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Belmont Bruins
71 – 64
FINAL Conference
Valparaiso Beacons
Missouri Valley Conference · Curb Event Center Arena · January 15, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BEL -7.5 Away covered
O/U 159.5 Under
Money BEL -290 / VAL +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total BEL win
Actual BEL +7 135 Won
Massey BEL -7.5 (-0.5) — —
Massey Totals — 166.9 (-31.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BEL -5.9 (+1.1) 156.9 (-21.9) 69% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BEL -7.8 (-0.8) 156.1 (-21.1) 80% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BEL -4.8 (+2.2) 155.7 (-20.7) 72% ✓
Baseline ML BEL -5.1 (+1.9) 157.4 (-22.4) 65% ✓

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 29, 2026 BEL 78 – 77 VAL
Jan 14, 2026 BEL 78 – 74 VAL
Feb 13, 2025 VAL 101 – 86 BEL
Mar 7, 2024 BEL 86 – 61 VAL
Feb 10, 2024 BEL 96 – 78 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BEL VAL
Overall 22-11 15-19
Conference 13-7 6-14
Home 11-5 10-7
Away 9-4 3-10
Neutral 2-2 2-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.9 72.5
Avg Pts Against 76.8 75.3
Massey 1.5 (#138) -2.2 (#202)
Bradley-Terry 1.12 (#82) -0.04 (#178)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.97 (#103) -0.26 (#187)
RPI 0.564 (#64) 0.489 (#189)
Shooting & Four Factors BEL VAL
FG% 47.6% 41.3%
3PT% 37.8% 30.9%
REB / G 35.5 34.1
OREB / G 9.6 10.7
AST / TO 1.46 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.0% 47.2%
TOV% 16.4% 14.6%
ORB% 27.1% 28.8%
FT Rate 18.3% 31.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.5% 53.2%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 17.5%
DRB% 73.7% 70.5%
Opp FT Rate 19.8% 25.6%

Game Analysis

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