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Western Michigan Broncos
55 – 63
FINAL Conference
Akron Zips
Mid-American Conference · University Arena (MI) · January 21, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -7.5 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Under
Money WMU +300 / AKR -300
Model Predictions
Spread Total WMU win
Actual AKR +8 118 Lost
Massey AKR -6.5 (-1.5) — —
Massey Totals — 140.8 (-22.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 15% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 14% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AKR -7.8 (-0.2) 141.5 (-23.5) 20% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AKR -8.1 (+0.1) 139.9 (-21.9) 21% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -6.7 (-1.3) 142.7 (-24.7) 23% ✓
Baseline ML AKR -7.2 (-0.8) 143.2 (-25.2) 22% ✓

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
Mar 8, 2024 WMU 90 – 84 AKR
Jan 17, 2024 AKR 77 – 66 WMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WMU AKR
Overall 8-23 22-11
Conference 4-14 13-5
Home 7-7 15-1
Away 1-15 5-6
Neutral 0-1 2-4
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak W1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.3 74.2
Avg Pts Against 76.5 68.3
Massey -5.9 (#270) 4.3 (#108)
Bradley-Terry -1.70 (#322) 0.63 (#114)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.02 (#316) 0.51 (#132)
RPI 0.434 (#296) 0.524 (#132)
Shooting & Four Factors WMU AKR
FG% 43.0% 41.7%
3PT% 33.3% 32.1%
REB / G 35.9 36.8
OREB / G 11.7 10.8
AST / TO 0.90 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.6% 48.5%
TOV% 19.7% 17.4%
ORB% 33.7% 30.5%
FT Rate 21.2% 25.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.3% 47.8%
Opp TOV% 14.8% 19.0%
DRB% 74.4% 75.3%
Opp FT Rate 23.1% 18.5%

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