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Belmont Bruins
78 – 74
FINAL Conference
Valparaiso Beacons
Missouri Valley Conference · Curb Event Center Arena · January 14, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread BEL -11.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money BEL -750 / VAL +525
Model Predictions
Spread Total BEL win
Actual BEL +4 152 Won
Massey BEL -14.5 (-10.5) — —
Massey Totals — 149.4 (+2.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 93% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BEL -11.9 (-7.9) 144.6 (+7.4) 85% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BEL -11.1 (-7.1) 145.5 (+6.5) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BEL -12.1 (-8.1) 142.3 (+9.7) 87% ✓
Baseline ML BEL -12.3 (-8.3) 142.2 (+9.8) 86% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 29, 2026 BEL 78 – 77 VAL
Feb 13, 2025 VAL 101 – 86 BEL
Jan 15, 2025 BEL 71 – 64 VAL
Mar 7, 2024 BEL 86 – 61 VAL
Feb 10, 2024 BEL 96 – 78 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BEL VAL
Overall 26-6 18-15
Conference 16-4 11-9
Home 13-2 13-4
Away 11-3 4-10
Neutral 2-1 1-1
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 83.5 71.2
Avg Pts Against 74.1 71.9
Massey 9.7 (#63) -1.3 (#187)
Bradley-Terry 1.56 (#73) -0.52 (#215)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.62 (#50) -0.54 (#204)
RPI 0.568 (#75) 0.449 (#265)
Shooting & Four Factors BEL VAL
FG% 51.5% 39.6%
3PT% 40.3% 31.0%
REB / G 37.8 37.0
OREB / G 9.3 12.6
AST / TO 1.27 0.97
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 60.4% 45.3%
TOV% 19.7% 16.2%
ORB% 30.0% 32.7%
FT Rate 23.4% 29.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.4% 48.6%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 17.4%
DRB% 71.2% 67.6%
Opp FT Rate 20.4% 29.7%

Game Analysis

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