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Toledo Rockets
101 – 71
FINAL Conference
Buffalo Bulls
Mid-American Conference · Savage Arena · February 25, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread TOL -11.5 Home covered
O/U 165.5 Over
Money TOL -800 / BUF +500
Model Predictions
Spread Total TOL win
Actual TOL +30 172 Won
Massey TOL -10.5 (+19.5) — —
Massey Totals — 168.3 (+3.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 89% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 92% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TOL -12.0 (+18.0) 162.7 (+9.3) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TOL -10.3 (+19.7) 159.7 (+12.3) 82% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TOL -11.4 (+18.6) 160.5 (+11.5) 85% ✓
Baseline ML TOL -11.2 (+18.8) 162.1 (+9.9) 86% ✓

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 7, 2026 TOL 99 – 78 BUF
Mar 1, 2025 BUF 87 – 74 TOL
Feb 5, 2025 TOL 87 – 74 BUF
Mar 2, 2024 TOL 85 – 79 BUF
Jan 17, 2024 TOL 77 – 66 BUF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TOL BUF
Overall 27-8 15-17
Conference 16-2 9-9
Home 13-1 11-4
Away 10-4 3-9
Neutral 4-3 1-4
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 84.9 75.4
Avg Pts Against 76.6 79.0
Massey 5.6 (#91) -1.4 (#200)
Bradley-Terry 1.17 (#82) -0.35 (#215)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.26 (#87) -0.48 (#217)
RPI 0.564 (#65) 0.488 (#201)
Shooting & Four Factors TOL BUF
FG% 48.5% 44.4%
3PT% 39.0% 31.6%
REB / G 34.8 37.1
OREB / G 10.3 12.0
AST / TO 1.49 0.97
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.4% 49.8%
TOV% 14.0% 19.8%
ORB% 30.2% 32.2%
FT Rate 26.4% 22.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.5% 51.0%
Opp TOV% 18.1% 19.0%
DRB% 69.8% 69.5%
Opp FT Rate 19.6% 26.7%

Game Analysis

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