In North Carolina way back in the hills, there lived my pappy and he had him a still. "White Lightning" - The Big Bopper
Kent State Golden Flashes
71 – 77
FINAL Conference
Akron Zips
Mid-American Conference · M.A.C. Center · January 20, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread KENT -1.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money KENT -115 / AKR -111
Model Predictions
Spread Total KENT win
Actual AKR +6 148 Lost
Massey AKR -2.4 (-3.6) — —
Massey Totals — 145.3 (+2.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 29% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 22% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AKR -1.4 (-4.6) 142.2 (+5.8) 41% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -2.9 (-3.1) 143.3 (+4.7) 37% ✓
Baseline ML AKR -3.4 (-2.6) 144.7 (+3.3) 31% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AKR -3.6 (-2.4) 143.9 (+4.1) 33% ✓

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 75 – 68 KENT
Feb 28, 2026 AKR 92 – 70 KENT
Jan 30, 2026 AKR 69 – 52 KENT
Mar 1, 2025 AKR 77 – 72 KENT
Feb 1, 2025 AKR 85 – 71 KENT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KENT AKR
Overall 17-17 24-11
Conference 8-10 13-5
Home 9-6 13-1
Away 4-9 7-6
Neutral 4-2 4-4
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.8 72.0
Avg Pts Against 72.0 67.1
Massey -0.5 (#178) 5.6 (#94)
Bradley-Terry -0.19 (#195) 1.41 (#74)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.22 (#195) 1.83 (#76)
RPI 0.496 (#184) 0.571 (#69)
Shooting & Four Factors KENT AKR
FG% 44.6% 47.0%
3PT% 37.1% 34.8%
REB / G 34.2 34.2
OREB / G 10.8 9.3
AST / TO 0.98 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.6% 54.1%
TOV% 18.7% 17.8%
ORB% 31.0% 29.6%
FT Rate 26.4% 24.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.8% 49.7%
Opp TOV% 19.6% 18.3%
DRB% 70.6% 72.1%
Opp FT Rate 23.6% 18.6%

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