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Eastern Michigan Eagles
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FINAL Conference
Akron Zips
Mid-American Conference · Gervin GameAbove Center · January 11, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -7.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money EMU +280 / AKR -360
Model Predictions
Spread Total EMU win
Actual AKR +24 186 Lost
Massey AKR -5.5 (-18.5)
Massey Totals 157.6 (+28.4)
Bradley-Terry 55%
Weighted B-T 47%
Efficiency Plus ML AKR -7.6 (-16.4) 154.8 (+31.2) 25%
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -4.7 (-19.3) 152.0 (+34.0) 34%
Baseline ML AKR -4.5 (-19.5) 152.5 (+33.5) 34%
Baseline Plus ML AKR -4.2 (-19.8) 151.5 (+34.5) 32%

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 3, 2026 AKR 6664 EMU
Dec 20, 2025 AKR 9372 EMU
Mar 6, 2024 EMU 6160 AKR
Jan 31, 2024 AKR 7746 EMU
Feb 15, 2023 AKR 7851 EMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EMU AKR
Overall 16-16 28-7
Conference 9-9 17-1
Home 9-5 16-0
Away 6-10 8-4
Neutral 1-1 4-3
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 73.3 83.4
Avg Pts Against 77.1 76.4
Massey -8.5 (#302) 1.0 (#148)
Bradley-Terry -0.39 (#205) 0.13 (#160)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.96 (#236) 0.02 (#169)
RPI 0.465 (#236) 0.510 (#152)
Shooting & Four Factors EMU AKR
FG% 44.6% 41.6%
3PT% 33.6% 35.2%
REB / G 31.5 38.6
OREB / G 9.4 13.3
AST / TO 0.99 1.29
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.2% 50.3%
TOV% 18.2% 17.4%
ORB% 27.3% 32.6%
FT Rate 23.4% 18.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.6% 51.2%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 19.7%
DRB% 69.7% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 28.2% 21.9%

Game Analysis

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