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Ohio Bobcats
85 – 61
FINAL Conference
Buffalo Bulls
Mid-American Conference · Convocation Center (OH) · February 15, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread OHIO -4.5 Home covered
O/U 160.5 Under
Money OHIO -213 / BUF +163
Model Predictions
Spread Total OHIO win
Actual OHIO +24 146 Won
Massey OHIO -5.8 (+18.2) — —
Massey Totals — 161.6 (-15.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML OHIO -4.6 (+19.4) 158.6 (-12.6) 71% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OHIO -5.0 (+19.0) 155.8 (-9.8) 72% ✓
Baseline Plus ML OHIO -5.9 (+18.1) 157.5 (-11.5) 76% ✓
Baseline ML OHIO -4.7 (+19.3) 161.7 (-15.7) 72% ✓

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 OHIO 95 – 83 BUF
Jan 10, 2026 OHIO 91 – 80 BUF
Jan 8, 2025 OHIO 88 – 79 BUF
Mar 6, 2024 OHIO 78 – 66 BUF
Jan 31, 2024 OHIO 91 – 70 BUF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OHIO BUF
Overall 19-14 15-17
Conference 10-8 9-9
Home 14-1 11-4
Away 4-11 3-9
Neutral 1-2 1-4
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.8 75.4
Avg Pts Against 74.0 79.0
Massey 1.2 (#146) -1.0 (#194)
Bradley-Terry 0.09 (#162) -0.34 (#209)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.09 (#166) -0.45 (#210)
RPI 0.501 (#177) 0.487 (#206)
Shooting & Four Factors OHIO BUF
FG% 45.4% 45.2%
3PT% 37.1% 32.7%
REB / G 37.2 37.3
OREB / G 11.8 12.2
AST / TO 1.08 0.97
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.4% 50.6%
TOV% 16.7% 20.1%
ORB% 32.7% 33.1%
FT Rate 20.3% 22.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.1% 51.6%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 18.9%
DRB% 70.4% 69.6%
Opp FT Rate 22.7% 26.8%

Game Analysis

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