I like bread and butter. I like toast and jam. "Bread and Butter" - The Newbeats
Mid-American Conference · M.A.C. Center · January 28, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread KENT -5.5 Home covered
O/U 162.5 Under
Money KENT -265 / OHIO +215
Model Predictions
Spread Total KENT win
Actual KENT +15 129 Won
Massey KENT -7.5 (+7.5) — —
Massey Totals — 173.5 (-44.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✓
Baseline Plus ML KENT -6.6 (+8.4) 161.0 (-32.0) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ KENT -7.8 (+7.2) 159.6 (-30.6) 82% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML KENT -6.1 (+8.9) 158.3 (-29.3) 77% ✓
Baseline ML KENT -6.4 (+8.6) 158.2 (-29.2) 78% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 12, 2026 KENT 86 – 75 OHIO
Feb 15, 2025 KENT 76 – 75 OHIO
Jan 25, 2025 OHIO 61 – 59 KENT
Feb 21, 2024 OHIO 63 – 57 KENT
Jan 26, 2024 OHIO 71 – 64 KENT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KENT OHIO
Overall 24-10 15-17
Conference 14-4 9-9
Home 14-3 10-6
Away 7-6 4-8
Neutral 3-1 1-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 L4
Avg Pts For 82.2 76.7
Avg Pts Against 80.6 80.0
Massey 0.6 (#154) -3.8 (#224)
Bradley-Terry 1.17 (#80) -0.15 (#190)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.26 (#92) -0.34 (#195)
RPI 0.575 (#59) 0.502 (#170)
Shooting & Four Factors KENT OHIO
FG% 45.8% 45.6%
3PT% 35.8% 29.6%
REB / G 38.6 33.3
OREB / G 12.7 10.2
AST / TO 1.14 0.94
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.9% 51.1%
TOV% 18.9% 17.5%
ORB% 35.6% 29.3%
FT Rate 33.8% 26.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.5% 52.7%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 17.4%
DRB% 70.5% 66.2%
Opp FT Rate 28.7% 26.5%

Game Analysis

Loading game analysis…

Failed to load game analysis.