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Ball State Cardinals
93 – 83
FINAL Conference
Toledo Rockets
Mid-American Conference · Worthen Arena · February 5, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread TOL -8.5 Home covered
O/U 155.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total BALL win
Actual BALL +10 176 Won
Massey TOL -11.2 (+21.2) — —
Massey Totals — 154.7 (+21.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 13% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 8% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TOL -9.6 (+19.6) 153.9 (+22.1) 21% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML TOL -9.5 (+19.5) 155.5 (+20.5) 18% ✗
Baseline ML TOL -9.9 (+19.9) 156.3 (+19.7) 20% ✗
Baseline Plus ML TOL -11.3 (+21.3) 156.1 (+19.9) 20% ✗

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
Mar 3, 2023 TOL 87 – 81 BALL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BALL TOL
Overall 14-17 26-8
Conference 9-10 17-3
Home 9-5 13-2
Away 4-9 9-5
Neutral 1-3 4-1
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 74.0 79.1
Avg Pts Against 77.4 69.6
Massey -5.8 (#270) 8.6 (#63)
Bradley-Terry -0.56 (#221) 1.90 (#51)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.78 (#229) 2.27 (#52)
RPI 0.468 (#222) 0.593 (#37)
Shooting & Four Factors BALL TOL
FG% 44.4% 47.1%
3PT% 35.6% 35.6%
REB / G 34.8 39.7
OREB / G 9.3 10.5
AST / TO 0.89 1.30
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 52.6%
TOV% 20.0% 15.7%
ORB% 26.1% 29.9%
FT Rate 26.1% 23.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.9% 46.7%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 16.0%
DRB% 71.8% 72.2%
Opp FT Rate 24.3% 16.5%

Game Analysis

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