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Valparaiso Beacons
52 – 76
FINAL Conference
Bradley Braves
Missouri Valley Conference · Athletics-Recreation Center · February 11, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread BRAD -3.5 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Under
Money VAL +150 / BRAD -150
Model Predictions
Spread Total VAL win
Actual BRAD +24 128 Lost
Massey BRAD -3.2 (-20.8) — —
Massey Totals — 131.4 (-3.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 44% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 46% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BRAD -1.5 (-22.5) 135.8 (-7.8) 44% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BRAD -2.5 (-21.5) 134.4 (-6.4) 43% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BRAD -1.5 (-22.5) 135.7 (-7.7) 44% ✓
Baseline ML BRAD -2.1 (-21.9) 135.8 (-7.8) 42% ✓

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 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 63.3 67.2
Avg Pts Against 68.7 68.1
Massey -3.1 (#217) 2.6 (#127)
Bradley-Terry -0.89 (#244) -0.19 (#186)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.00 (#238) -0.37 (#195)
RPI 0.442 (#256) 0.498 (#173)
Shooting & Four Factors VAL BRAD
FG% 40.8% 44.2%
3PT% 29.1% 31.0%
REB / G 32.4 37.3
OREB / G 7.4 10.1
AST / TO 1.05 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.7% 49.5%
TOV% 17.4% 19.5%
ORB% 20.4% 29.0%
FT Rate 21.8% 17.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.0% 48.8%
Opp TOV% 18.6% 18.5%
DRB% 72.4% 73.0%
Opp FT Rate 21.6% 21.1%

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