Cause now I wanna be your dog. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" - Iggy and the Stooges
Buffalo Bulls
62 – 73
FINAL Conference
Akron Zips
Mid-American Conference · Broadview Arena · February 17, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -13.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money BUF +650 / AKR -1200
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUF win
Actual AKR +11 135 Lost
Massey AKR -16.1 (+5.1) — —
Massey Totals — 136.9 (-1.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 3% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 1% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AKR -15.0 (+4.0) 136.5 (-1.5) 12% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AKR -14.4 (+3.4) 135.6 (-0.6) 14% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -15.1 (+4.1) 137.4 (-2.4) 13% ✓
Baseline ML AKR -15.8 (+4.8) 136.5 (-1.5) 13% ✓

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 BUF AKR
Overall 4-27 24-11
Conference 2-16 13-5
Home 2-13 13-1
Away 2-11 7-6
Neutral 0-3 4-4
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L5 L1
Avg Pts For 67.3 72.0
Avg Pts Against 79.6 67.1
Massey -13.7 (#345) 5.7 (#97)
Bradley-Terry -2.86 (#355) 1.28 (#82)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.67 (#355) 1.60 (#81)
RPI 0.403 (#332) 0.574 (#56)
Shooting & Four Factors BUF AKR
FG% 40.9% 45.4%
3PT% 26.6% 33.1%
REB / G 34.6 35.5
OREB / G 11.1 9.8
AST / TO 0.91 1.10
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.6% 52.3%
TOV% 19.9% 17.1%
ORB% 29.3% 30.0%
FT Rate 17.2% 25.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.6% 48.8%
Opp TOV% 15.2% 17.5%
DRB% 69.1% 74.8%
Opp FT Rate 20.1% 20.3%

Game Analysis

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