The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML BEL -7.8 (-5.8) 162.4 (-10.4) 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 8770 INST
Dec 30, 2025 INST 8180 BEL
Jan 11, 2025 BEL 8479 INST
Feb 1, 2024 INST 7872 BEL
Jan 13, 2024 INST 9464 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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