I have got the sharpest knife, so I get the biggest slice. "Revolution Rock" - The Clash
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML BRAD -13.3 (-7.3) 149.6 (+6.4) 87%

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 9084 VAL
Feb 19, 2026 VAL 7972 BRAD
Feb 4, 2026 BRAD 7265 VAL
Mar 8, 2025 BRAD 7065 VAL
Feb 27, 2025 BRAD 7665 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%

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