I love it when you call me Big Poppa "Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G.
Missouri Valley Conference · Curb Event Center Arena · January 9, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BEL -9.5 Away covered
O/U 156.5 Over
Money BEL -700 / SIU +450
Model Predictions
Spread Total BEL win
Actual BEL +4 176 Won
Massey BEL -12.6 (-8.6) — —
Massey Totals — 162.3 (+13.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 96% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BEL -10.7 (-6.7) 154.9 (+21.1) 83% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BEL -9.7 (-5.7) 154.1 (+21.9) 83% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BEL -9.6 (-5.6) 153.6 (+22.4) 84% ✓
Baseline ML BEL -9.6 (-5.6) 154.6 (+21.4) 82% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 18, 2026 BEL 73 – 68 SIU
Jan 4, 2026 SIU 68 – 67 BEL
Feb 16, 2025 BEL 73 – 68 SIU
Feb 15, 2024 BEL 82 – 68 SIU
Jan 3, 2024 SIU 73 – 63 BEL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BEL SIU
Overall 22-11 14-19
Conference 13-7 8-12
Home 11-5 7-7
Away 9-4 5-8
Neutral 2-2 1-4
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.9 72.2
Avg Pts Against 76.8 75.5
Massey 1.9 (#130) -6.7 (#281)
Bradley-Terry 1.02 (#91) -1.31 (#282)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.80 (#117) -1.55 (#277)
RPI 0.562 (#73) 0.462 (#240)
Shooting & Four Factors BEL SIU
FG% 46.9% 42.1%
3PT% 37.1% 29.8%
REB / G 35.1 35.5
OREB / G 9.4 11.6
AST / TO 1.54 0.92
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.3% 46.9%
TOV% 15.9% 19.2%
ORB% 26.3% 31.3%
FT Rate 17.7% 23.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.3% 54.4%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 16.6%
DRB% 74.0% 71.7%
Opp FT Rate 20.2% 24.2%

Game Analysis

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