Everybody know I'm a motherfucking monster. "Monster" - Kanye West
Akron Zips
84 – 74
FINAL Conference
Ball State Cardinals
Mid-American Conference · James A. Rhodes Arena · January 12, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -8.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total AKR win
Actual AKR +10 158 Won
Massey AKR -11.4 (-1.4) — —
Massey Totals — 140.1 (+17.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 80% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AKR -9.0 (+1.0) 141.3 (+16.7) 82% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -8.9 (+1.1) 142.9 (+15.1) 82% ✓
Baseline ML AKR -9.2 (+0.8) 143.0 (+15.0) 79% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AKR -8.8 (+1.2) 142.9 (+15.1) 80% ✓

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 24-10 14-17
Conference 14-6 9-10
Home 12-3 9-5
Away 8-4 4-9
Neutral 4-3 1-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.8 74.0
Avg Pts Against 63.9 77.4
Massey 0.8 (#149) -6.7 (#280)
Bradley-Terry 0.21 (#160) -0.52 (#220)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.29 (#157) -0.76 (#229)
RPI 0.502 (#168) 0.460 (#240)
Shooting & Four Factors AKR BALL
FG% 42.7% 43.6%
3PT% 35.3% 36.6%
REB / G 35.4 35.1
OREB / G 9.7 9.2
AST / TO 0.95 0.91
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.3% 51.4%
TOV% 18.4% 20.2%
ORB% 28.7% 25.2%
FT Rate 29.2% 27.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.9% 52.8%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 17.6%
DRB% 75.1% 71.9%
Opp FT Rate 18.9% 25.0%

Game Analysis

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