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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Buffalo · #191 · MAC · 0–0Ball St. · #220 · MAC · 0–0Sat, Jan 30 · 1:00 PM ETWorthen Arena · Muncie, IN
Model line
Ball St. −4.8
Win probability
Ball St. 70%
Projected tempo
70.2
possessions
Site
Ball St. home
31%Win probability70%

The model makes Ball St. a 4.8-point favorite, winning about 70 times in 100.

Offense vs defense

Each offense against the other team's defense. Small numbers are national ranks; the better rank in each row is bold.

Buffalo offense vs Ball St. defense

Buffalo OStatBall St. D
67.6#217Tempo#31865.4
55.4#32eFG%#24952.7
16.2#152TOV%#6118.7
27.1#293ORB%#19931.0
39.6#63FT rate#10632.1
8.1#63Block%#2468.2
54.4#128Assist%#22654.1
54.1#822P%#23953.0
37.9#193P%#23434.8
73.6#145FT%—
45.5#573PA rate#11741.2

Ball St. offense vs Buffalo defense

Ball St. OStatBuffalo D
65.4#318Tempo#21767.6
47.0#336eFG%#33355.1
16.2#151TOV%#10317.9
27.1#292ORB%#20431.1
31.6#264FT rate#8931.4
10.9#294Block%#2358.4
53.6#145Assist%#33058.8
47.0#3312P%#34156.9
31.4#3083P%#24935.1
71.0#235FT%—
39.4#1833PA rate#9642.0

Team stats from the 2025–26 season, the same inputs the model uses for these ratings.

Last 5 games

H home · A away · N neutral site.

Buffalo

Thu, Mar 12NAkron100L 70–73
Fri, Mar 6AToledo144L 78–99
Tue, Mar 3HEastern Michigan176W 72–67
Sat, Feb 28HCentral Michigan272L 70–75
Tue, Feb 24AAkron100L 85–99

Ball St.

Fri, Mar 6HCentral Michigan272W 85–69
Tue, Mar 3AWestern Michigan173W 74–71
Sat, Feb 28ANorthern Illinois278W 79–43
Tue, Feb 24HMassachusetts166W 74–73
Fri, Feb 20HAkron100L 65–78