Tire tracks all across your back - I can see you've had your fun. "Crosstown Traffic"- Jimi Hendrix
Ball State Cardinals
76 – 71
FINAL Conference
Ohio Bobcats
Mid-American Conference · Worthen Arena · January 17, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread OHIO -5.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money BALL +190 / OHIO -230
Model Predictions
Spread Total BALL win
Actual BALL +5 147 Won
Massey OHIO -3.9 (+8.9) — —
Massey Totals — 145.5 (+1.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 9% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 6% ✗
Baseline Plus ML OHIO -4.6 (+9.6) 143.1 (+3.9) 33% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OHIO -3.2 (+8.2) 143.7 (+3.3) 34% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML OHIO -5.3 (+10.3) 141.2 (+5.8) 28% ✗
Baseline ML OHIO -5.9 (+10.9) 142.7 (+4.3) 31% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 18, 2026 OHIO 69 – 57 BALL
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 BALL OHIO
Overall 12-19 15-17
Conference 7-11 9-9
Home 7-7 10-6
Away 4-11 4-8
Neutral 1-1 1-3
Last 5 0-5 4-1
Streak W4 L4
Avg Pts For 66.1 76.7
Avg Pts Against 71.4 80.0
Massey -9.8 (#308) -2.5 (#203)
Bradley-Terry -2.73 (#344) 0.22 (#153)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.28 (#343) 0.12 (#159)
RPI 0.376 (#349) 0.528 (#121)
Shooting & Four Factors BALL OHIO
FG% 40.1% 46.1%
3PT% 30.5% 29.4%
REB / G 30.5 33.9
OREB / G 9.9 10.6
AST / TO 1.13 0.98
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.2% 51.7%
TOV% 16.7% 17.6%
ORB% 27.0% 30.1%
FT Rate 22.6% 25.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.7% 52.7%
Opp TOV% 19.2% 17.3%
DRB% 66.6% 65.8%
Opp FT Rate 22.6% 24.3%

Game Analysis

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