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Murray State Racers
71 – 72
FINAL Conference
Belmont Bruins
Ohio Valley Conference · CFSB Center · January 31, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread BEL -2.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Under
Money MUR +140 / BEL -138
Model Predictions
Spread Total MUR win
Actual BEL +1 143 Lost
Massey BEL -6.0 (+5.0) — —
Massey Totals — 149.6 (-6.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 6% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 5% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BEL -4.7 (+3.7) 148.9 (-5.9) 29% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BEL -3.7 (+2.7) 145.7 (-2.7) 32% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BEL -4.1 (+3.1) 148.6 (-5.6) 29% ✓
Baseline ML BEL -4.5 (+3.5) 151.2 (-8.2) 24% ✓

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 13-13 26-4
Conference 10-10 18-2
Home 9-4 11-1
Away 4-8 10-2
Neutral 0-1 5-1
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 71.8 81.3
Avg Pts Against 66.5 69.1
Massey -2.6 (#206) 6.0 (#91)
Bradley-Terry -1.61 (#293) 1.66 (#62)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.02 (#291) 1.42 (#94)
RPI 0.409 (#302) 0.539 (#106)
Shooting & Four Factors MUR BEL
FG% 47.1% 50.8%
3PT% 33.0% 35.7%
REB / G 34.6 34.6
OREB / G 9.3 7.7
AST / TO 1.04 1.44
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.7% 58.4%
TOV% 21.6% 16.7%
ORB% 29.2% 24.0%
FT Rate 18.8% 23.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 48.7%
Opp TOV% 20.1% 21.3%
DRB% 71.8% 72.3%
Opp FT Rate 24.2% 17.5%

Game Analysis

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