I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
Ohio Bobcats
85 – 77
FINAL Conference
Ball State Cardinals
Mid-American Conference · Convocation Center (OH) · January 23, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread OHIO -4.5 Home covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money OHIO -190 / BALL +160
Model Predictions
Spread Total OHIO win
Actual OHIO +8 162 Won
Massey OHIO -5.9 (+2.1) — —
Massey Totals — 153.8 (+8.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 71% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 74% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML OHIO -4.6 (+3.4) 152.1 (+9.9) 71% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OHIO -4.0 (+4.0) 151.6 (+10.4) 70% ✓
Baseline Plus ML OHIO -5.3 (+2.7) 153.6 (+8.4) 73% ✓
Baseline ML OHIO -4.8 (+3.2) 152.9 (+9.1) 71% ✓

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 OHIO BALL
Overall 17-8 10-13
Conference 9-5 8-9
Home 8-3 7-4
Away 4-4 3-8
Neutral 5-1 0-1
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 78.7 74.7
Avg Pts Against 72.6 75.5
Massey 3.5 (#111) 0.5 (#153)
Bradley-Terry 0.08 (#163) -0.33 (#199)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.21 (#157) -0.29 (#190)
RPI 0.514 (#146) 0.505 (#165)
Shooting & Four Factors OHIO BALL
FG% 48.1% 44.3%
3PT% 38.2% 33.8%
REB / G 31.4 35.5
OREB / G 8.8 9.3
AST / TO 1.48 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.0% 50.8%
TOV% 16.8% 18.7%
ORB% 26.6% 26.6%
FT Rate 20.8% 25.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.5% 48.4%
Opp TOV% 20.6% 19.1%
DRB% 71.1% 69.2%
Opp FT Rate 24.7% 22.7%

Game Analysis

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