The black queen chants the funeral march, the cracked brass bells will ring / To summon back the fire witch to the court of the crimson king "The Court of the Crimson King" - King Crimson
Akron Zips
101 – 77
FINAL Neutral Conference MAC
Buffalo Bulls
Mid-American Conference · Rocket Arena (Neutral) · March 9, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -7.5 Home covered
O/U 147.0 Over
Money AKR -345 / BUF +270
Model Predictions
Spread Total AKR win
Actual AKR +24 178 Won
Massey AKR -6.2 (+17.8) — —
Massey Totals — 145.5 (+32.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 72% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 74% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AKR -5.1 (+18.9) 147.0 (+31.0) 70% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AKR -4.8 (+19.2) 145.8 (+32.2) 69% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -4.6 (+19.4) 146.7 (+31.3) 70% ✓
Baseline ML AKR -4.3 (+19.7) 148.0 (+30.0) 69% ✓

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 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.2 75.4
Avg Pts Against 68.3 79.0
Massey 4.5 (#102) -1.7 (#206)
Bradley-Terry 0.71 (#108) -0.22 (#197)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.68 (#123) -0.37 (#202)
RPI 0.543 (#96) 0.503 (#171)
Shooting & Four Factors AKR BUF
FG% 43.6% 44.4%
3PT% 34.5% 31.5%
REB / G 35.0 37.1
OREB / G 10.3 11.9
AST / TO 1.18 0.99
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.2% 49.7%
TOV% 16.3% 19.4%
ORB% 30.1% 32.2%
FT Rate 25.2% 22.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.1% 51.9%
Opp TOV% 18.2% 18.4%
DRB% 74.0% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 20.1% 25.8%

Game Analysis

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