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Northern Iowa Panthers
67 – 62
FINAL Neutral Conference MVC
Belmont Bruins
Missouri Valley Conference · Enterprise Center (Neutral) · March 8, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread BEL -1.5 Home covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money UNI -111 / BEL -115
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNI win
Actual UNI +5 129 Won
Massey UNI -0.7 (+4.3) — —
Massey Totals — 152.0 (-23.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 50% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 51% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UNI -0.3 (+4.7) 147.7 (-18.7) 51% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BEL -0.5 (+5.5) 145.4 (-16.4) 49% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UNI -0.2 (+4.8) 147.7 (-18.7) 50% ✓
Baseline ML UNI -0.6 (+4.4) 148.3 (-19.3) 52% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 13, 2026 BEL 91 – 86 UNI
Jan 8, 2026 BEL 78 – 65 UNI
Feb 20, 2025 UNI 82 – 75 BEL
Jan 2, 2025 UNI 76 – 70 BEL
Jan 18, 2024 UNI 83 – 72 BEL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNI BEL
Overall 19-14 20-13
Conference 12-8 12-8
Home 11-3 12-2
Away 6-8 6-9
Neutral 2-3 2-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.7 77.4
Avg Pts Against 71.8 76.1
Massey 4.1 (#110) 3.4 (#121)
Bradley-Terry 0.87 (#108) 0.86 (#110)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.10 (#105) 1.06 (#107)
RPI 0.552 (#86) 0.559 (#74)
Shooting & Four Factors UNI BEL
FG% 46.0% 47.5%
3PT% 34.5% 37.5%
REB / G 33.3 33.8
OREB / G 8.0 7.0
AST / TO 1.17 1.28
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.3% 55.4%
TOV% 15.5% 16.8%
ORB% 24.1% 21.4%
FT Rate 26.6% 22.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.9% 51.6%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 16.5%
DRB% 77.1% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 24.2% 19.0%

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