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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 Tuned ML BUF -5.2 (-17.2) 150.2 (+27.8) 72% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BUF -4.6 (-16.6) 151.3 (+26.7) 72% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BUF -6.2 (-18.2) 153.5 (+24.5) 79% ✗
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 91 – 80 BUF
Jan 8, 2025 OHIO 88 – 79 BUF
Mar 6, 2024 OHIO 78 – 66 BUF
Jan 31, 2024 OHIO 91 – 70 BUF
Feb 15, 2023 OHIO 85 – 61 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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