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Ohio Bobcats
91 – 80
FINAL Conference
Buffalo Bulls
Mid-American Conference · Convocation Center (OH) · January 10, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread OHIO -4.5 Home covered
O/U 156.5 Over
Money OHIO -225 / BUF +185
Model Predictions
Spread Total OHIO win
Actual OHIO +11 171 Won
Massey OHIO -0.7 (+10.3) — —
Massey Totals — 157.8 (+13.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 43% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 36% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML OHIO -0.7 (+10.3) 149.5 (+21.5) 53% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OHIO -2.6 (+8.4) 149.3 (+21.7) 66% ✓
Baseline Plus ML OHIO -0.8 (+10.2) 151.2 (+19.8) 51% ✓
Baseline ML OHIO -0.6 (+10.4) 150.7 (+20.3) 53% ✓

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 31, 2026 OHIO 95 – 83 BUF
Jan 8, 2025 OHIO 88 – 79 BUF
Mar 6, 2024 OHIO 78 – 66 BUF
Jan 31, 2024 OHIO 91 – 70 BUF
Feb 15, 2023 OHIO 85 – 61 BUF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OHIO BUF
Overall 15-17 17-15
Conference 9-9 7-11
Home 10-6 7-8
Away 4-8 8-6
Neutral 1-3 2-1
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L4 L2
Avg Pts For 76.7 77.5
Avg Pts Against 80.0 77.0
Massey -2.0 (#197) 1.0 (#149)
Bradley-Terry 0.39 (#140) 1.29 (#81)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.28 (#150) 1.56 (#85)
RPI 0.531 (#118) 0.553 (#86)
Shooting & Four Factors OHIO BUF
FG% 44.8% 47.7%
3PT% 28.4% 38.9%
REB / G 34.1 31.7
OREB / G 10.3 9.1
AST / TO 0.99 1.26
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.4% 56.6%
TOV% 17.3% 15.8%
ORB% 28.6% 29.3%
FT Rate 25.2% 36.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.9% 50.9%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 18.1%
DRB% 66.5% 67.9%
Opp FT Rate 24.5% 24.4%

Game Analysis

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