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Murray State Racers
76 – 43
FINAL Conference
Belmont Bruins
Ohio Valley Conference · CFSB Center · February 25, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread MUR -3.0 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total MUR win
Actual MUR +33 119 Won
Massey MUR -4.5 (+28.5) — —
Massey Totals — 145.4 (-26.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 80% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 85% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MUR -5.2 (+27.8) 140.6 (-21.6) 74% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MUR -6.7 (+26.3) 142.6 (-23.6) 74% ✓
Baseline ML MUR -6.5 (+26.5) 143.2 (-24.2) 76% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MUR -6.5 (+26.5) 143.9 (-24.9) 79% ✓

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 31-3 25-8
Conference 18-0 15-3
Home 15-0 13-1
Away 11-1 10-5
Neutral 5-2 2-2
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 76.3 77.1
Avg Pts Against 63.4 68.1
Massey 11.1 (#36) 9.4 (#57)
Bradley-Terry 2.88 (#15) 1.95 (#45)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.29 (#18) 2.08 (#56)
RPI 0.614 (#19) 0.600 (#30)
Shooting & Four Factors MUR BEL
FG% 46.2% 49.2%
3PT% 34.2% 33.5%
REB / G 37.8 34.0
OREB / G 12.6 7.9
AST / TO 1.26 1.58
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.8% 56.5%
TOV% 16.9% 16.5%
ORB% 35.6% 25.3%
FT Rate 21.6% 19.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.7% 49.3%
Opp TOV% 21.6% 21.1%
DRB% 73.3% 72.6%
Opp FT Rate 16.7% 16.2%

Game Analysis

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