Cause now I wanna be your dog. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" - Iggy and the Stooges
Bowling Green Falcons
79 – 61
FINAL Conference
Buffalo Bulls
Mid-American Conference · Stroh Center · January 15, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BGSU -8.5 Home covered
O/U 157.5 Under
Money BGSU -400 / BUF +300
Model Predictions
Spread Total BGSU win
Actual BGSU +18 140 Won
Massey BGSU -8.2 (+9.8) — —
Massey Totals — 156.7 (-16.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 63% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 70% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BGSU -5.5 (+12.5) 152.8 (-12.8) 77% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BGSU -6.2 (+11.8) 152.8 (-12.8) 81% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BGSU -5.3 (+12.7) 150.1 (-10.1) 73% ✓
Baseline ML BGSU -5.2 (+12.8) 151.5 (-11.5) 73% ✓

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 28, 2026 BUF 89 – 78 BGSU
Feb 15, 2025 BGSU 63 – 59 BUF
Feb 7, 2024 BGSU 87 – 73 BUF
Jan 18, 2023 BUF 100 – 71 BGSU
Feb 16, 2022 BUF 112 – 85 BGSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BGSU BUF
Overall 14-18 9-22
Conference 8-10 4-14
Home 8-8 6-9
Away 5-8 3-13
Neutral 1-2 0-0
Last 5 1-4 0-5
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 71.9 70.3
Avg Pts Against 75.4 81.6
Massey -6.9 (#276) -11.3 (#336)
Bradley-Terry -1.70 (#313) -1.53 (#305)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.47 (#317) -2.53 (#325)
RPI 0.408 (#325) 0.444 (#278)
Shooting & Four Factors BGSU BUF
FG% 44.3% 42.6%
3PT% 33.2% 30.4%
REB / G 32.5 32.7
OREB / G 9.2 7.5
AST / TO 0.91 0.96
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.8% 49.1%
TOV% 16.7% 19.2%
ORB% 26.4% 20.8%
FT Rate 25.1% 22.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.8% 54.0%
Opp TOV% 17.3% 15.4%
DRB% 68.9% 66.9%
Opp FT Rate 25.6% 19.9%

Game Analysis

Loading game analysis…

Failed to load game analysis.