He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
Toledo Rockets
91 – 89 OT
FINAL Neutral Conference MAC
Ball State Cardinals
Mid-American Conference · Rocket Arena (Neutral) · March 11, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread TOL -7.5 Away covered
O/U 155.5 Over
Money TOL -300 / BALL +300
Model Predictions
Spread Total TOL win
Actual TOL +2 180 Won
Massey TOL -9.2 (-7.2) — —
Massey Totals — 153.9 (+26.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 81% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TOL -8.4 (-6.4) 155.5 (+24.5) 80% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TOL -7.1 (-5.1) 153.7 (+26.3) 76% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TOL -8.1 (-6.1) 155.2 (+24.8) 78% ✓
Baseline ML TOL -8.0 (-6.0) 154.5 (+25.5) 78% ✓

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 4-1 3-2
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 81.1 74.7
Avg Pts Against 72.6 75.5
Massey 9.0 (#61) -0.2 (#166)
Bradley-Terry 1.06 (#87) -0.41 (#209)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.56 (#80) -0.28 (#191)
RPI 0.570 (#49) 0.477 (#213)
Shooting & Four Factors TOL BALL
FG% 45.8% 44.4%
3PT% 38.6% 34.1%
REB / G 37.7 36.5
OREB / G 10.5 9.7
AST / TO 1.50 0.98
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.5% 51.5%
TOV% 15.5% 19.8%
ORB% 29.2% 27.3%
FT Rate 21.9% 21.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 48.9%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 17.3%
DRB% 70.0% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 17.1% 24.1%

Game Analysis

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