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Western Michigan Broncos
61 – 57 OT
FINAL Conference
Akron Zips
Mid-American Conference · University Arena (MI) · February 15, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -9.5 Home covered
O/U 128.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total WMU win
Actual WMU +4 118 Won
Massey AKR -10.4 (+14.4) — —
Massey Totals — 131.2 (-13.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 10% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 6% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AKR -10.2 (+14.2) 131.4 (-13.4) 20% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -9.2 (+13.2) 134.4 (-16.4) 17% ✗
Baseline ML AKR -8.4 (+12.4) 134.5 (-16.5) 20% ✗
Baseline Plus ML AKR -9.6 (+13.6) 132.6 (-14.6) 20% ✗

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 WMU AKR
Overall 8-23 24-10
Conference 4-16 14-6
Home 4-10 12-3
Away 2-13 8-4
Neutral 2-0 4-3
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 65.0 68.8
Avg Pts Against 76.2 63.9
Massey -12.6 (#337) 0.7 (#152)
Bradley-Terry -2.30 (#336) 0.44 (#138)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.78 (#338) 0.45 (#141)
RPI 0.413 (#319) 0.521 (#135)
Shooting & Four Factors WMU AKR
FG% 42.1% 44.9%
3PT% 32.7% 35.0%
REB / G 32.1 34.5
OREB / G 9.6 9.7
AST / TO 0.69 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.6% 52.2%
TOV% 21.7% 18.6%
ORB% 28.5% 30.0%
FT Rate 18.1% 26.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.7% 49.9%
Opp TOV% 15.2% 17.3%
DRB% 67.4% 74.2%
Opp FT Rate 21.5% 18.2%

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