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Akron Zips
86 – 66
FINAL Conference
Buffalo Bulls
Mid-American Conference · James A. Rhodes Arena · February 19, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -9.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money AKR -500 / BUF +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total AKR win
Actual AKR +20 152 Won
Massey AKR -10.0 (+10.0) — —
Massey Totals — 147.0 (+5.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 87% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AKR -10.4 (+9.6) 148.6 (+3.4) 83% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AKR -8.6 (+11.4) 148.2 (+3.8) 82% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -9.8 (+10.2) 148.4 (+3.6) 84% ✓
Baseline ML AKR -9.7 (+10.3) 149.3 (+2.7) 83% ✓

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 12, 2026 AKR 73 – 70 BUF
Feb 25, 2026 AKR 99 – 85 BUF
Jan 20, 2026 AKR 82 – 63 BUF
Mar 8, 2025 AKR 88 – 70 BUF
Jan 22, 2025 AKR 90 – 58 BUF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings AKR BUF
Overall 22-11 15-17
Conference 13-5 9-9
Home 15-1 11-4
Away 5-6 3-9
Neutral 2-4 1-4
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.2 75.4
Avg Pts Against 68.3 79.0
Massey 4.8 (#97) -1.6 (#204)
Bradley-Terry 0.71 (#109) -0.34 (#207)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.68 (#120) -0.47 (#213)
RPI 0.543 (#101) 0.487 (#202)
Shooting & Four Factors AKR BUF
FG% 43.0% 44.7%
3PT% 34.6% 31.7%
REB / G 35.6 37.3
OREB / G 10.7 12.1
AST / TO 1.12 0.96
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.6% 50.0%
TOV% 16.9% 19.9%
ORB% 31.0% 32.5%
FT Rate 24.3% 22.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.8% 51.6%
Opp TOV% 18.7% 18.6%
DRB% 73.8% 69.6%
Opp FT Rate 20.3% 26.8%

Game Analysis

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