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Toledo Rockets
89 – 70
FINAL Conference
Ball State Cardinals
Mid-American Conference · Savage Arena · March 6, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread TOL -9.5 Home covered
O/U 154.5 Over
Money TOL -450 / BALL +400
Model Predictions
Spread Total TOL win
Actual TOL +19 159 Won
Massey TOL -11.1 (+7.9) — —
Massey Totals — 154.1 (+4.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TOL -12.7 (+6.3) 155.0 (+4.0) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TOL -9.6 (+9.4) 154.8 (+4.2) 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TOL -12.7 (+6.3) 156.4 (+2.6) 86% ✓
Baseline ML TOL -11.9 (+7.1) 156.4 (+2.6) 85% ✓

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 18, 2025 TOL 93 – 75 BALL
Jan 14, 2024 TOL 77 – 72 BALL
Mar 3, 2023 TOL 87 – 81 BALL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TOL BALL
Overall 21-9 10-13
Conference 15-4 8-9
Home 12-1 7-4
Away 7-5 3-8
Neutral 2-3 0-1
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 81.1 74.7
Avg Pts Against 72.6 75.5
Massey 8.8 (#63) 0.2 (#161)
Bradley-Terry 1.04 (#88) -0.37 (#202)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.53 (#84) -0.23 (#188)
RPI 0.570 (#51) 0.483 (#199)
Shooting & Four Factors TOL BALL
FG% 45.6% 44.6%
3PT% 38.4% 34.9%
REB / G 37.7 36.4
OREB / G 10.6 9.6
AST / TO 1.49 0.97
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.4% 51.8%
TOV% 15.6% 20.0%
ORB% 29.6% 27.4%
FT Rate 21.9% 22.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.1% 48.4%
Opp TOV% 17.6% 17.6%
DRB% 69.9% 69.4%
Opp FT Rate 17.5% 24.2%

Game Analysis

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