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Akron Zips
67 – 55
FINAL Conference
Kent State Golden Flashes
Mid-American Conference · James A. Rhodes Arena · February 4, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread KENT -1.5 Home covered
O/U 132.5 Under
Money AKR -111 / KENT -115
Model Predictions
Spread Total AKR win
Actual AKR +12 122 Won
Massey KENT -0.5 (+12.5) — —
Massey Totals — 130.0 (-8.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 39% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 34% ✗
Baseline Plus ML AKR -0.9 (+11.1) 136.3 (-14.3) 56% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AKR -1.0 (+11.0) 133.8 (-11.8) 58% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -1.0 (+11.0) 134.7 (-12.7) 55% ✓
Baseline ML AKR -1.0 (+11.0) 136.0 (-14.0) 55% ✓

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 22-11 28-7
Conference 13-5 15-3
Home 15-1 15-0
Away 5-6 9-6
Neutral 2-4 4-1
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.2 75.2
Avg Pts Against 68.3 66.5
Massey 4.4 (#104) 8.4 (#65)
Bradley-Terry 0.80 (#102) 1.86 (#46)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.73 (#120) 2.12 (#51)
RPI 0.533 (#110) 0.586 (#44)
Shooting & Four Factors AKR KENT
FG% 42.8% 43.5%
3PT% 33.8% 32.8%
REB / G 35.5 34.6
OREB / G 10.2 10.3
AST / TO 1.13 1.10
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.1% 50.0%
TOV% 16.9% 15.7%
ORB% 29.8% 28.6%
FT Rate 24.8% 22.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.6% 46.6%
Opp TOV% 19.2% 23.3%
DRB% 73.9% 69.0%
Opp FT Rate 18.7% 25.6%

Game Analysis

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