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Valparaiso Beacons
65 – 76
FINAL Conference
Bradley Braves
Missouri Valley Conference · Athletics-Recreation Center · February 27, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BRAD -4.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money VAL +170 / BRAD -200
Model Predictions
Spread Total VAL win
Actual BRAD +11 141 Lost
Massey BRAD -6.3 (-4.7) — —
Massey Totals — 152.3 (-11.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 18% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 18% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BRAD -5.0 (-6.0) 151.4 (-10.4) 31% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BRAD -6.9 (-4.1) 148.5 (-7.5) 24% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BRAD -5.7 (-5.3) 149.7 (-8.7) 26% ✓
Baseline ML BRAD -5.8 (-5.2) 151.2 (-10.2) 29% ✓

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
Dec 29, 2024 BRAD 81 – 75 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VAL BRAD
Overall 15-19 28-9
Conference 6-14 15-5
Home 10-7 14-4
Away 3-10 9-3
Neutral 2-2 5-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.5 75.4
Avg Pts Against 75.3 69.3
Massey -3.9 (#229) 5.6 (#92)
Bradley-Terry -0.52 (#216) 1.53 (#64)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.82 (#232) 1.35 (#86)
RPI 0.460 (#263) 0.561 (#66)
Shooting & Four Factors VAL BRAD
FG% 41.6% 48.4%
3PT% 31.4% 41.1%
REB / G 33.0 34.7
OREB / G 10.0 8.3
AST / TO 1.09 1.18
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.7% 57.2%
TOV% 14.2% 17.9%
ORB% 27.2% 26.9%
FT Rate 29.2% 24.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.4% 48.2%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 15.6%
DRB% 70.9% 72.2%
Opp FT Rate 25.8% 26.5%

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