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Akron Zips
76 – 59
FINAL Conference
Buffalo Bulls
Mid-American Conference · James A. Rhodes Arena · January 13, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -16.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money AKR -2500 / BUF +1000
Model Predictions
Spread Total AKR win
Actual AKR +17 135 Won
Massey AKR -22.7 (-5.7) — —
Massey Totals — 140.5 (-5.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 99% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AKR -15.5 (+1.5) 141.8 (-6.8) 90% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -16.0 (+1.0) 142.4 (-7.4) 90% ✓
Baseline ML AKR -17.3 (-0.3) 143.8 (-8.8) 90% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AKR -16.4 (+0.6) 141.4 (-6.4) 90% ✓

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
Feb 25, 2026 AKR 99 – 85 BUF
Jan 20, 2026 AKR 82 – 63 BUF
Mar 8, 2025 AKR 88 – 70 BUF
Jan 22, 2025 AKR 90 – 58 BUF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings AKR BUF
Overall 24-11 4-27
Conference 13-5 2-16
Home 13-1 2-13
Away 7-6 2-11
Neutral 4-4 0-3
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L5
Avg Pts For 72.0 67.3
Avg Pts Against 67.1 79.6
Massey 5.9 (#90) -12.7 (#343)
Bradley-Terry 1.33 (#77) -3.15 (#355)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.77 (#76) -3.72 (#349)
RPI 0.580 (#58) 0.382 (#342)
Shooting & Four Factors AKR BUF
FG% 46.6% 40.8%
3PT% 35.3% 25.9%
REB / G 34.3 35.6
OREB / G 9.5 12.4
AST / TO 1.05 0.80
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.1% 46.3%
TOV% 18.8% 21.5%
ORB% 30.6% 33.1%
FT Rate 26.1% 19.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.2% 55.0%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 15.3%
DRB% 72.4% 69.1%
Opp FT Rate 19.9% 19.5%

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