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Ohio Bobcats
86 – 71
FINAL Conference
Ball State Cardinals
Mid-American Conference · Convocation Center (OH) · January 15, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread OHIO -8.5 Home covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money OHIO -550 / BALL +380
Model Predictions
Spread Total OHIO win
Actual OHIO +15 157 Won
Massey OHIO -7.7 (+7.3) — —
Massey Totals — 154.3 (+2.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✓
Baseline Plus ML OHIO -6.6 (+8.4) 151.6 (+5.4) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OHIO -7.5 (+7.5) 150.7 (+6.3) 78% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML OHIO -6.5 (+8.5) 149.1 (+7.9) 76% ✓
Baseline ML OHIO -6.6 (+8.4) 149.6 (+7.4) 76% ✓

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
Feb 7, 2024 OHIO 84 – 79 BALL
Mar 9, 2023 OHIO 90 – 70 BALL
Jan 11, 2023 OHIO 76 – 71 BALL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OHIO BALL
Overall 16-16 14-17
Conference 10-8 7-11
Home 12-3 8-7
Away 3-10 4-9
Neutral 1-3 1-1
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L3 L4
Avg Pts For 79.1 73.8
Avg Pts Against 77.3 75.2
Massey 0.5 (#152) -3.4 (#222)
Bradley-Terry 0.06 (#168) -1.23 (#285)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.20 (#182) -1.74 (#294)
RPI 0.502 (#168) 0.433 (#291)
Shooting & Four Factors OHIO BALL
FG% 46.5% 44.5%
3PT% 35.4% 33.9%
REB / G 34.4 33.8
OREB / G 8.9 7.8
AST / TO 1.26 1.07
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.1% 51.3%
TOV% 16.8% 16.5%
ORB% 26.0% 23.3%
FT Rate 23.8% 33.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.7% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 18.7% 15.2%
DRB% 71.8% 71.7%
Opp FT Rate 25.0% 26.1%

Game Analysis

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