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Missouri State Bears
87 – 80
FINAL Conference
Belmont Bruins
Missouri Valley Conference · Great Southern Bank Arena · February 3, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MOST -5.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money MOST -250 / BEL +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total MOST win
Actual MOST +7 167 Won
Massey MOST -5.2 (+1.8) — —
Massey Totals — 152.1 (+14.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 67% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 65% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MOST -4.6 (+2.4) 148.5 (+18.5) 70% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MOST -3.4 (+3.6) 149.9 (+17.1) 68% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MOST -4.7 (+2.3) 152.1 (+14.9) 70% ✓
Baseline ML MOST -4.4 (+2.6) 150.4 (+16.6) 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

Feb 27, 2025 BEL 74 – 65 MOST
Feb 8, 2025 BEL 85 – 68 MOST
Feb 24, 2024 BEL 93 – 78 MOST
Feb 9, 2023 MOST 61 – 59 BEL
Jan 7, 2023 BEL 74 – 61 MOST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MOST BEL
Overall 17-16 20-13
Conference 8-12 12-8
Home 9-5 12-2
Away 4-10 6-9
Neutral 4-1 2-2
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.2 77.4
Avg Pts Against 71.3 76.1
Massey 1.6 (#143) -0.1 (#165)
Bradley-Terry 0.60 (#124) 0.55 (#129)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.59 (#140) 0.68 (#127)
RPI 0.526 (#130) 0.531 (#123)
Shooting & Four Factors MOST BEL
FG% 43.4% 46.9%
3PT% 31.8% 36.8%
REB / G 39.0 32.2
OREB / G 10.1 6.8
AST / TO 1.04 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.8% 54.4%
TOV% 17.3% 17.7%
ORB% 28.6% 20.6%
FT Rate 21.9% 22.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.7% 54.4%
Opp TOV% 13.8% 17.3%
DRB% 75.0% 72.7%
Opp FT Rate 19.3% 19.7%

Game Analysis

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