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Ball State Cardinals
75 – 93
FINAL Conference
Toledo Rockets
Mid-American Conference · Worthen Arena · January 18, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BALL -0.5 Away covered
O/U 155.5 Over
Money BALL -115 / TOL -105
Model Predictions
Spread Total BALL win
Actual TOL +18 168 Lost
Massey BALL -2.1 (-20.1) — —
Massey Totals — 155.8 (+12.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 30% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 29% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BALL -0.9 (-18.9) 150.8 (+17.2) 53% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TOL -0.1 (-17.9) 150.7 (+17.3) 51% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML BALL -1.7 (-19.7) 149.0 (+19.0) 56% ✗
Baseline ML BALL -1.7 (-19.7) 151.3 (+16.7) 52% ✗

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 14, 2024 TOL 77 – 72 BALL
Mar 3, 2023 TOL 87 – 81 BALL
Jan 4, 2023 BALL 90 – 83 TOL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BALL TOL
Overall 14-17 18-15
Conference 7-11 10-8
Home 8-7 9-4
Away 4-9 6-9
Neutral 1-1 3-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 73.8 77.9
Avg Pts Against 75.2 81.1
Massey -4.3 (#237) -2.6 (#207)
Bradley-Terry -1.28 (#287) 0.28 (#150)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.75 (#294) -0.08 (#175)
RPI 0.426 (#300) 0.520 (#139)
Shooting & Four Factors BALL TOL
FG% 44.4% 44.2%
3PT% 35.0% 32.4%
REB / G 33.8 33.7
OREB / G 8.2 9.9
AST / TO 1.04 1.28
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.4% 49.1%
TOV% 16.9% 14.3%
ORB% 24.3% 27.2%
FT Rate 33.0% 25.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.3% 54.0%
Opp TOV% 14.6% 15.9%
DRB% 71.8% 67.4%
Opp FT Rate 25.3% 17.7%

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