Cause now I wanna be your dog. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" - Iggy and the Stooges
Ohio Bobcats
69 – 57
FINAL Conference
Ball State Cardinals
Mid-American Conference · Convocation Center (OH) · February 18, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread OHIO -9.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money OHIO -575 / BALL +425
Model Predictions
Spread Total OHIO win
Actual OHIO +12 126 Won
Massey OHIO -9.7 (+2.3) — —
Massey Totals — 140.6 (-14.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 89% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 93% ✓
Baseline Plus ML OHIO -8.6 (+3.4) 141.5 (-15.5) 80% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OHIO -8.2 (+3.8) 138.4 (-12.4) 80% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML OHIO -8.3 (+3.7) 138.1 (-12.1) 81% ✓
Baseline ML OHIO -8.6 (+3.4) 137.4 (-11.4) 80% ✓

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 17, 2026 BALL 76 – 71 OHIO
Jan 15, 2025 OHIO 86 – 71 BALL
Feb 7, 2024 OHIO 84 – 79 BALL
Mar 9, 2023 OHIO 90 – 70 BALL
Jan 11, 2023 OHIO 76 – 71 BALL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OHIO BALL
Overall 15-17 12-19
Conference 9-9 7-11
Home 10-6 7-7
Away 4-8 4-11
Neutral 1-3 1-1
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L4 W4
Avg Pts For 76.7 66.1
Avg Pts Against 80.0 71.4
Massey -3.2 (#218) -10.0 (#306)
Bradley-Terry -0.26 (#195) -1.82 (#324)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.37 (#191) -2.42 (#328)
RPI 0.506 (#167) 0.411 (#335)
Shooting & Four Factors OHIO BALL
FG% 45.6% 39.8%
3PT% 29.6% 30.1%
REB / G 33.2 30.6
OREB / G 10.1 9.8
AST / TO 1.06 1.08
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.2% 45.8%
TOV% 16.4% 16.5%
ORB% 28.7% 26.9%
FT Rate 25.6% 23.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.8% 54.3%
Opp TOV% 17.0% 19.3%
DRB% 66.9% 68.0%
Opp FT Rate 27.6% 24.7%

Game Analysis

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