We need the funk. "Give Up the Funk" - Parliament
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML BEL -15.0 (+2.0) 155.5 (+1.5) 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 8180 BEL
Feb 22, 2025 BEL 7775 INST
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 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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