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Valparaiso Beacons
59 – 74
FINAL Conference
Belmont Bruins
Missouri Valley Conference · Athletics-Recreation Center · January 11, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread BEL -4.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money VAL +180 / BEL -175
Model Predictions
Spread Total VAL win
Actual BEL +15 133 Lost
Massey BEL -6.0 (-9.0) — —
Massey Totals — 147.2 (-14.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 22% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 19% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BEL -6.4 (-8.6) 143.9 (-10.9) 25% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BEL -7.1 (-7.9) 144.0 (-11.0) 24% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BEL -6.3 (-8.7) 142.9 (-9.9) 24% ✓
Baseline ML BEL -6.7 (-8.3) 143.7 (-10.7) 24% ✓

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 VAL BEL
Overall 11-21 21-11
Conference 5-15 14-6
Home 8-7 12-2
Away 2-12 7-7
Neutral 1-2 2-2
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L5 L1
Avg Pts For 68.1 76.3
Avg Pts Against 74.0 72.5
Massey -8.7 (#318) 1.5 (#143)
Bradley-Terry -1.49 (#305) 0.50 (#132)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.98 (#309) 0.30 (#153)
RPI 0.407 (#325) 0.536 (#112)
Shooting & Four Factors VAL BEL
FG% 42.8% 45.7%
3PT% 28.5% 40.2%
REB / G 33.6 31.1
OREB / G 8.4 8.0
AST / TO 0.97 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.8% 54.4%
TOV% 18.6% 18.6%
ORB% 23.5% 24.5%
FT Rate 18.2% 19.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.4% 51.2%
Opp TOV% 15.8% 20.4%
DRB% 73.9% 67.3%
Opp FT Rate 23.8% 21.2%

Game Analysis

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