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Buffalo Bulls
80 – 74
FINAL Conference
Ball State Cardinals
Mid-American Conference · Broadview Arena · February 12, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread BUF -11.5 Away covered
O/U 155.5 Under
Money BUF -700 / BALL +475
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUF win
Actual BUF +6 154 Won
Massey BUF -12.9 (-6.9) — —
Massey Totals — 158.3 (-4.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 82% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BUF -11.5 (-5.5) 154.4 (-0.4) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BUF -11.1 (-5.1) 156.3 (-2.3) 87% ✓
Baseline ML BUF -11.9 (-5.9) 156.3 (-2.3) 86% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BUF -11.5 (-5.5) 154.7 (-0.7) 86% ✓

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 12, 2026 BUF 63 – 53 BALL
Jan 3, 2026 BUF 85 – 72 BALL
Feb 22, 2025 BALL 80 – 66 BUF
Feb 1, 2025 BALL 89 – 76 BUF
Jan 24, 2024 BALL 87 – 59 BUF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUF BALL
Overall 19-11 14-17
Conference 13-6 9-10
Home 9-3 9-5
Away 9-5 4-9
Neutral 1-3 1-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 78.7 74.0
Avg Pts Against 73.6 77.4
Massey 4.1 (#111) -5.8 (#267)
Bradley-Terry 0.38 (#144) -0.62 (#226)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.63 (#129) -0.81 (#231)
RPI 0.527 (#123) 0.453 (#257)
Shooting & Four Factors BUF BALL
FG% 44.9% 44.7%
3PT% 33.6% 36.4%
REB / G 41.5 35.4
OREB / G 13.6 9.5
AST / TO 1.09 0.94
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.5% 52.3%
TOV% 19.0% 19.4%
ORB% 36.5% 26.6%
FT Rate 18.8% 26.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.6% 52.9%
Opp TOV% 15.8% 16.6%
DRB% 72.0% 71.9%
Opp FT Rate 22.4% 23.6%

Game Analysis

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