I'll write on your tombstone, "I thank you for dinner." "Bungle in the Jungle" - Jethro Tull
Ball State Cardinals
70 – 90
FINAL Neutral Conference MAC
Ohio Bobcats
Mid-American Conference · Rocket Arena (Neutral) · March 9, 2023
Betting Lines
O/U 152.0 Over
Money BALL -120 / OHIO +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total BALL win
Actual OHIO +20 160 Lost
Massey OHIO -1.1 (-18.9) — —
Massey Totals — 150.3 (+9.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 55% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 54% ✗
Baseline Plus ML OHIO -2.1 (-17.9) 150.2 (+9.8) 41% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OHIO -1.7 (-18.3) 147.7 (+12.3) 39% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML OHIO -1.8 (-18.2) 149.6 (+10.4) 43% ✓
Baseline ML OHIO -2.0 (-18.0) 150.6 (+9.4) 40% ✓

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
Jan 11, 2023 OHIO 76 – 71 BALL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BALL OHIO
Overall 20-12 19-14
Conference 11-7 10-8
Home 12-2 14-1
Away 6-7 4-11
Neutral 2-3 1-2
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 75.0 77.8
Avg Pts Against 72.7 74.0
Massey 0.9 (#149) 2.0 (#133)
Bradley-Terry 0.24 (#152) 0.05 (#165)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.17 (#156) 0.01 (#170)
RPI 0.509 (#159) 0.511 (#152)
Shooting & Four Factors BALL OHIO
FG% 46.4% 45.3%
3PT% 37.2% 37.3%
REB / G 35.3 36.6
OREB / G 10.5 11.6
AST / TO 1.05 1.11
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.3% 52.5%
TOV% 17.8% 16.0%
ORB% 30.9% 32.1%
FT Rate 29.3% 20.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 51.6%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 17.6%
DRB% 72.0% 70.5%
Opp FT Rate 23.1% 23.1%

Game Analysis

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