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Toledo Rockets
77 – 72
FINAL Conference
Ball State Cardinals
Mid-American Conference · Savage Arena · January 14, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread TOL -11.5 Away covered
O/U 150.5 Under
Money TOL -600 / BALL +450
Model Predictions
Spread Total TOL win
Actual TOL +5 149 Won
Massey TOL -12.9 (-7.9) — —
Massey Totals — 151.7 (-2.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 93% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TOL -11.2 (-6.2) 148.3 (+0.7) 85% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TOL -11.2 (-6.2) 144.9 (+4.1) 84% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TOL -9.6 (-4.6) 148.3 (+0.7) 85% ✓
Baseline ML TOL -10.7 (-5.7) 149.1 (-0.1) 85% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 31, 2026 TOL 73 – 55 BALL
Feb 19, 2025 TOL 67 – 66 BALL
Jan 18, 2025 TOL 93 – 75 BALL
Mar 3, 2023 TOL 87 – 81 BALL
Jan 4, 2023 BALL 90 – 83 TOL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TOL BALL
Overall 20-12 15-16
Conference 14-4 7-11
Home 12-3 9-7
Away 8-5 6-8
Neutral 0-4 0-1
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.0 72.0
Avg Pts Against 76.1 72.7
Massey 2.2 (#131) -6.7 (#288)
Bradley-Terry 0.77 (#107) -1.13 (#278)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.50 (#137) -1.46 (#282)
RPI 0.537 (#112) 0.424 (#304)
Shooting & Four Factors TOL BALL
FG% 47.9% 44.2%
3PT% 37.3% 36.9%
REB / G 32.5 33.8
OREB / G 10.0 9.5
AST / TO 1.13 0.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 51.4%
TOV% 16.3% 20.0%
ORB% 30.2% 29.3%
FT Rate 27.8% 30.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.9% 53.1%
Opp TOV% 19.3% 15.0%
DRB% 69.3% 73.7%
Opp FT Rate 19.3% 21.3%

Game Analysis

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