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Akron Zips
62 – 61
FINAL Neutral Conference MAC
Kent State Golden Flashes
Mid-American Conference · Rocket Arena (Neutral) · March 16, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -3.5 Away covered
O/U 131.5 Under
Money AKR -188 / KENT +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total AKR win
Actual AKR +1 123 Won
Massey AKR -3.8 (-2.8) — —
Massey Totals — 138.1 (-15.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 74% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AKR -3.4 (-2.4) 138.3 (-15.3) 67% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AKR -2.2 (-1.2) 135.4 (-12.4) 61% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -3.4 (-2.4) 138.0 (-15.0) 65% ✓
Baseline ML AKR -3.4 (-2.4) 139.1 (-16.1) 66% ✓

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 AKR KENT
Overall 24-11 17-17
Conference 13-5 8-10
Home 13-1 9-6
Away 7-6 4-9
Neutral 4-4 4-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.0 73.8
Avg Pts Against 67.1 72.0
Massey 3.9 (#109) 0.1 (#164)
Bradley-Terry 0.83 (#108) -0.19 (#192)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.07 (#109) -0.22 (#190)
RPI 0.571 (#52) 0.502 (#171)
Shooting & Four Factors AKR KENT
FG% 45.5% 43.8%
3PT% 32.2% 36.5%
REB / G 35.9 34.4
OREB / G 9.9 10.8
AST / TO 1.09 1.07
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 51.0%
TOV% 17.1% 17.5%
ORB% 29.7% 31.0%
FT Rate 24.4% 24.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.9% 51.5%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 18.5%
DRB% 74.9% 71.3%
Opp FT Rate 20.5% 25.7%

Game Analysis

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