Everybody know I'm a motherfucking monster. "Monster" - Kanye West
Akron Zips
99 – 85
FINAL Conference
Buffalo Bulls
Mid-American Conference · James A. Rhodes Arena · February 25, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -15.5 Away covered
O/U 160.5 Over
Money AKR -1600 / BUF +900
Model Predictions
Spread Total AKR win
Actual AKR +14 184 Won
Massey AKR -13.7 (+0.3) — —
Massey Totals — 167.1 (+16.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 90% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -12.3 (+1.7) 155.5 (+28.5) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AKR -15.9 (-1.9) 155.6 (+28.4) 89% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AKR -13.9 (+0.1) 158.1 (+25.9) 85% ✓
Baseline ML AKR -12.6 (+1.4) 157.3 (+26.7) 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 12, 2026 AKR 73 – 70 BUF
Jan 20, 2026 AKR 82 – 63 BUF
Mar 8, 2025 AKR 88 – 70 BUF
Jan 22, 2025 AKR 90 – 58 BUF
Feb 17, 2024 AKR 73 – 62 BUF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings AKR BUF
Overall 29-6 17-15
Conference 17-1 7-11
Home 15-0 7-8
Away 9-3 8-6
Neutral 5-3 2-1
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 86.4 77.5
Avg Pts Against 75.0 77.0
Massey 9.2 (#65) -1.5 (#196)
Bradley-Terry 1.64 (#60) -0.05 (#168)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.78 (#71) 0.02 (#166)
RPI 0.594 (#37) 0.508 (#166)
Shooting & Four Factors AKR BUF
FG% 49.6% 46.9%
3PT% 37.9% 38.6%
REB / G 36.8 31.3
OREB / G 11.3 8.8
AST / TO 1.69 1.30
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.2% 55.7%
TOV% 15.2% 16.2%
ORB% 33.8% 27.2%
FT Rate 22.3% 30.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.2% 54.5%
Opp TOV% 18.5% 17.9%
DRB% 69.1% 68.9%
Opp FT Rate 22.5% 22.8%

Game Analysis

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