He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar. "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
Buffalo Bulls
76 89
FINAL Conference
Ball State Cardinals
Mid-American Conference · Broadview Arena · February 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BALL -2.5 Away covered
O/U 152.5 Over
Money BUF +120 / BALL -140
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUF win
Actual BALL +13 165 Lost
Massey BALL -2.3 (-10.7)
Massey Totals 152.1 (+12.9)
Bradley-Terry 68%
Weighted B-T 65%
Efficiency Plus ML BALL -2.4 (-10.6) 149.2 (+15.8) 39%
Baseline Tuned ML BALL -1.2 (-11.8) 147.9 (+17.1) 44%
Baseline ML BALL -1.1 (-11.9) 149.1 (+15.9) 45%
Baseline Plus ML BALL -2.0 (-11.0) 150.4 (+14.6) 46%

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 12, 2026 BUF 6353 BALL
Jan 3, 2026 BUF 8572 BALL
Feb 22, 2025 BALL 8066 BUF
Jan 24, 2024 BALL 8759 BUF
Jan 25, 2023 BUF 9165 BALL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUF BALL
Overall 9-22 14-17
Conference 4-14 7-11
Home 6-9 8-7
Away 3-13 4-9
Neutral 0-0 1-1
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L2 L4
Avg Pts For 70.3 73.8
Avg Pts Against 81.6 75.2
Massey -12.4 (#341) -6.9 (#275)
Bradley-Terry -1.43 (#293) -1.61 (#312)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.14 (#314) -2.11 (#312)
RPI 0.435 (#292) 0.405 (#329)
Shooting & Four Factors BUF BALL
FG% 42.0% 45.1%
3PT% 31.1% 34.8%
REB / G 33.4 33.7
OREB / G 8.4 8.6
AST / TO 0.95 1.11
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.0% 51.9%
TOV% 19.5% 16.7%
ORB% 22.7% 25.4%
FT Rate 21.1% 31.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.4% 51.4%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 13.9%
DRB% 68.6% 70.7%
Opp FT Rate 21.4% 24.1%

Game Analysis

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