Virgil Cain is my name and I served on the Danville train. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"-The Band
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML OHIO -8.6 (+3.4) 141.5 (-15.5) 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 7671 OHIO
Jan 15, 2025 OHIO 8671 BALL
Feb 7, 2024 OHIO 8479 BALL
Mar 9, 2023 OHIO 9070 BALL
Jan 11, 2023 OHIO 7671 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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