But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
Kent State Golden Flashes
70 92
FINAL Conference
Akron Zips
Mid-American Conference · M.A.C. Center · February 28, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -3.5 Away covered
O/U 166.5 Under
Money KENT +150 / AKR -180
Model Predictions
Spread Total KENT win
Actual AKR +22 162 Lost
Massey AKR -5.7 (-16.3)
Massey Totals 174.9 (-12.9)
Bradley-Terry 49%
Weighted B-T 51%
Efficiency Plus ML AKR -3.1 (-18.9) 162.8 (-0.8) 44%
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -2.9 (-19.1) 160.8 (+1.2) 37%
Baseline ML AKR -2.8 (-19.2) 162.8 (-0.8) 39%
Baseline Plus ML AKR -4.4 (-17.6) 162.9 (-0.9) 36%

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 13, 2026 AKR 7568 KENT
Jan 30, 2026 AKR 6952 KENT
Mar 1, 2025 AKR 7772 KENT
Feb 1, 2025 AKR 8571 KENT
Mar 16, 2024 AKR 6261 KENT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KENT AKR
Overall 24-10 29-6
Conference 14-4 17-1
Home 14-3 15-0
Away 7-6 9-3
Neutral 3-1 5-3
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 82.2 86.4
Avg Pts Against 80.6 75.0
Massey 0.5 (#156) 9.3 (#64)
Bradley-Terry 1.08 (#86) 1.65 (#57)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.25 (#92) 1.80 (#73)
RPI 0.578 (#50) 0.595 (#32)
Shooting & Four Factors KENT AKR
FG% 44.2% 49.8%
3PT% 34.7% 38.0%
REB / G 39.3 36.8
OREB / G 13.3 11.2
AST / TO 1.09 1.66
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.9% 58.3%
TOV% 18.8% 15.4%
ORB% 36.2% 33.7%
FT Rate 33.8% 23.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.0% 50.9%
Opp TOV% 16.2% 18.5%
DRB% 70.6% 68.8%
Opp FT Rate 27.9% 23.2%

Game Analysis

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