And with the way you look I understand you're not impressed. "Alison" - Elvis Costello
Bowling Green Falcons
78 – 89
FINAL Conference
Buffalo Bulls
Mid-American Conference · Stroh Center · January 28, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread BGSU -7.5 Away covered
O/U 150.5 Over
Money BGSU -375 / BUF +295
Model Predictions
Spread Total BGSU win
Actual BUF +11 167 Lost
Massey BGSU -9.0 (-20.0) — —
Massey Totals — 152.3 (+14.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 73% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 75% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BGSU -8.5 (-19.5) 147.9 (+19.1) 77% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BGSU -7.3 (-18.3) 147.7 (+19.3) 78% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML BGSU -7.5 (-18.5) 146.6 (+20.4) 79% ✗
Baseline ML BGSU -7.5 (-18.5) 147.3 (+19.7) 76% ✗

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 15, 2025 BGSU 63 – 59 BUF
Jan 15, 2025 BGSU 79 – 61 BUF
Feb 7, 2024 BGSU 87 – 73 BUF
Jan 18, 2023 BUF 100 – 71 BGSU
Feb 16, 2022 BUF 112 – 85 BGSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BGSU BUF
Overall 18-14 17-15
Conference 9-9 7-11
Home 10-7 7-8
Away 6-6 8-6
Neutral 2-1 2-1
Last 5 2-3 0-5
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 76.8 77.5
Avg Pts Against 72.7 77.0
Massey 5.0 (#104) -0.9 (#183)
Bradley-Terry 0.55 (#119) 0.14 (#155)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.76 (#115) 0.26 (#146)
RPI 0.528 (#117) 0.520 (#129)
Shooting & Four Factors BGSU BUF
FG% 47.1% 47.0%
3PT% 34.8% 37.9%
REB / G 34.6 31.7
OREB / G 10.5 9.2
AST / TO 1.18 1.32
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 55.5%
TOV% 16.8% 15.7%
ORB% 30.5% 28.0%
FT Rate 28.4% 31.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.6% 53.6%
Opp TOV% 20.6% 18.1%
DRB% 72.1% 68.0%
Opp FT Rate 28.8% 24.2%

Game Analysis

Loading game analysis…

Failed to load game analysis.