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Bradley Braves
70 – 65
FINAL Neutral Conference MVC
Valparaiso Beacons
Missouri Valley Conference · Enterprise Center (Neutral) · March 8, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BRAD -8.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money BRAD -450 / VAL +340
Model Predictions
Spread Total BRAD win
Actual BRAD +5 135 Won
Massey BRAD -9.4 (-4.4) — —
Massey Totals — 148.4 (-13.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 89% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BRAD -7.7 (-2.7) 143.1 (-8.1) 77% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BRAD -9.2 (-4.2) 141.0 (-6.0) 82% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BRAD -8.2 (-3.2) 142.9 (-7.9) 81% ✓
Baseline ML BRAD -7.9 (-2.9) 142.5 (-7.5) 79% ✓

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
Feb 27, 2025 BRAD 76 – 65 VAL
Dec 29, 2024 BRAD 81 – 75 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BRAD VAL
Overall 28-9 15-19
Conference 15-5 6-14
Home 14-4 10-7
Away 9-3 3-10
Neutral 5-2 2-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.4 72.5
Avg Pts Against 69.3 75.3
Massey 6.1 (#90) -3.3 (#220)
Bradley-Terry 1.64 (#60) -0.46 (#212)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.48 (#82) -0.67 (#219)
RPI 0.566 (#61) 0.462 (#260)
Shooting & Four Factors BRAD VAL
FG% 48.5% 41.7%
3PT% 40.9% 31.4%
REB / G 34.8 33.1
OREB / G 8.3 9.8
AST / TO 1.20 1.13
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.2% 47.8%
TOV% 17.7% 14.2%
ORB% 27.0% 26.7%
FT Rate 24.0% 27.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.2% 53.7%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 17.3%
DRB% 72.5% 71.0%
Opp FT Rate 25.6% 24.8%

Game Analysis

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