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Belmont Bruins
80 – 65
FINAL Conference
Murray State Racers
Missouri Valley Conference · Curb Event Center Arena · January 18, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread BEL -6.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money BEL -300 / MUR +225
Model Predictions
Spread Total BEL win
Actual BEL +15 145 Won
Massey BEL -6.4 (+8.6) — —
Massey Totals — 148.2 (-3.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 78% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 76% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BEL -4.9 (+10.1) 144.4 (+0.6) 72% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BEL -5.6 (+9.4) 142.3 (+2.7) 71% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BEL -4.5 (+10.5) 144.5 (+0.5) 73% ✓
Baseline ML BEL -5.1 (+9.9) 144.9 (+0.1) 73% ✓

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 15, 2026 BEL 87 – 70 MUR
Feb 1, 2026 BEL 103 – 86 MUR
Mar 2, 2025 BEL 70 – 60 MUR
Jan 25, 2025 BEL 95 – 77 MUR
Feb 29, 2024 BEL 83 – 61 MUR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BEL MUR
Overall 21-11 17-15
Conference 14-6 11-9
Home 12-2 11-2
Away 7-7 3-11
Neutral 2-2 3-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.3 69.8
Avg Pts Against 72.5 72.6
Massey 2.0 (#137) -0.6 (#183)
Bradley-Terry 0.64 (#111) 0.04 (#176)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.46 (#137) 0.08 (#169)
RPI 0.557 (#84) 0.503 (#171)
Shooting & Four Factors BEL MUR
FG% 46.4% 44.5%
3PT% 40.3% 30.5%
REB / G 30.8 36.7
OREB / G 7.7 9.1
AST / TO 1.17 0.97
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.1% 49.8%
TOV% 18.7% 17.4%
ORB% 23.8% 27.0%
FT Rate 18.4% 24.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 48.0%
Opp TOV% 19.9% 15.4%
DRB% 68.1% 72.4%
Opp FT Rate 20.8% 18.4%

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