We are not monsters, we're moral people / And yet we have the strength to do this. "Nemesis" - Shriekback
Ball State Cardinals
68 – 78
FINAL Conference
Ohio Bobcats
Mid-American Conference · Worthen Arena · January 2, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread OHIO -1.0 Away covered
O/U 144.0 Over
Money BALL +100 / OHIO -120
Model Predictions
Spread Total BALL win
Actual OHIO +10 146 Lost
Massey OHIO -4.0 (-6.0) — —
Massey Totals — 146.9 (-0.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 67% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 64% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML OHIO -1.5 (-8.5) 145.6 (+0.4) 52% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OHIO -1.6 (-8.4) 142.8 (+3.2) 42% ✓
Baseline Plus ML OHIO -2.3 (-7.7) 147.8 (-1.8) 51% ✗
Baseline ML OHIO -2.6 (-7.4) 146.1 (-0.1) 45% ✓

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
Jan 15, 2025 OHIO 86 – 71 BALL
Feb 7, 2024 OHIO 84 – 79 BALL
Mar 9, 2023 OHIO 90 – 70 BALL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BALL OHIO
Overall 10-13 17-8
Conference 8-9 9-5
Home 7-4 8-3
Away 3-8 4-4
Neutral 0-1 5-1
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 74.7 78.7
Avg Pts Against 75.5 72.6
Massey -1.0 (#180) 6.6 (#80)
Bradley-Terry -0.00 (#168) -0.06 (#171)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.25 (#152) 0.33 (#146)
RPI 0.522 (#130) 0.468 (#204)
Shooting & Four Factors BALL OHIO
FG% 42.4% 47.3%
3PT% 30.4% 37.0%
REB / G 35.6 34.0
OREB / G 10.1 10.4
AST / TO 0.87 1.35
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.3% 54.9%
TOV% 17.4% 17.4%
ORB% 27.0% 29.9%
FT Rate 25.4% 22.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.9% 49.6%
Opp TOV% 20.5% 21.3%
DRB% 70.1% 71.7%
Opp FT Rate 22.9% 30.5%

Game Analysis

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