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Eastern Michigan Eagles
81 – 105
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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AKR -4.2 (-19.8) 151.5 (+34.5) 32% ✓
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% ✓

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 66 – 64 EMU
Dec 20, 2025 AKR 93 – 72 EMU
Mar 6, 2024 EMU 61 – 60 AKR
Jan 31, 2024 AKR 77 – 46 EMU
Feb 15, 2023 AKR 78 – 51 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%

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