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Missouri Valley Conference · Banterra Center · January 18, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread BEL -3.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Under
Money SIU +150 / BEL -180
Model Predictions
Spread Total SIU win
Actual BEL +5 141 Lost
Massey BEL -2.8 (-2.2) — —
Massey Totals — 157.4 (-16.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 25% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 11% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BEL -2.2 (-2.8) 146.8 (-5.8) 39% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BEL -2.0 (-3.0) 147.9 (-6.9) 42% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BEL -3.3 (-1.7) 146.3 (-5.3) 36% ✓
Baseline ML BEL -3.0 (-2.0) 147.4 (-6.4) 37% ✓

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 4, 2026 SIU 68 – 67 BEL
Feb 16, 2025 BEL 73 – 68 SIU
Jan 9, 2025 BEL 90 – 86 SIU
Feb 15, 2024 BEL 82 – 68 SIU
Jan 3, 2024 SIU 73 – 63 BEL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SIU BEL
Overall 16-16 26-6
Conference 10-10 16-4
Home 8-6 13-2
Away 7-8 11-3
Neutral 1-2 2-1
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 72.7 83.5
Avg Pts Against 70.5 74.1
Massey 3.0 (#131) 9.1 (#67)
Bradley-Terry -0.21 (#191) 1.44 (#73)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.37 (#199) 2.39 (#57)
RPI 0.514 (#151) 0.564 (#73)
Shooting & Four Factors SIU BEL
FG% 46.9% 51.8%
3PT% 27.5% 40.3%
REB / G 38.2 37.3
OREB / G 11.4 9.1
AST / TO 1.05 1.29
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.7% 60.6%
TOV% 17.8% 19.4%
ORB% 31.4% 29.5%
FT Rate 22.9% 22.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.5% 47.7%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 18.3%
DRB% 70.4% 70.8%
Opp FT Rate 23.7% 20.0%

Game Analysis

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