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Valparaiso Beacons
91 – 85 2OT
FINAL Conference
Bradley Braves
Missouri Valley Conference · Athletics-Recreation Center · January 29, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread BRAD -5.5 Home covered
O/U 131.5 Over
Money VAL +230 / BRAD -225
Model Predictions
Spread Total VAL win
Actual VAL +6 176 Won
Massey BRAD -5.9 (+11.9) — —
Massey Totals — 124.5 (+51.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 34% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 40% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML BRAD -3.6 (+9.6) 130.1 (+45.9) 35% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BRAD -4.7 (+10.7) 130.5 (+45.5) 38% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BRAD -3.8 (+9.8) 132.4 (+43.6) 35% ✗
Baseline ML BRAD -3.6 (+9.6) 131.7 (+44.3) 35% ✗

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 VAL BRAD
Overall 10-18 12-16
Conference 7-11 6-12
Home 6-6 8-6
Away 4-11 2-9
Neutral 0-1 2-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 63.3 67.2
Avg Pts Against 68.7 68.1
Massey -5.0 (#246) 3.4 (#118)
Bradley-Terry -1.08 (#260) 0.04 (#169)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.20 (#243) -0.28 (#183)
RPI 0.440 (#264) 0.516 (#139)
Shooting & Four Factors VAL BRAD
FG% 39.8% 44.1%
3PT% 27.0% 31.6%
REB / G 33.2 37.9
OREB / G 8.0 10.5
AST / TO 0.99 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.4% 49.7%
TOV% 18.2% 19.9%
ORB% 21.8% 30.1%
FT Rate 20.3% 17.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 48.0%
Opp TOV% 18.5% 18.6%
DRB% 73.5% 73.4%
Opp FT Rate 25.8% 20.0%

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