The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Buffalo Bulls
59 – 63
FINAL Conference
Bowling Green Falcons
Mid-American Conference · Broadview Arena · February 15, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BGSU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 154.5 Under
Money BUF +105 / BGSU -125
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUF win
Actual BGSU +4 122 Lost
Massey BGSU -1.0 (-3.0) — —
Massey Totals — 154.2 (-32.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 68% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 68% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BGSU -0.9 (-3.1) 151.7 (-29.7) 50% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BGSU -1.1 (-2.9) 150.6 (-28.6) 41% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BUF -0.6 (-4.6) 148.7 (-26.7) 51% ✗
Baseline ML BUF -0.3 (-4.3) 150.3 (-28.3) 50% ✗

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 28, 2026 BUF 89 – 78 BGSU
Jan 15, 2025 BGSU 79 – 61 BUF
Feb 7, 2024 BGSU 87 – 73 BUF
Jan 18, 2023 BUF 100 – 71 BGSU
Feb 16, 2022 BUF 112 – 85 BGSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUF BGSU
Overall 9-22 14-18
Conference 4-14 8-10
Home 6-9 8-8
Away 3-13 5-8
Neutral 0-0 1-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 70.3 71.9
Avg Pts Against 81.6 75.4
Massey -12.8 (#343) -8.6 (#300)
Bradley-Terry -1.67 (#317) -1.86 (#324)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.40 (#324) -2.49 (#325)
RPI 0.425 (#316) 0.399 (#336)
Shooting & Four Factors BUF BGSU
FG% 41.6% 43.1%
3PT% 29.8% 33.4%
REB / G 34.1 32.3
OREB / G 9.0 9.3
AST / TO 0.96 0.92
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.4% 49.9%
TOV% 18.9% 16.8%
ORB% 23.8% 26.3%
FT Rate 22.5% 27.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.6% 54.0%
Opp TOV% 16.3% 18.1%
DRB% 68.4% 70.7%
Opp FT Rate 23.2% 25.8%

Game Analysis

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