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Belmont Bruins
68 – 55
FINAL Conference
Murray State Racers
Ohio Valley Conference · Curb Event Center Arena · December 31, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread BEL -2.0 Home covered
O/U 148.0 Under
Money BEL -135 / MUR +115
Model Predictions
Spread Total BEL win
Actual BEL +13 123 Won
Massey BEL -9.6 (+3.4) — —
Massey Totals — 144.4 (-21.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 95% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BEL -9.8 (+3.2) 142.5 (-19.5) 83% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BEL -5.9 (+7.1) 138.9 (-15.9) 72% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BEL -8.3 (+4.7) 142.8 (-19.8) 81% ✓
Baseline ML BEL -7.7 (+5.3) 141.9 (-18.9) 81% ✓

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 BEL MUR
Overall 26-4 13-13
Conference 18-2 10-10
Home 11-1 9-4
Away 10-2 4-8
Neutral 5-1 0-1
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 81.3 71.8
Avg Pts Against 69.1 66.5
Massey 4.5 (#100) -1.0 (#183)
Bradley-Terry 1.27 (#86) -1.08 (#242)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.98 (#117) -1.37 (#233)
RPI 0.525 (#124) 0.402 (#286)
Shooting & Four Factors BEL MUR
FG% 48.2% 49.8%
3PT% 33.0% 32.0%
REB / G 36.8 34.8
OREB / G 8.4 9.0
AST / TO 1.04 0.87
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.3% 55.3%
TOV% 18.6% 23.5%
ORB% 25.2% 30.4%
FT Rate 26.6% 17.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.6% 50.0%
Opp TOV% 20.6% 21.5%
DRB% 73.9% 71.7%
Opp FT Rate 17.8% 22.9%

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