The No. 5 seed Belmont Bruins (19-12, 12-8 MVC) will play in the MVC tournament against the No. 12 seed Valparaiso Beacons (7-24, 3-17 MVC), Thursday at 3:30 PM ET live on ESPN+.
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Belmont vs. Valparaiso Game Time and Odds
- Game Day: Thursday, March 7, 2024
- Game Time: 3:30 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports
- Location: St. Louis, Missouri
- Arena: Enterprise Center
- Moneyline favorite: Belmont (-1065)
- Spread: Belmont (-13.5)
- Total: 154
Belmont vs. Valparaiso Statistics and Rankings
Belmont Rank | Belmont Stat | Valparaiso Stat | Valparaiso Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
65th | 78.1 | Points Scored | 67.8 | 318th |
298th | 76.3 | Points Allowed | 75.2 | 272nd |
56th | 15.2 | Assists | 12.1 | 274th |
214th | 11.6 | Turnovers | 10.6 | 115th |
35th | 47.7% | Field Goal % | 41.1% | 333rd |
277th | 45.3% | Field Goal % Allowed | 47.6% | 351st |
Belmont Leaders
- Cade Tyson: 16.7 PTS, 6 REB, 1.6 AST, 0.9 STL, 0.6 BLK
- Malik Dia: 16.9 PTS, 5.8 REB, 1.2 AST, 0.8 STL, 0.8 BLK
- Ja’Kobi Gillespie: 17.5 PTS, 3.7 REB, 4.2 AST, 2.3 STL, 0.3 BLK
- Keishawn Davidson: 9 PTS, 2.8 REB, 3.8 AST, 1.1 STL, 0.2 BLK
- Jayce Willingham: 8.2 PTS, 4.5 REB, 1.5 AST, 0.8 STL, 0.4 BLK
Valparaiso Leaders
- Isaiah Stafford: 16.8 PTS, 3.7 REB, 2.1 AST, 1.5 STL, 0.3 BLK
- Cooper Schwieger: 13.2 PTS, 5.3 REB, 1 AST, 0.4 STL, 0.8 BLK
- Darius DeAveiro: 7.9 PTS, 3.2 REB, 5.4 AST, 1.2 STL, 0 BLK
- Jaxon Edwards: 7.5 PTS, 5 REB, 0.7 AST, 0.5 STL, 1.3 BLK
- Jahari Williamson: 8.1 PTS, 1.9 REB, 1 AST, 0.6 STL, 0 BLK
Belmont vs. Valparaiso Recent Trends
Belmont
- Belmont has covered the spread eight times in its last 10 contests while putting up a 7-3 record straight-up in those games.
- Belmont and its opponents have combined to hit the over in four of those 10 games.
- The past 10 Belmont games averaged 0.5 fewer points (153.5) than this matchup’s over/under.
- Over its past 10 games, Belmont has a points-per-game average 2.1 points above its season-long scoring average.
Valparaiso
- Valparaiso has a 1-9 record straight-up in its last 10 matchups, while covering the spread five times in those games.
- Valparaiso and its opponents have combined to hit the over in seven of the past 10 games.
- The past 10 Valparaiso games averaged 5.7 fewer points (148.3) than this matchup’s over/under.
- Over its last 10 games, Valparaiso has a 67.3 points-per-game average, 0.5 points below its season-long scoring average.