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Bradley Braves
76 – 78
FINAL Conference
Belmont Bruins
Missouri Valley Conference · Carver Arena · January 21, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread BRAD -8.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money BRAD -400 / BEL +280
Model Predictions
Spread Total BRAD win
Actual BEL +2 154 Lost
Massey BRAD -9.4 (-11.4) — —
Massey Totals — 137.7 (+16.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 70% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 77% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BRAD -7.8 (-9.8) 139.2 (+14.8) 70% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BRAD -6.6 (-8.6) 139.7 (+14.3) 71% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML BRAD -7.2 (-9.2) 140.3 (+13.7) 76% ✗
Baseline ML BRAD -7.0 (-9.0) 142.0 (+12.0) 72% ✗

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 10, 2026 BRAD 95 – 84 BEL
Jan 2, 2026 BEL 88 – 78 BRAD
Feb 6, 2025 BEL 80 – 77 BRAD
Jan 22, 2025 BRAD 89 – 77 BEL
Jan 20, 2024 BRAD 95 – 72 BEL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BRAD BEL
Overall 25-10 21-11
Conference 16-4 14-6
Home 15-1 12-2
Away 8-6 7-7
Neutral 2-3 2-2
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 70.0 76.3
Avg Pts Against 62.8 72.5
Massey 8.2 (#72) 2.5 (#129)
Bradley-Terry 0.93 (#96) 0.74 (#108)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.05 (#102) 0.60 (#128)
RPI 0.553 (#88) 0.562 (#72)
Shooting & Four Factors BRAD BEL
FG% 45.4% 46.5%
3PT% 35.4% 40.4%
REB / G 35.8 31.2
OREB / G 9.7 7.8
AST / TO 1.02 1.21
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.7% 55.4%
TOV% 19.4% 18.5%
ORB% 29.0% 24.4%
FT Rate 16.8% 18.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.3% 50.3%
Opp TOV% 20.5% 19.3%
DRB% 76.7% 67.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.5% 20.3%

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