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Toledo Rockets
87 74
FINAL Conference
Buffalo Bulls
Mid-American Conference · Savage Arena · February 5, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread TOL -13.5 Away covered
O/U 163.5 Under
Money TOL -1200 / BUF +700
Model Predictions
Spread Total TOL win
Actual TOL +13 161 Won
Massey TOL -13.9 (-0.9)
Massey Totals 163.1 (-2.1)
Bradley-Terry 93%
Weighted B-T 96%
Baseline ML TOL -11.5 (+1.5) 159.3 (+1.7) 88%
Baseline Plus ML TOL -12.6 (+0.4) 160.8 (+0.2) 87%
Efficiency Plus ML TOL -13.2 (-0.2) 158.4 (+2.6) 88%
Baseline Tuned ML TOL -11.2 (+1.8) 158.7 (+2.3) 88%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 7, 2026 TOL 9978 BUF
Mar 1, 2025 BUF 8774 TOL
Mar 2, 2024 TOL 8579 BUF
Jan 17, 2024 TOL 7766 BUF
Feb 25, 2023 TOL 10171 BUF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TOL BUF
Overall 18-15 9-22
Conference 10-8 4-14
Home 9-4 6-9
Away 6-9 3-13
Neutral 3-2 0-0
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 77.9 70.3
Avg Pts Against 81.1 81.6
Massey -2.2 (#202) -12.9 (#346)
Bradley-Terry 0.46 (#132) -1.63 (#317)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.02 (#169) -2.41 (#325)
RPI 0.536 (#114) 0.426 (#311)
Shooting & Four Factors TOL BUF
FG% 45.2% 41.7%
3PT% 33.9% 30.3%
REB / G 34.5 33.6
OREB / G 10.3 8.7
AST / TO 1.31 0.98
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.2% 48.7%
TOV% 14.1% 19.2%
ORB% 28.9% 23.2%
FT Rate 26.7% 21.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.4% 54.2%
Opp TOV% 15.1% 16.2%
DRB% 69.4% 68.0%
Opp FT Rate 18.3% 22.4%

Game Analysis

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