Sometimes we're not prepared for adversity. "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" - The Cannonball Adderley Quartet
Morehead State Eagles
89 – 82 OT
FINAL Conference
Belmont Bruins
Ohio Valley Conference · Ellis T. Johnson Arena · February 27, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread BEL -4.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money MORE +180 / BEL -175
Model Predictions
Spread Total MORE win
Actual MORE +7 171 Won
Massey BEL -4.6 (+11.6) — —
Massey Totals — 137.4 (+33.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 36% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 43% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BEL -1.0 (+8.0) 137.1 (+33.9) 53% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BEL -1.8 (+8.8) 135.6 (+35.4) 43% ✗
Baseline ML BEL -1.9 (+8.9) 139.2 (+31.8) 42% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BEL -1.9 (+8.9) 138.4 (+32.6) 46% ✗

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 5, 2022 MORE 53 – 51 BEL
Feb 11, 2022 BEL 48 – 47 MORE
Jan 21, 2022 MORE 83 – 74 BEL
Mar 7, 2021 MORE 86 – 71 BEL
Feb 13, 2021 BEL 73 – 58 MORE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MORE BEL
Overall 23-8 26-4
Conference 17-3 18-2
Home 12-1 11-1
Away 8-5 10-2
Neutral 3-2 5-1
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.1 81.3
Avg Pts Against 64.7 69.1
Massey 0.6 (#153) 7.6 (#79)
Bradley-Terry 0.72 (#118) 1.72 (#57)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.63 (#127) 1.39 (#87)
RPI 0.568 (#60) 0.567 (#62)
Shooting & Four Factors MORE BEL
FG% 45.5% 50.1%
3PT% 34.3% 34.8%
REB / G 36.5 35.8
OREB / G 10.2 8.3
AST / TO 0.80 1.54
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 57.4%
TOV% 23.3% 16.5%
ORB% 31.4% 25.4%
FT Rate 23.8% 21.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.0% 48.3%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 20.4%
DRB% 74.7% 72.9%
Opp FT Rate 16.4% 15.2%

Game Analysis

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