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Ball State Cardinals
76 80
FINAL Conference
Akron Zips
Mid-American Conference · Worthen Arena · January 10, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -7.5 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money BALL +275 / AKR -300
Model Predictions
Spread Total BALL win
Actual AKR +4 156 Lost
Massey AKR -8.9 (+4.9)
Massey Totals 134.9 (+21.1)
Bradley-Terry 18%
Weighted B-T 9%
Efficiency Plus ML AKR -8.7 (+4.7) 136.8 (+19.2) 20%
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -8.3 (+4.3) 138.7 (+17.3) 19%
Baseline ML AKR -7.9 (+3.9) 140.4 (+15.6) 20%
Baseline Plus ML AKR -7.4 (+3.4) 136.3 (+19.7) 19%

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 20, 2026 AKR 7865 BALL
Jan 14, 2026 AKR 8777 BALL
Feb 26, 2025 AKR 8782 BALL
Feb 5, 2025 AKR 8173 BALL
Mar 1, 2023 AKR 8783 BALL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BALL AKR
Overall 15-16 24-11
Conference 7-11 13-5
Home 9-7 13-1
Away 6-8 7-6
Neutral 0-1 4-4
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.0 72.0
Avg Pts Against 72.7 67.1
Massey -7.0 (#291) 6.0 (#90)
Bradley-Terry -1.12 (#274) 1.16 (#82)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.59 (#285) 1.63 (#80)
RPI 0.431 (#295) 0.569 (#73)
Shooting & Four Factors BALL AKR
FG% 44.1% 46.9%
3PT% 36.3% 35.3%
REB / G 33.2 34.5
OREB / G 9.2 9.4
AST / TO 0.86 1.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.2% 54.3%
TOV% 20.0% 19.7%
ORB% 28.7% 30.9%
FT Rate 29.7% 25.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.3% 49.9%
Opp TOV% 15.6% 17.6%
DRB% 73.8% 73.1%
Opp FT Rate 20.5% 18.8%

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