Virgil Cain is my name and I served on the Danville train. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"-The Band
Bradley Braves
88 – 66
FINAL Conference
Valparaiso Beacons
Missouri Valley Conference · Carver Arena · January 7, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread BRAD -16.5 Home covered
O/U 127.5 Over
Money BRAD -1400 / VAL +1000
Model Predictions
Spread Total BRAD win
Actual BRAD +22 154 Won
Massey BRAD -20.8 (+1.2) — —
Massey Totals — 124.9 (+29.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 96% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BRAD -18.2 (+3.8) 132.5 (+21.5) 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BRAD -16.1 (+5.9) 131.6 (+22.4) 89% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BRAD -16.2 (+5.8) 131.0 (+23.0) 89% ✓
Baseline ML BRAD -18.9 (+3.1) 131.8 (+22.2) 89% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 7, 2026 BRAD 90 – 84 VAL
Feb 19, 2026 VAL 79 – 72 BRAD
Feb 4, 2026 BRAD 72 – 65 VAL
Mar 8, 2025 BRAD 70 – 65 VAL
Feb 27, 2025 BRAD 76 – 65 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BRAD VAL
Overall 25-10 11-21
Conference 16-4 5-15
Home 15-1 8-7
Away 8-6 2-12
Neutral 2-3 1-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 L5
Avg Pts For 70.0 68.1
Avg Pts Against 62.8 74.0
Massey 8.0 (#66) -8.6 (#318)
Bradley-Terry 0.84 (#101) -1.50 (#310)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.01 (#103) -2.00 (#314)
RPI 0.549 (#94) 0.401 (#330)
Shooting & Four Factors BRAD VAL
FG% 44.2% 42.7%
3PT% 34.5% 28.0%
REB / G 36.1 34.1
OREB / G 9.7 8.3
AST / TO 0.92 0.97
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.4% 47.5%
TOV% 20.8% 18.4%
ORB% 28.9% 23.1%
FT Rate 17.1% 17.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.0% 50.3%
Opp TOV% 20.6% 15.9%
DRB% 76.1% 74.4%
Opp FT Rate 22.5% 24.7%

Game Analysis

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