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Akron Zips
94 – 55
FINAL Conference
Northern Illinois Huskies
Mid-American Conference · James A. Rhodes Arena · March 6, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -23.5 Home covered
O/U 155.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total AKR win
Actual AKR +39 149 Won
Massey AKR -25.2 (+13.8) — —
Massey Totals — 156.6 (-7.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 98% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AKR -24.3 (+14.7) 150.9 (-1.9) 91% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AKR -22.3 (+16.7) 154.2 (-5.2) 91% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -20.2 (+18.8) 153.6 (-4.6) 91% ✓
Baseline ML AKR -23.9 (+15.1) 154.2 (-5.2) 91% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 19, 2025 AKR 73 – 63 NIU
Jan 29, 2025 AKR 80 – 70 NIU
Mar 2, 2024 AKR 80 – 73 NIU
Jan 3, 2024 AKR 73 – 51 NIU
Jan 4, 2023 AKR 76 – 51 NIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings AKR NIU
Overall 29-6 9-21
Conference 17-1 4-14
Home 15-0 6-7
Away 9-3 3-14
Neutral 5-3 0-0
Last 5 5-0 1-4
Streak L1 L5
Avg Pts For 86.4 66.3
Avg Pts Against 75.0 78.9
Massey 9.9 (#61) -12.3 (#331)
Bradley-Terry 1.80 (#57) -1.55 (#309)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.00 (#65) -2.35 (#325)
RPI 0.600 (#27) 0.430 (#316)
Shooting & Four Factors AKR NIU
FG% 49.9% 40.7%
3PT% 38.2% 31.4%
REB / G 37.0 33.4
OREB / G 11.2 11.1
AST / TO 1.64 0.78
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.6% 47.8%
TOV% 15.7% 21.9%
ORB% 34.1% 31.0%
FT Rate 22.7% 25.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 54.8%
Opp TOV% 18.7% 16.3%
DRB% 69.5% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 22.2% 28.6%

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