I want the bomb, I want the P-Funk, I want my funk uncut. "P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)" - Parliament
Bradley Braves
81 – 75 2OT
FINAL Conference
Valparaiso Beacons
Missouri Valley Conference · Carver Arena · December 29, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread BRAD -14.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Money BRAD -1800 / VAL +900
Model Predictions
Spread Total BRAD win
Actual BRAD +6 156 Won
Massey BRAD -14.8 (-8.8) — —
Massey Totals — 155.9 (+0.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 95% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 97% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BRAD -13.3 (-7.3) 149.6 (+6.4) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BRAD -14.3 (-8.3) 147.1 (+8.9) 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BRAD -14.3 (-8.3) 149.6 (+6.4) 89% ✓
Baseline ML BRAD -14.2 (-8.2) 151.1 (+4.9) 88% ✓

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 28-9 15-19
Conference 15-5 6-14
Home 14-4 10-7
Away 9-3 3-10
Neutral 5-2 2-2
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.4 72.5
Avg Pts Against 69.3 75.3
Massey 7.8 (#74) -2.8 (#210)
Bradley-Terry 1.88 (#59) -0.37 (#209)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.06 (#71) -0.47 (#200)
RPI 0.587 (#48) 0.469 (#231)
Shooting & Four Factors BRAD VAL
FG% 50.6% 40.9%
3PT% 46.6% 30.0%
REB / G 34.1 33.6
OREB / G 8.1 11.0
AST / TO 1.31 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 60.3% 46.6%
TOV% 18.1% 14.5%
ORB% 27.5% 29.3%
FT Rate 25.3% 32.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.7% 54.1%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 17.7%
DRB% 71.9% 70.8%
Opp FT Rate 24.0% 25.0%

Game Analysis

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