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FINAL Conference
Ohio Bobcats
Mid-American Conference · Broadview Arena · January 8, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread OHIO -12.5 Home covered
O/U 153.5 Over
Money BUF +550 / OHIO -900
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUF win
Actual OHIO +9 167 Lost
Massey OHIO -6.2 (-2.8)
Massey Totals 157.9 (+9.1)
Bradley-Terry 35%
Weighted B-T 21%
Baseline Plus ML OHIO -7.1 (-1.9) 151.7 (+15.3) 23%
Model 4 ML OHIO -8.9 (-0.1) 154.0 (+13.0) 20%
Model 3 ML OHIO -6.7 (-2.3) 150.5 (+16.5) 26%
Baseline ML OHIO -6.7 (-2.3) 150.9 (+16.1) 22%

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 9583 BUF
Jan 10, 2026 OHIO 9180 BUF
Mar 6, 2024 OHIO 7866 BUF
Jan 31, 2024 OHIO 9170 BUF
Feb 15, 2023 OHIO 8561 BUF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUF OHIO
Overall 9-22 16-16
Conference 4-14 10-8
Home 6-9 12-3
Away 3-13 3-10
Neutral 0-0 1-3
Last 5 0-5 4-1
Streak L2 L3
Avg Pts For 70.3 79.1
Avg Pts Against 81.6 77.3
Massey -11.0 (#335) -0.8 (#174)
Bradley-Terry -1.41 (#290) -0.05 (#174)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.45 (#321) -0.23 (#188)
RPI 0.456 (#252) 0.504 (#162)
Shooting & Four Factors BUF OHIO
FG% 43.7% 44.9%
3PT% 31.6% 33.4%
REB / G 33.1 32.6
OREB / G 7.2 8.8
AST / TO 0.91 1.22
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.3% 52.0%
TOV% 19.2% 16.3%
ORB% 20.6% 25.4%
FT Rate 22.6% 23.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.4% 52.6%
Opp TOV% 14.4% 19.6%
DRB% 67.9% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 20.1% 26.7%

Game Analysis

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