And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation. "Ball of Confusion" - The Temptations
Bradley Braves
72 – 65
FINAL Conference
Valparaiso Beacons
Missouri Valley Conference · Carver Arena · February 4, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread BRAD -7.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Money BRAD -410 / VAL +320
Model Predictions
Spread Total BRAD win
Actual BRAD +7 137 Won
Massey BRAD -5.4 (+1.6) — —
Massey Totals — 146.3 (-9.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 75% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BRAD -4.5 (+2.5) 143.3 (-6.3) 67% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BRAD -5.0 (+2.0) 140.7 (-3.7) 71% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BRAD -4.1 (+2.9) 139.9 (-2.9) 69% ✓
Baseline ML BRAD -4.6 (+2.4) 141.5 (-4.5) 69% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 7, 2026 BRAD 90 – 84 VAL
Feb 19, 2026 VAL 79 – 72 BRAD
Mar 8, 2025 BRAD 70 – 65 VAL
Feb 27, 2025 BRAD 76 – 65 VAL
Dec 29, 2024 BRAD 81 – 75 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BRAD VAL
Overall 21-13 18-15
Conference 13-7 11-9
Home 14-3 13-4
Away 4-7 4-10
Neutral 3-3 1-1
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 77.0 71.2
Avg Pts Against 74.2 71.9
Massey 2.8 (#129) 0.5 (#159)
Bradley-Terry 0.44 (#123) -0.13 (#186)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.42 (#129) -0.07 (#171)
RPI 0.538 (#101) 0.476 (#227)
Shooting & Four Factors BRAD VAL
FG% 43.4% 40.2%
3PT% 35.7% 31.6%
REB / G 34.9 36.7
OREB / G 10.4 12.1
AST / TO 1.37 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.6% 46.1%
TOV% 13.4% 15.7%
ORB% 27.7% 32.1%
FT Rate 27.0% 28.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.7% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 20.0% 17.3%
DRB% 71.5% 69.3%
Opp FT Rate 26.8% 27.1%

Game Analysis

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