I'm not a coward; I've just never been tested. "The Impression That I Get" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Buffalo Bulls
69 – 76
FINAL Conference
Bowling Green Falcons
Mid-American Conference · Broadview Arena · January 16, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread BUF -4.5 Away covered
O/U 162.5 Under
Money BUF -188 / BGSU +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUF win
Actual BGSU +7 145 Lost
Massey BUF -4.6 (-11.6) — —
Massey Totals — 166.3 (-21.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 50% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 62% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML BUF -4.3 (-11.3) 160.1 (-15.1) 68% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BUF -4.1 (-11.1) 155.6 (-10.6) 62% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BUF -4.1 (-11.1) 159.8 (-14.8) 63% ✗
Baseline ML BUF -3.9 (-10.9) 158.9 (-13.9) 63% ✗

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
Jan 15, 2025 BGSU 79 – 61 BUF
Feb 7, 2024 BGSU 87 – 73 BUF
Jan 18, 2023 BUF 100 – 71 BGSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUF BGSU
Overall 16-9 14-12
Conference 12-5 10-8
Home 8-3 4-7
Away 5-3 10-3
Neutral 3-3 0-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L2 L3
Avg Pts For 81.4 77.1
Avg Pts Against 72.9 74.9
Massey 7.6 (#68) 5.8 (#88)
Bradley-Terry 0.43 (#140) 0.94 (#104)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.56 (#140) 0.65 (#133)
RPI 0.542 (#104) 0.564 (#81)
Shooting & Four Factors BUF BGSU
FG% 46.2% 44.3%
3PT% 35.5% 35.4%
REB / G 44.5 37.1
OREB / G 14.2 10.5
AST / TO 1.16 1.26
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 50.9%
TOV% 17.6% 14.8%
ORB% 34.5% 27.3%
FT Rate 17.3% 27.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.4% 51.2%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 20.0%
DRB% 76.1% 72.0%
Opp FT Rate 27.5% 21.2%

Game Analysis

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