We are not monsters, we're moral people / And yet we have the strength to do this. "Nemesis" - Shriekback
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 Tuned ML AKR -5.7 (+11.7) 139.9 (+34.1) 26% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AKR -8.0 (+14.0) 140.0 (+34.0) 25% ✗
Baseline Plus ML AKR -7.2 (+13.2) 140.8 (+33.2) 24% ✗
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 90 – 73 WMU
Jan 17, 2026 AKR 104 – 89 WMU
Feb 12, 2025 AKR 105 – 92 WMU
Jan 17, 2024 AKR 77 – 66 WMU
Feb 26, 2023 AKR 81 – 64 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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