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Ohio Bobcats
87 – 63
FINAL Conference
Ball State Cardinals
Mid-American Conference · Convocation Center (OH) · February 2, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread OHIO -12.0 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total OHIO win
Actual OHIO +24 150 Won
Massey OHIO -14.3 (+9.7) — —
Massey Totals — 144.1 (+5.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 96% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OHIO -12.3 (+11.7) 147.2 (+2.8) 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML OHIO -12.6 (+11.4) 147.2 (+2.8) 88% ✓
Baseline ML OHIO -13.0 (+11.0) 147.1 (+2.9) 87% ✓
Baseline Plus ML OHIO -12.8 (+11.2) 147.4 (+2.6) 88% ✓

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
Mar 9, 2023 OHIO 90 – 70 BALL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OHIO BALL
Overall 25-10 14-17
Conference 14-6 9-10
Home 15-2 9-5
Away 8-6 4-9
Neutral 2-2 1-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.6 74.0
Avg Pts Against 67.9 77.4
Massey 5.8 (#90) -5.2 (#262)
Bradley-Terry 2.18 (#35) -0.56 (#219)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.44 (#44) -0.76 (#226)
RPI 0.587 (#48) 0.461 (#238)
Shooting & Four Factors OHIO BALL
FG% 43.3% 44.6%
3PT% 33.0% 35.9%
REB / G 34.4 35.3
OREB / G 10.2 9.6
AST / TO 1.13 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.5% 52.0%
TOV% 16.2% 19.9%
ORB% 28.4% 26.8%
FT Rate 21.7% 26.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.8% 52.5%
Opp TOV% 20.8% 17.2%
DRB% 73.9% 72.0%
Opp FT Rate 20.0% 24.0%

Game Analysis

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