I'll write on your tombstone, "I thank you for dinner." "Bungle in the Jungle" - Jethro Tull
Toledo Rockets
73 – 55
FINAL Conference
Ball State Cardinals
Mid-American Conference · Savage Arena · January 31, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread TOL -8.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money TOL -380 / BALL +300
Model Predictions
Spread Total TOL win
Actual TOL +18 128 Won
Massey TOL -12.8 (+5.2) — —
Massey Totals — 145.1 (-17.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TOL -10.7 (+7.3) 141.3 (-13.3) 83% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TOL -9.9 (+8.1) 140.7 (-12.7) 82% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TOL -10.2 (+7.8) 141.8 (-13.8) 86% ✓
Baseline ML TOL -10.3 (+7.7) 141.2 (-13.2) 83% ✓

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 19, 2025 TOL 67 – 66 BALL
Jan 18, 2025 TOL 93 – 75 BALL
Jan 14, 2024 TOL 77 – 72 BALL
Mar 3, 2023 TOL 87 – 81 BALL
Jan 4, 2023 BALL 90 – 83 TOL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TOL BALL
Overall 19-15 12-19
Conference 11-7 7-11
Home 11-4 7-7
Away 5-9 4-11
Neutral 3-2 1-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 W4
Avg Pts For 79.8 66.1
Avg Pts Against 77.4 71.4
Massey 0.6 (#156) -9.1 (#300)
Bradley-Terry 0.20 (#150) -1.70 (#317)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.32 (#141) -2.31 (#316)
RPI 0.538 (#100) 0.407 (#330)
Shooting & Four Factors TOL BALL
FG% 46.8% 40.6%
3PT% 36.2% 30.8%
REB / G 32.4 30.4
OREB / G 10.9 9.7
AST / TO 1.36 1.16
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.7% 46.7%
TOV% 15.6% 16.0%
ORB% 31.2% 27.1%
FT Rate 26.6% 23.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.5% 54.8%
Opp TOV% 18.9% 19.2%
DRB% 64.1% 67.1%
Opp FT Rate 17.9% 22.3%

Game Analysis

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