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Indiana State Sycamores
81 – 80 OT
FINAL Conference
Belmont Bruins
Missouri Valley Conference · Hulman Center · December 30, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BEL -7.5 Home covered
O/U 159.5 Over
Money INST +270 / BEL -340
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual INST +1 161 Won
Massey BEL -10.5 (+11.5) — —
Massey Totals — 158.3 (+2.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 9% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 4% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BEL -8.5 (+9.5) 151.2 (+9.8) 25% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BEL -8.9 (+9.9) 153.9 (+7.1) 26% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML BEL -9.4 (+10.4) 150.9 (+10.1) 18% ✗
Baseline ML BEL -9.5 (+10.5) 150.9 (+10.1) 22% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 22, 2026 BEL 87 – 70 INST
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 INST BEL
Overall 11-21 26-6
Conference 4-16 16-4
Home 8-7 13-2
Away 3-12 11-3
Neutral 0-2 2-1
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 71.7 83.5
Avg Pts Against 75.1 74.1
Massey -3.8 (#218) 10.7 (#55)
Bradley-Terry -0.64 (#236) 2.29 (#41)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.15 (#246) 2.88 (#48)
RPI 0.463 (#242) 0.564 (#75)
Shooting & Four Factors INST BEL
FG% 43.1% 52.5%
3PT% 29.4% 41.4%
REB / G 34.9 38.8
OREB / G 8.3 9.0
AST / TO 1.22 1.30
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.2% 61.6%
TOV% 18.2% 19.7%
ORB% 22.9% 28.9%
FT Rate 22.2% 22.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.2% 44.9%
Opp TOV% 15.0% 17.9%
DRB% 66.4% 72.0%
Opp FT Rate 17.4% 22.2%

Game Analysis

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