The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Mid-American Conference · Worthen Arena · January 31, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread BALL -1.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Money BALL -125 / BGSU +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total BALL win
Actual BGSU +9 153 Lost
Massey BALL -2.2 (-11.2)
Massey Totals 146.0 (+7.0)
Bradley-Terry 43%
Weighted B-T 45%
Efficiency Plus ML BALL -0.8 (-9.8) 145.4 (+7.6) 52%
Baseline Tuned ML BALL -1.6 (-10.6) 146.0 (+7.0) 59%
Baseline ML BALL -1.5 (-10.5) 147.6 (+5.4) 57%
Baseline Plus ML BALL -1.0 (-10.0) 147.5 (+5.5) 50%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 4, 2026 BGSU 7752 BALL
Mar 1, 2025 BGSU 6152 BALL
Jan 11, 2025 BALL 9169 BGSU
Mar 9, 2024 BGSU 8070 BALL
Feb 11, 2023 BALL 9372 BGSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BALL BGSU
Overall 15-16 20-14
Conference 7-11 10-8
Home 9-7 12-5
Away 6-8 5-7
Neutral 0-1 3-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 72.0 72.7
Avg Pts Against 72.7 72.1
Massey -4.2 (#251) -2.8 (#216)
Bradley-Terry -0.82 (#254) 0.13 (#162)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.07 (#258) -0.14 (#181)
RPI 0.444 (#280) 0.486 (#197)
Shooting & Four Factors BALL BGSU
FG% 45.2% 44.4%
3PT% 37.6% 31.3%
REB / G 34.6 38.0
OREB / G 8.9 10.8
AST / TO 0.97 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.6% 50.1%
TOV% 19.1% 16.0%
ORB% 27.8% 29.2%
FT Rate 29.8% 24.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.6% 50.7%
Opp TOV% 15.0% 15.2%
DRB% 74.4% 74.0%
Opp FT Rate 20.8% 18.0%

Game Analysis

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