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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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML OHIO -6.6 (+8.4) 151.6 (+5.4) 78%

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 6957 BALL
Jan 17, 2026 BALL 7671 OHIO
Feb 7, 2024 OHIO 8479 BALL
Mar 9, 2023 OHIO 9070 BALL
Jan 11, 2023 OHIO 7671 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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