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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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML BRAD -4.5 (+2.5) 143.3 (-6.3) 67%

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 9084 VAL
Feb 19, 2026 VAL 7972 BRAD
Mar 8, 2025 BRAD 7065 VAL
Feb 27, 2025 BRAD 7665 VAL
Dec 29, 2024 BRAD 8175 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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