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Akron Zips
81 – 64
FINAL Conference
Western Michigan Broncos
Mid-American Conference · James A. Rhodes Arena · February 26, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -14.5 Home covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money AKR -1000 / WMU +800
Model Predictions
Spread Total AKR win
Actual AKR +17 145 Won
Massey AKR -16.6 (+0.4) — —
Massey Totals — 137.8 (+7.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 97% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -12.6 (+4.4) 143.2 (+1.8) 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AKR -14.5 (+2.5) 140.3 (+4.7) 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AKR -13.8 (+3.2) 141.6 (+3.4) 88% ✓
Baseline ML AKR -13.2 (+3.8) 143.9 (+1.1) 88% ✓

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 AKR WMU
Overall 22-11 8-23
Conference 13-5 4-14
Home 15-1 7-7
Away 5-6 1-15
Neutral 2-4 0-1
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 W1
Avg Pts For 74.2 68.3
Avg Pts Against 68.3 76.5
Massey 4.7 (#98) -8.3 (#308)
Bradley-Terry 0.71 (#115) -2.12 (#346)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.67 (#121) -2.31 (#337)
RPI 0.544 (#99) 0.394 (#351)
Shooting & Four Factors AKR WMU
FG% 43.3% 42.3%
3PT% 34.2% 31.8%
REB / G 35.6 35.6
OREB / G 10.7 11.8
AST / TO 1.12 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.6% 48.8%
TOV% 16.8% 19.6%
ORB% 31.1% 32.9%
FT Rate 24.2% 21.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 54.5%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 14.5%
DRB% 73.9% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 19.9% 23.3%

Game Analysis

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