I remember one night the kid cut off his right arm in a bid to save a bit of power. "So It Goes" - Nick Lowe
Akron Zips
87 – 83
FINAL Conference
Ball State Cardinals
Mid-American Conference · James A. Rhodes Arena · March 1, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -9.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money AKR -500 / BALL +333
Model Predictions
Spread Total AKR win
Actual AKR +4 170 Won
Massey AKR -7.2 (-3.2) — —
Massey Totals — 138.8 (+31.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 72% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 75% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AKR -6.2 (-2.2) 145.8 (+24.2) 76% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AKR -6.7 (-2.7) 143.5 (+26.5) 79% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -6.0 (-2.0) 145.1 (+24.9) 75% ✓
Baseline ML AKR -5.8 (-1.8) 146.7 (+23.3) 76% ✓

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 20, 2026 AKR 78 – 65 BALL
Jan 14, 2026 AKR 87 – 77 BALL
Feb 26, 2025 AKR 87 – 82 BALL
Feb 5, 2025 AKR 81 – 73 BALL
Jan 10, 2024 AKR 80 – 76 BALL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings AKR BALL
Overall 22-11 20-12
Conference 13-5 11-7
Home 15-1 12-2
Away 5-6 6-7
Neutral 2-4 2-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 74.2 75.0
Avg Pts Against 68.3 72.7
Massey 4.7 (#98) 1.1 (#149)
Bradley-Terry 0.70 (#116) 0.38 (#139)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.67 (#121) 0.31 (#150)
RPI 0.546 (#92) 0.521 (#136)
Shooting & Four Factors AKR BALL
FG% 43.6% 45.9%
3PT% 34.5% 37.2%
REB / G 35.4 35.6
OREB / G 10.4 10.8
AST / TO 1.18 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 52.8%
TOV% 16.5% 18.1%
ORB% 30.6% 31.4%
FT Rate 24.0% 30.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 50.2%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 17.2%
DRB% 73.9% 71.7%
Opp FT Rate 19.6% 22.6%

Game Analysis

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