You just want to be on the side that's winning. "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan
Missouri Valley Conference · Curb Event Center Arena · February 22, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread BEL -12.5 Home covered
O/U 156.5 Over
Money BEL -1000 / INST +650
Model Predictions
Spread Total BEL win
Actual BEL +17 157 Won
Massey BEL -15.4 (+1.6) — —
Massey Totals — 160.6 (-3.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 97% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BEL -15.0 (+2.0) 155.5 (+1.5) 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BEL -12.9 (+4.1) 154.9 (+2.1) 88% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BEL -14.1 (+2.9) 154.1 (+2.9) 88% ✓
Baseline ML BEL -15.0 (+2.0) 155.4 (+1.6) 88% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 30, 2025 INST 81 – 80 BEL
Feb 22, 2025 BEL 77 – 75 INST
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 26-6 11-21
Conference 16-4 4-16
Home 13-2 8-7
Away 11-3 3-12
Neutral 2-1 0-2
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 83.5 71.7
Avg Pts Against 74.1 75.1
Massey 9.6 (#60) -2.8 (#211)
Bradley-Terry 1.76 (#54) -1.19 (#273)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.35 (#56) -1.45 (#274)
RPI 0.581 (#46) 0.440 (#297)
Shooting & Four Factors BEL INST
FG% 51.9% 45.8%
3PT% 40.9% 31.2%
REB / G 35.8 34.0
OREB / G 8.9 9.0
AST / TO 1.38 1.29
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 61.0% 52.7%
TOV% 18.6% 18.9%
ORB% 29.1% 26.2%
FT Rate 23.3% 19.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.9% 50.9%
Opp TOV% 17.7% 14.9%
DRB% 70.1% 68.2%
Opp FT Rate 22.8% 19.3%

Game Analysis

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