So let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Fari! "By the RIvers of Babylon"-The Melodians
Buffalo Bulls
83 95
FINAL Conference
Ohio Bobcats
Mid-American Conference · Broadview Arena · January 31, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread BUF -2.5 Away covered
O/U 156.5 Over
Money BUF -142 / OHIO +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUF win
Actual OHIO +12 178 Lost
Massey BUF -7.2 (-19.2)
Massey Totals 159.1 (+18.9)
Bradley-Terry 75%
Weighted B-T 82%
Baseline Plus ML BUF -6.2 (-18.2) 153.5 (+24.5) 79%
Model 4 ML BUF -4.6 (-16.6) 151.3 (+26.7) 72%
Model 3 ML BUF -5.2 (-17.2) 150.2 (+27.8) 72%
Baseline ML BUF -4.7 (-16.7) 152.0 (+26.0) 74%

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 10, 2026 OHIO 9180 BUF
Jan 8, 2025 OHIO 8879 BUF
Mar 6, 2024 OHIO 7866 BUF
Jan 31, 2024 OHIO 9170 BUF
Feb 15, 2023 OHIO 8561 BUF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUF OHIO
Overall 17-15 15-17
Conference 7-11 9-9
Home 7-8 10-6
Away 8-6 4-8
Neutral 2-1 1-3
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L2 L4
Avg Pts For 77.5 76.7
Avg Pts Against 77.0 80.0
Massey -0.0 (#165) -4.1 (#228)
Bradley-Terry 0.32 (#135) -0.20 (#194)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.53 (#125) -0.37 (#200)
RPI 0.528 (#119) 0.502 (#170)
Shooting & Four Factors BUF OHIO
FG% 47.4% 44.8%
3PT% 38.8% 29.1%
REB / G 31.6 33.1
OREB / G 9.1 10.2
AST / TO 1.34 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.2% 50.3%
TOV% 15.6% 17.3%
ORB% 27.8% 29.0%
FT Rate 31.8% 25.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.7% 52.3%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 18.0%
DRB% 68.0% 65.5%
Opp FT Rate 23.6% 27.5%

Game Analysis

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