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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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML BEL -11.9 (-7.9) 144.6 (+7.4) 85%

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 7877 VAL
Feb 13, 2025 VAL 10186 BEL
Jan 15, 2025 BEL 7164 VAL
Mar 7, 2024 BEL 8661 VAL
Feb 10, 2024 BEL 9678 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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