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Eastern Michigan Eagles
51 – 78
FINAL Conference
Akron Zips
Mid-American Conference · Gervin GameAbove Center · February 15, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -9.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money EMU +350 / AKR -400
Model Predictions
Spread Total EMU win
Actual AKR +27 129 Lost
Massey AKR -8.8 (-18.2) — —
Massey Totals — 148.6 (-19.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 14% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 12% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AKR -8.0 (-19.0) 150.7 (-21.7) 23% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AKR -9.3 (-17.7) 148.2 (-19.2) 20% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -7.6 (-19.4) 149.4 (-20.4) 20% ✓
Baseline ML AKR -7.6 (-19.4) 150.2 (-21.2) 23% ✓

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 3, 2026 AKR 66 – 64 EMU
Dec 20, 2025 AKR 93 – 72 EMU
Jan 11, 2025 AKR 105 – 81 EMU
Mar 6, 2024 EMU 61 – 60 AKR
Jan 31, 2024 AKR 77 – 46 EMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EMU AKR
Overall 8-23 22-11
Conference 5-13 13-5
Home 6-7 15-1
Away 2-13 5-6
Neutral 0-3 2-4
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 72.1 74.2
Avg Pts Against 81.3 68.3
Massey -8.2 (#310) 4.2 (#104)
Bradley-Terry -1.80 (#326) 0.70 (#109)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.12 (#329) 0.66 (#122)
RPI 0.410 (#334) 0.538 (#111)
Shooting & Four Factors EMU AKR
FG% 44.5% 43.0%
3PT% 33.2% 34.7%
REB / G 31.5 35.2
OREB / G 8.8 10.4
AST / TO 0.85 1.10
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.2% 50.6%
TOV% 16.4% 17.0%
ORB% 25.0% 30.4%
FT Rate 24.0% 24.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.9% 49.2%
Opp TOV% 17.0% 18.6%
DRB% 67.6% 73.3%
Opp FT Rate 26.6% 20.1%

Game Analysis

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