They headed down to old El Paso; thats's where they ran into a great big hassle. "Take the Money and Run" - The Steve Miller Band
Toledo Rockets
87 – 74
FINAL Conference
Buffalo Bulls
Mid-American Conference · Savage Arena · February 5, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread TOL -13.5 Away covered
O/U 163.5 Under
Money TOL -1200 / BUF +700
Model Predictions
Spread Total TOL win
Actual TOL +13 161 Won
Massey TOL -13.9 (-0.9) — —
Massey Totals — 163.1 (-2.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 93% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TOL -12.6 (+0.4) 160.8 (+0.2) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TOL -13.2 (-0.2) 158.4 (+2.6) 88% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TOL -11.2 (+1.8) 158.7 (+2.3) 88% ✓
Baseline ML TOL -11.5 (+1.5) 159.3 (+1.7) 88% ✓

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
Mar 2, 2024 TOL 85 – 79 BUF
Jan 17, 2024 TOL 77 – 66 BUF
Feb 25, 2023 TOL 101 – 71 BUF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TOL BUF
Overall 18-15 9-22
Conference 10-8 4-14
Home 9-4 6-9
Away 6-9 3-13
Neutral 3-2 0-0
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 77.9 70.3
Avg Pts Against 81.1 81.6
Massey -2.2 (#202) -12.9 (#346)
Bradley-Terry 0.46 (#132) -1.63 (#317)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.02 (#169) -2.41 (#325)
RPI 0.536 (#114) 0.426 (#311)
Shooting & Four Factors TOL BUF
FG% 45.2% 41.7%
3PT% 33.9% 30.3%
REB / G 34.5 33.6
OREB / G 10.3 8.7
AST / TO 1.31 0.98
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.2% 48.7%
TOV% 14.1% 19.2%
ORB% 28.9% 23.2%
FT Rate 26.7% 21.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.4% 54.2%
Opp TOV% 15.1% 16.2%
DRB% 69.4% 68.0%
Opp FT Rate 18.3% 22.4%

Game Analysis

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