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Belmont Bruins
76 – 63
FINAL Neutral Conference MVC
Illinois State Redbirds
Missouri Valley Conference · Enterprise Center (Neutral) · March 7, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BEL -0.5 Home covered
O/U 152.5 Under
Money BEL -115 / ILST -105
Model Predictions
Spread Total BEL win
Actual BEL +13 139 Won
Massey ILST -0.6 (+13.6) — —
Massey Totals — 158.7 (-19.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 59% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 55% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ILST -0.4 (+13.4) 149.0 (-10.0) 48% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ILST -0.1 (+13.1) 146.3 (-7.3) 49% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML ILST -0.4 (+13.4) 149.3 (-10.3) 47% ✗
Baseline ML ILST -0.4 (+13.4) 148.7 (-9.7) 49% ✗

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 1, 2026 ILST 81 – 74 BEL
Jan 24, 2026 BEL 80 – 69 ILST
Jan 30, 2025 ILST 81 – 78 BEL
Dec 5, 2024 BEL 99 – 97 ILST
Jan 24, 2024 ILST 77 – 67 BEL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BEL ILST
Overall 22-11 22-14
Conference 13-7 10-10
Home 11-5 12-4
Away 9-4 5-7
Neutral 2-2 5-3
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 W3
Avg Pts For 78.9 74.9
Avg Pts Against 76.8 72.4
Massey 1.5 (#135) 2.1 (#129)
Bradley-Terry 0.90 (#98) 0.53 (#123)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.72 (#114) 0.51 (#130)
RPI 0.547 (#91) 0.527 (#127)
Shooting & Four Factors BEL ILST
FG% 46.6% 47.7%
3PT% 38.7% 37.6%
REB / G 34.2 31.6
OREB / G 9.7 7.7
AST / TO 1.54 1.36
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.2% 56.6%
TOV% 15.7% 15.9%
ORB% 27.2% 24.7%
FT Rate 18.8% 23.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.4% 54.0%
Opp TOV% 17.7% 16.7%
DRB% 70.1% 75.0%
Opp FT Rate 19.3% 23.6%

Game Analysis

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