I'm not a coward; I've just never been tested. "The Impression That I Get" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Murray State Racers
83 – 82
FINAL Conference
Belmont Bruins
Missouri Valley Conference · CFSB Center · February 2, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MUR -0.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money MUR -115 / BEL -111
Model Predictions
Spread Total MUR win
Actual MUR +1 165 Won
Massey MUR -1.1 (-0.1) — —
Massey Totals — 148.0 (+17.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 51% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 58% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MUR -0.7 (+0.3) 147.4 (+17.6) 56% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MUR -1.5 (-0.5) 146.9 (+18.1) 63% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MUR -0.7 (+0.3) 146.6 (+18.4) 55% ✓
Baseline ML MUR -0.3 (+0.7) 148.2 (+16.8) 53% ✓

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 MUR BEL
Overall 17-15 21-11
Conference 11-9 14-6
Home 11-2 12-2
Away 3-11 7-7
Neutral 3-2 2-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.8 76.3
Avg Pts Against 72.6 72.5
Massey -0.5 (#175) 2.0 (#130)
Bradley-Terry 0.18 (#157) 0.78 (#105)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.15 (#158) 0.58 (#131)
RPI 0.510 (#158) 0.556 (#78)
Shooting & Four Factors MUR BEL
FG% 43.8% 46.2%
3PT% 29.5% 39.4%
REB / G 36.6 31.9
OREB / G 10.0 8.1
AST / TO 0.98 1.21
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.7% 54.6%
TOV% 17.0% 18.1%
ORB% 29.1% 24.7%
FT Rate 25.8% 17.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.0% 50.6%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 18.7%
DRB% 71.4% 68.9%
Opp FT Rate 18.7% 20.0%

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