I know you're dissatisfied with your position and your place. "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan
Ball State Cardinals
72 – 83
FINAL Neutral Indy Classic
Indiana State Sycamores
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Neutral) · December 16, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread INST -14.5 Home covered
O/U 153.5 Over
Money BALL +1000 / INST -1400
Model Predictions
Spread Total BALL win
Actual INST +11 155 Lost
Massey INST -19.3 (+8.3) — —
Massey Totals — 148.7 (+6.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 5% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 1% ✓
Baseline Plus ML INST -14.8 (+3.8) 146.8 (+8.2) 13% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ INST -13.4 (+2.4) 149.2 (+5.8) 14% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML INST -13.9 (+2.9) 147.0 (+8.0) 13% ✓
Baseline ML INST -15.0 (+4.0) 147.2 (+7.8) 13% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 23, 2025 INST 70 – 52 BALL
Nov 16, 2024 INST 94 – 84 BALL
Nov 12, 2022 INST 83 – 71 BALL
Nov 27, 2021 BALL 97 – 75 INST
Dec 19, 2020 INST 67 – 57 BALL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BALL INST
Overall 15-16 32-7
Conference 7-11 17-3
Home 9-7 16-1
Away 6-8 9-4
Neutral 0-1 7-2
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.0 84.7
Avg Pts Against 72.7 73.5
Massey -4.6 (#258) 14.7 (#13)
Bradley-Terry 0.18 (#161) 3.12 (#15)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.37 (#203) 3.85 (#17)
RPI 0.488 (#188) 0.608 (#34)
Shooting & Four Factors BALL INST
FG% 44.9% 52.2%
3PT% 36.6% 41.2%
REB / G 35.0 34.9
OREB / G 10.0 7.2
AST / TO 0.89 1.49
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.9% 61.7%
TOV% 20.3% 16.2%
ORB% 31.1% 23.7%
FT Rate 31.4% 25.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.4% 48.6%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 19.1%
DRB% 74.1% 73.2%
Opp FT Rate 16.2% 19.8%

Game Analysis

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