Belmont Bruins

The Bruins covered six of seven in February 2026 and then lost their last two games, the second 100-79 to Drake at -1000 in the MVC tournament. Across 31 priced games, backing Belmont to win still made 4.33 units.

February, then March

Belmont went 26-6, a winning rate topped by 16 Division I teams and equalled by two. They were favored in 29 games.

February was the peak against the spread: 6-1 straight up and 6-1 against it, 1.37 units up. On 1 March they lost 81-74 at Illinois State as small favorites. On 6 March, in the MVC tournament quarterfinal, Drake beat them 100-79 with Belmont laying 12.5 at -1000. A month earlier the Bruins had beaten the same Drake 103-90.

The moneyline

One unit on the Bruins to win in every priced game made 4.33 over 31; 51 teams did better. Away from home it made 4.05 over 14, at home 0.76 over 14. They were underdogs only twice and won both, at Northern Iowa 78-65 at +120 and at UC Irvine 84-58.

The three shortest-priced losses: Drake at -1000, 81-80 at Indiana State at -340, 68-67 at home to Southern Illinois at -325.

Against the spread

They covered 17 of 30, 56.7%, with an identical eight covers in 14 games both at home and on the road. As favorites, 15 of 28.

The over

Nineteen overs, 12 unders; only 29 teams went over more often, and four matched it. The Bruins scored 83.88 a game, 25th in Division I. The 103-86 over Murray State on 31 January and the 103-90 over Drake three days later both cleared the total.

MVC opponents

Drake lost the first two meetings, 78-76 and 103-90, and won the third. Murray State and Northern Iowa lost twice each, Belmont covering all four. Indiana State and Southern Illinois split; each won by a single point, 81-80 and 68-67, and each lost the return meeting.

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