Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Ohio Bobcats
85 – 67
FINAL Conference
Eastern Michigan Eagles
Mid-American Conference · Convocation Center (OH) · January 20, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread OHIO -12.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money OHIO -800 / EMU +600
Model Predictions
Spread Total OHIO win
Actual OHIO +18 152 Won
Massey OHIO -13.7 (+4.3) — —
Massey Totals — 147.6 (+4.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 77% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 87% ✓
Baseline Plus ML OHIO -10.7 (+7.3) 148.2 (+3.8) 84% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OHIO -11.6 (+6.4) 145.4 (+6.6) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML OHIO -10.4 (+7.6) 145.1 (+6.9) 86% ✓
Baseline ML OHIO -10.6 (+7.4) 146.5 (+5.5) 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 3, 2026 OHIO 68 – 67 EMU
Mar 5, 2025 EMU 83 – 79 OHIO
Jan 21, 2025 EMU 94 – 87 OHIO
Feb 1, 2023 EMU 90 – 79 OHIO
Feb 12, 2022 OHIO 74 – 56 EMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OHIO EMU
Overall 20-13 13-18
Conference 13-5 6-12
Home 12-3 9-6
Away 5-7 4-11
Neutral 3-3 0-1
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.3 65.9
Avg Pts Against 71.3 73.6
Massey -1.6 (#196) -11.6 (#336)
Bradley-Terry -0.75 (#249) -1.25 (#287)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.77 (#235) -1.90 (#308)
RPI 0.441 (#280) 0.422 (#302)
Shooting & Four Factors OHIO EMU
FG% 44.7% 44.5%
3PT% 33.1% 32.0%
REB / G 35.4 32.0
OREB / G 10.6 8.3
AST / TO 1.31 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.0% 49.5%
TOV% 14.0% 17.4%
ORB% 29.3% 24.3%
FT Rate 23.7% 20.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.5% 54.3%
Opp TOV% 18.5% 15.6%
DRB% 68.1% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 26.6% 23.3%

Game Analysis

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