I'll write on your tombstone, "I thank you for dinner." "Bungle in the Jungle" - Jethro Tull
Kent State Golden Flashes
67 – 55
FINAL Conference
Akron Zips
Mid-American Conference · M.A.C. Center · January 15, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread KENT -1.5 Home covered
O/U 133.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total KENT win
Actual KENT +12 122 Won
Massey KENT -0.7 (+11.3) — —
Massey Totals — 129.2 (-7.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 45% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 43% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ KENT -0.8 (+11.2) 130.6 (-8.6) 52% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML KENT -0.3 (+11.7) 133.8 (-11.8) 49% ✗
Baseline ML AKR -0.0 (+12.0) 135.4 (-13.4) 45% ✗
Baseline Plus ML AKR -0.1 (+12.1) 133.2 (-11.2) 45% ✗

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 23-11 24-10
Conference 16-4 14-6
Home 11-4 12-3
Away 8-5 8-4
Neutral 4-2 4-3
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 69.8 68.8
Avg Pts Against 66.8 63.9
Massey -2.6 (#223) 0.5 (#157)
Bradley-Terry -0.52 (#218) 0.39 (#144)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.57 (#214) 0.45 (#141)
RPI 0.485 (#198) 0.509 (#154)
Shooting & Four Factors KENT AKR
FG% 39.7% 43.8%
3PT% 26.9% 34.7%
REB / G 33.5 35.8
OREB / G 10.3 10.0
AST / TO 0.89 0.97
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.2% 51.2%
TOV% 19.0% 18.4%
ORB% 30.5% 29.8%
FT Rate 28.4% 28.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 20.6% 16.7%
DRB% 70.2% 75.1%
Opp FT Rate 25.8% 19.3%

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