And I'm telling you son, well, it ain't no fun staring straight down a forty-four. "Gimme Three Steps" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Missouri Valley Conference · Curb Event Center Arena · February 22, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BEL -5.5 Away covered
O/U 168.5 Under
Money BEL -225 / INST +190
Model Predictions
Spread Total BEL win
Actual BEL +2 152 Won
Massey BEL -7.7 (-5.7) — —
Massey Totals — 176.6 (-24.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BEL -7.8 (-5.8) 162.4 (-10.4) 80% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BEL -6.7 (-4.7) 161.4 (-9.4) 77% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BEL -6.3 (-4.3) 164.8 (-12.8) 77% ✓
Baseline ML BEL -6.2 (-4.2) 166.1 (-14.1) 80% ✓

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 22, 2026 BEL 87 – 70 INST
Dec 30, 2025 INST 81 – 80 BEL
Jan 11, 2025 BEL 84 – 79 INST
Feb 1, 2024 INST 78 – 72 BEL
Jan 13, 2024 INST 94 – 64 BEL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BEL INST
Overall 22-11 14-18
Conference 13-7 8-12
Home 11-5 8-6
Away 9-4 4-9
Neutral 2-2 2-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.9 79.0
Avg Pts Against 76.8 81.5
Massey 1.2 (#139) -3.3 (#219)
Bradley-Terry 0.77 (#106) -0.33 (#200)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.58 (#124) -0.46 (#200)
RPI 0.537 (#107) 0.480 (#219)
Shooting & Four Factors BEL INST
FG% 46.9% 45.5%
3PT% 38.9% 34.8%
REB / G 33.9 34.5
OREB / G 9.7 9.2
AST / TO 1.59 1.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.7% 54.2%
TOV% 15.3% 20.3%
ORB% 27.3% 26.9%
FT Rate 18.4% 28.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.4% 54.5%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 16.3%
DRB% 70.0% 72.9%
Opp FT Rate 19.5% 27.3%

Game Analysis

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