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Western Michigan Broncos
90 84
FINAL Conference
Akron Zips
Mid-American Conference · University Arena (MI) · March 8, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -8.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money WMU +310 / AKR -450
Model Predictions
Spread Total WMU win
Actual WMU +6 174 Won
Massey AKR -8.5 (+14.5)
Massey Totals 138.4 (+35.6)
Bradley-Terry 20%
Weighted B-T 11%
Baseline Plus ML AKR -7.2 (+13.2) 140.8 (+33.2) 24%
Model 4 ML AKR -8.0 (+14.0) 140.0 (+34.0) 25%
Model 3 ML AKR -5.7 (+11.7) 139.9 (+34.1) 26%
Baseline ML AKR -6.3 (+12.3) 140.8 (+33.2) 29%

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 18, 2026 AKR 9073 WMU
Jan 17, 2026 AKR 10489 WMU
Feb 12, 2025 AKR 10592 WMU
Jan 17, 2024 AKR 7766 WMU
Feb 26, 2023 AKR 8164 WMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WMU AKR
Overall 12-20 24-11
Conference 9-9 13-5
Home 7-7 13-1
Away 3-12 7-6
Neutral 2-1 4-4
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.5 72.0
Avg Pts Against 75.0 67.1
Massey -7.5 (#296) 4.2 (#108)
Bradley-Terry -1.11 (#287) 0.87 (#109)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.56 (#298) 1.17 (#103)
RPI 0.450 (#282) 0.569 (#61)
Shooting & Four Factors WMU AKR
FG% 42.3% 45.4%
3PT% 33.1% 32.4%
REB / G 37.9 35.8
OREB / G 12.7 10.0
AST / TO 0.93 1.10
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.7% 52.2%
TOV% 19.7% 17.1%
ORB% 33.9% 30.3%
FT Rate 18.9% 25.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 49.0%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 16.9%
DRB% 70.3% 74.3%
Opp FT Rate 23.3% 19.9%

Game Analysis

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