And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation. "Ball of Confusion" - The Temptations
Bradley Braves
79 – 55
FINAL Conference
Valparaiso Beacons
Missouri Valley Conference · Carver Arena · February 27, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread BRAD -10.5 Home covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Money BRAD -550 / VAL +400
Model Predictions
Spread Total BRAD win
Actual BRAD +24 134 Won
Massey BRAD -9.9 (+14.1) — —
Massey Totals — 135.6 (-1.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 77% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BRAD -8.9 (+15.1) 138.1 (-4.1) 83% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BRAD -9.5 (+14.5) 136.8 (-2.8) 82% ✓
Baseline ML BRAD -10.1 (+13.9) 137.3 (-3.3) 82% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BRAD -9.1 (+14.9) 137.1 (-3.1) 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

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 17-14 14-18
Conference 11-7 6-12
Home 12-2 8-8
Away 3-8 3-8
Neutral 2-4 3-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.8 68.6
Avg Pts Against 65.2 71.0
Massey 5.7 (#98) -1.4 (#193)
Bradley-Terry 0.11 (#166) -0.63 (#229)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.32 (#149) -0.60 (#216)
RPI 0.511 (#162) 0.462 (#240)
Shooting & Four Factors BRAD VAL
FG% 44.6% 45.0%
3PT% 34.7% 33.3%
REB / G 38.3 31.4
OREB / G 11.0 6.5
AST / TO 0.98 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.4% 51.3%
TOV% 20.1% 16.5%
ORB% 31.7% 19.9%
FT Rate 18.5% 20.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.8% 52.3%
Opp TOV% 18.2% 16.8%
DRB% 76.4% 75.0%
Opp FT Rate 22.7% 17.4%

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