147.1 (-0.1) 82% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BEL -9.8 (+15.2) 146.0 (+1.0) 84% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BEL -10.0 (+15.0) 145.4 (+1.6) 83% ✓
Baseline ML BEL -10.1 (+14.9) 146.1 (+0.9) 83% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 29, 2026 BEL 78 – 77 VAL
Jan 14, 2026 BEL 78 – 74 VAL
Feb 13, 2025 VAL 101 – 86 BEL
Jan 15, 2025 BEL 71 – 64 VAL
Feb 10, 2024 BEL 96 – 78 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BEL VAL
Overall 20-13 7-25
Conference 12-8 3-17
Home 12-2 6-11
Away 6-9 1-13
Neutral 2-2 0-1
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.4 66.5
Avg Pts Against 76.1 76.0
Massey 3.0 (#125) -7.3 (#293)
Bradley-Terry 0.84 (#111) -1.40 (#304)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.04 (#108) -1.38 (#291)
RPI 0.555 (#79) 0.431 (#310)
Shooting & Four Factors BEL VAL
FG% 47.4% 40.9%
3PT% 37.5% 32.7%
REB / G 33.4 32.3
OREB / G 7.1 9.5
AST / TO 1.25 1.09
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.2% 46.8%
TOV% 16.8% 16.0%
ORB% 21.6% 25.2%
FT Rate 22.7% 17.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.4% 54.3%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 17.4%
DRB% 72.9% 69.1%
Opp FT Rate 19.2% 21.4%

Game Analysis

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