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Toledo Rockets
99 – 78
FINAL Conference
Buffalo Bulls
Mid-American Conference · Savage Arena · March 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread TOL -5.5 Home covered
O/U 155.5 Over
Money TOL -258 / BUF +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total TOL win
Actual TOL +21 177 Won
Massey TOL -5.9 (+15.1) — —
Massey Totals — 159.5 (+17.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 69% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 72% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TOL -5.4 (+15.6) 150.6 (+26.4) 73% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TOL -5.9 (+15.1) 149.6 (+27.4) 76% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TOL -5.9 (+15.1) 153.3 (+23.7) 71% ✓
Baseline ML TOL -5.3 (+15.7) 154.6 (+22.4) 73% ✓

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 1, 2025 BUF 87 – 74 TOL
Feb 5, 2025 TOL 87 – 74 BUF
Mar 2, 2024 TOL 85 – 79 BUF
Jan 17, 2024 TOL 77 – 66 BUF
Feb 25, 2023 TOL 101 – 71 BUF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TOL BUF
Overall 19-15 17-15
Conference 11-7 7-11
Home 11-4 7-8
Away 5-9 8-6
Neutral 3-2 2-1
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 79.8 77.5
Avg Pts Against 77.4 77.0
Massey 1.1 (#150) -1.8 (#192)
Bradley-Terry 0.09 (#155) -0.18 (#180)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.23 (#145) -0.14 (#174)
RPI 0.534 (#105) 0.497 (#197)
Shooting & Four Factors TOL BUF
FG% 47.6% 46.5%
3PT% 36.0% 37.9%
REB / G 33.2 31.2
OREB / G 10.3 9.0
AST / TO 1.46 1.30
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.4% 55.1%
TOV% 14.7% 16.1%
ORB% 30.1% 27.2%
FT Rate 24.0% 30.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.4% 54.6%
Opp TOV% 18.2% 18.2%
DRB% 66.2% 68.8%
Opp FT Rate 19.0% 23.7%

Game Analysis

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