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Kent State Golden Flashes
89 – 84 OT
FINAL Conference
Akron Zips
Mid-American Conference · M.A.C. Center · March 3, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread KENT -4.5 Home covered
O/U 132.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total KENT win
Actual KENT +5 173 Won
Massey KENT -7.2 (-2.2) — —
Massey Totals — 132.0 (+41.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 81% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML KENT -6.1 (-1.1) 142.6 (+30.4) 77% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ KENT -5.6 (-0.6) 139.7 (+33.3) 75% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML KENT -6.9 (-1.9) 141.0 (+32.0) 75% ✓
Baseline ML KENT -6.6 (-1.6) 142.2 (+30.8) 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

Mar 13, 2026 AKR 75 – 68 KENT
Feb 28, 2026 AKR 92 – 70 KENT
Jan 30, 2026 AKR 69 – 52 KENT
Mar 1, 2025 AKR 77 – 72 KENT
Feb 1, 2025 AKR 85 – 71 KENT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KENT AKR
Overall 28-7 22-11
Conference 15-3 13-5
Home 15-0 15-1
Away 9-6 5-6
Neutral 4-1 2-4
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.2 74.2
Avg Pts Against 66.5 68.3
Massey 8.3 (#71) 4.6 (#98)
Bradley-Terry 1.58 (#58) 0.77 (#106)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.63 (#71) 0.71 (#121)
RPI 0.590 (#31) 0.550 (#83)
Shooting & Four Factors KENT AKR
FG% 44.5% 43.6%
3PT% 33.1% 34.7%
REB / G 34.7 35.3
OREB / G 10.8 10.4
AST / TO 1.07 1.18
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.9% 51.2%
TOV% 16.4% 16.3%
ORB% 30.4% 30.5%
FT Rate 22.4% 24.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.0% 49.8%
Opp TOV% 23.1% 18.2%
DRB% 69.0% 74.1%
Opp FT Rate 27.0% 19.5%

Game Analysis

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