Then she opened up a book of poems and handed it to me, written by an Italian poet from the thirteenth century. "Tangled Up in Blue" - Bob Dylan
Buffalo Bulls
53 – 74
FINAL Conference
Ohio Bobcats
Mid-American Conference · Broadview Arena · January 29, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread BUF -3.0 Away covered
O/U 151.0 Under
Money BUF -150 / OHIO +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUF win
Actual OHIO +21 127 Lost
Massey BUF -2.4 (-23.4) — —
Massey Totals — 149.8 (-22.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 22% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 27% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BUF -1.6 (-22.6) 147.9 (-20.9) 54% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML BUF -1.2 (-22.2) 149.3 (-22.3) 58% ✗
Baseline ML BUF -1.2 (-22.2) 151.1 (-24.1) 52% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BUF -0.8 (-21.8) 150.1 (-23.1) 53% ✗

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 BUF OHIO
Overall 19-11 25-10
Conference 13-6 14-6
Home 9-3 15-2
Away 9-5 8-6
Neutral 1-3 2-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 78.7 73.6
Avg Pts Against 73.6 67.9
Massey 3.5 (#118) 4.5 (#108)
Bradley-Terry 0.28 (#152) 2.07 (#42)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.64 (#131) 2.27 (#54)
RPI 0.522 (#134) 0.581 (#55)
Shooting & Four Factors BUF OHIO
FG% 44.4% 43.2%
3PT% 33.4% 33.0%
REB / G 40.7 34.3
OREB / G 13.5 10.1
AST / TO 1.05 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 50.5%
TOV% 18.6% 16.4%
ORB% 35.4% 28.1%
FT Rate 20.0% 22.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.3% 49.2%
Opp TOV% 15.5% 20.5%
DRB% 71.6% 74.1%
Opp FT Rate 23.8% 20.5%

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