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Belmont Bruins
76 – 64
FINAL Conference
Valparaiso Beacons
Missouri Valley Conference · Curb Event Center Arena · December 2, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread BEL -9.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money BEL -500 / VAL +333
Model Predictions
Spread Total BEL win
Actual BEL +12 140 Won
Massey BEL -12.6 (-0.6) — —
Massey Totals — 144.2 (-4.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 91% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 97% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BEL -7.6 (+4.4) 147.1 (-7.1) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BEL -9.4 (+2.6) 144.2 (-4.2) 84% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BEL -7.4 (+4.6) 144.3 (-4.3) 81% ✓
Baseline ML BEL -7.2 (+4.8) 144.4 (-4.4) 79% ✓

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
Mar 7, 2024 BEL 86 – 61 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BEL VAL
Overall 21-11 11-21
Conference 14-6 5-15
Home 12-2 8-7
Away 7-7 2-12
Neutral 2-2 1-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L5
Avg Pts For 76.3 68.1
Avg Pts Against 72.5 74.0
Massey 1.4 (#160) -4.7 (#256)
Bradley-Terry 0.88 (#112) -0.10 (#198)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.84 (#134) -1.02 (#243)
RPI 0.545 (#114) 0.440 (#267)
Shooting & Four Factors BEL VAL
FG% 47.9% 43.8%
3PT% 38.9% 28.1%
REB / G 29.7 33.7
OREB / G 7.7 8.7
AST / TO 1.10 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.7% 48.4%
TOV% 18.5% 18.6%
ORB% 24.3% 24.8%
FT Rate 19.5% 16.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.7% 49.9%
Opp TOV% 20.3% 17.1%
DRB% 66.7% 72.9%
Opp FT Rate 25.4% 32.6%

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