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Akron Zips
74 – 73
FINAL Conference
Western Michigan Broncos
Mid-American Conference · James A. Rhodes Arena · January 18, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -15.5 Away covered
O/U 134.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total AKR win
Actual AKR +1 147 Won
Massey AKR -16.9 (-15.9) — —
Massey Totals — 135.2 (+11.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 93% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AKR -13.8 (-12.8) 137.7 (+9.3) 88% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -11.4 (-10.4) 138.8 (+8.2) 87% ✓
Baseline ML AKR -11.9 (-10.9) 137.2 (+9.8) 87% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AKR -12.5 (-11.5) 136.3 (+10.7) 88% ✓

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 18, 2026 AKR 90 – 73 WMU
Jan 17, 2026 AKR 104 – 89 WMU
Feb 12, 2025 AKR 105 – 92 WMU
Mar 8, 2024 WMU 90 – 84 AKR
Jan 17, 2024 AKR 77 – 66 WMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings AKR WMU
Overall 24-10 8-23
Conference 14-6 4-16
Home 12-3 4-10
Away 8-4 2-13
Neutral 4-3 2-0
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.8 65.0
Avg Pts Against 63.9 76.2
Massey -0.4 (#175) -13.5 (#342)
Bradley-Terry 0.09 (#171) -1.87 (#316)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.10 (#167) -2.25 (#305)
RPI 0.497 (#175) 0.432 (#293)
Shooting & Four Factors AKR WMU
FG% 43.1% 41.3%
3PT% 33.1% 30.3%
REB / G 35.2 34.2
OREB / G 9.9 10.5
AST / TO 0.94 0.64
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.2% 47.8%
TOV% 18.2% 23.1%
ORB% 29.2% 29.5%
FT Rate 28.5% 16.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 54.3%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 14.4%
DRB% 74.3% 67.9%
Opp FT Rate 19.0% 22.0%

Game Analysis

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