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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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML AKR -6.2 (-2.2) 145.8 (+24.2) 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 7865 BALL
Jan 14, 2026 AKR 8777 BALL
Feb 26, 2025 AKR 8782 BALL
Feb 5, 2025 AKR 8173 BALL
Jan 10, 2024 AKR 8076 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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