Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
Ball State Cardinals
80 87 OT
FINAL Conference
Miami (OH) RedHawks
Mid-American Conference · Worthen Arena · January 20, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread BALL -4.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money BALL -175 / M-OH +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total BALL win
Actual M-OH +7 167 Lost
Massey BALL -2.6 (-9.6)
Massey Totals 141.6 (+25.4)
Bradley-Terry 69%
Weighted B-T 76%
Efficiency Plus ML BALL -2.6 (-9.6) 139.5 (+27.5) 61%
Baseline Tuned ML BALL -1.8 (-8.8) 140.3 (+26.7) 60%
Baseline ML BALL -0.7 (-7.7) 141.9 (+25.1) 53%
Baseline Plus ML BALL -1.3 (-8.3) 141.1 (+25.9) 53%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 20, 2025 M-OH 8677 BALL
Mar 7, 2025 M-OH 7966 BALL
Jan 8, 2025 M-OH 8072 BALL
Feb 17, 2024 M-OH 8059 BALL
Jan 14, 2023 BALL 7561 M-OH

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BALL M-OH
Overall 15-16 15-17
Conference 7-11 9-9
Home 9-7 9-6
Away 6-8 6-10
Neutral 0-1 0-1
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 72.0 68.6
Avg Pts Against 72.7 71.0
Massey -5.2 (#264) -4.1 (#244)
Bradley-Terry -0.80 (#254) -0.91 (#263)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.06 (#256) -1.44 (#283)
RPI 0.446 (#268) 0.452 (#257)
Shooting & Four Factors BALL M-OH
FG% 45.0% 46.1%
3PT% 36.5% 38.3%
REB / G 33.3 29.5
OREB / G 8.9 6.5
AST / TO 0.90 1.26
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.3% 53.9%
TOV% 19.3% 17.7%
ORB% 27.9% 20.9%
FT Rate 29.4% 23.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.3% 50.6%
Opp TOV% 15.0% 17.8%
DRB% 72.6% 67.6%
Opp FT Rate 21.6% 24.3%

Game Analysis

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