And I'm telling you son, well, it ain't no fun staring straight down a forty-four. "Gimme Three Steps" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Ball State Cardinals
81 – 87
FINAL Conference
Toledo Rockets
Mid-American Conference · Worthen Arena · March 3, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread TOL -3.5 Away covered
O/U 159.5 Over
Money BALL +163 / TOL -163
Model Predictions
Spread Total BALL win
Actual TOL +6 168 Lost
Massey TOL -2.3 (-3.7) — —
Massey Totals — 162.7 (+5.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 42% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 41% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TOL -3.4 (-2.6) 159.9 (+8.1) 31% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TOL -2.3 (-3.7) 157.6 (+10.4) 32% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TOL -2.4 (-3.6) 160.8 (+7.2) 40% ✓
Baseline ML TOL -3.4 (-2.6) 164.0 (+4.0) 32% ✓

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 TOL 73 – 55 BALL
Feb 19, 2025 TOL 67 – 66 BALL
Jan 18, 2025 TOL 93 – 75 BALL
Jan 14, 2024 TOL 77 – 72 BALL
Jan 4, 2023 BALL 90 – 83 TOL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BALL TOL
Overall 20-12 27-8
Conference 11-7 16-2
Home 12-2 13-1
Away 6-7 10-4
Neutral 2-3 4-3
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L4 L2
Avg Pts For 75.0 84.9
Avg Pts Against 72.7 76.6
Massey 1.1 (#145) 7.0 (#82)
Bradley-Terry 0.31 (#143) 1.26 (#76)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.25 (#154) 1.34 (#85)
RPI 0.518 (#141) 0.570 (#57)
Shooting & Four Factors BALL TOL
FG% 46.2% 49.2%
3PT% 37.7% 40.1%
REB / G 35.5 34.7
OREB / G 10.6 10.1
AST / TO 1.04 1.54
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.1% 56.3%
TOV% 18.0% 13.8%
ORB% 31.1% 30.3%
FT Rate 29.5% 26.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.3% 52.2%
Opp TOV% 17.0% 18.3%
DRB% 71.7% 69.8%
Opp FT Rate 23.2% 19.8%

Game Analysis

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