They smelled of pubs and Wormwood Scrubs and too many right wing meetings. "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" - The Jam
Ohio Bobcats
76 – 71
FINAL Conference
Ball State Cardinals
Mid-American Conference · Convocation Center (OH) · January 11, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread OHIO -1.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money OHIO -110 / BALL +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total OHIO win
Actual OHIO +5 147 Won
Massey OHIO -1.5 (+3.5) — —
Massey Totals — 147.5 (-0.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 46% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 46% ✗
Baseline Plus ML OHIO -1.0 (+4.0) 147.5 (-0.5) 52% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OHIO -1.9 (+3.1) 146.9 (+0.1) 63% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML OHIO -1.4 (+3.6) 148.1 (-1.1) 57% ✓
Baseline ML OHIO -0.9 (+4.1) 149.0 (-2.0) 49% ✗

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 18, 2026 OHIO 69 – 57 BALL
Jan 17, 2026 BALL 76 – 71 OHIO
Jan 15, 2025 OHIO 86 – 71 BALL
Feb 7, 2024 OHIO 84 – 79 BALL
Mar 9, 2023 OHIO 90 – 70 BALL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OHIO BALL
Overall 19-14 20-12
Conference 10-8 11-7
Home 14-1 12-2
Away 4-11 6-7
Neutral 1-2 2-3
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 77.8 75.0
Avg Pts Against 74.0 72.7
Massey 1.1 (#148) 3.8 (#110)
Bradley-Terry 0.07 (#171) 0.93 (#89)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.21 (#157) 1.21 (#90)
RPI 0.496 (#186) 0.548 (#92)
Shooting & Four Factors OHIO BALL
FG% 44.1% 46.3%
3PT% 36.6% 38.4%
REB / G 38.9 34.2
OREB / G 12.0 10.9
AST / TO 1.09 0.97
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.8% 52.9%
TOV% 17.3% 18.4%
ORB% 32.5% 33.2%
FT Rate 18.5% 32.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.6% 48.8%
Opp TOV% 16.2% 18.4%
DRB% 69.5% 67.9%
Opp FT Rate 19.3% 23.3%

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