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Ball State Cardinals
60 – 79
FINAL Conference
Akron Zips
Mid-American Conference · Worthen Arena · March 2, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -3.5 Away covered
O/U 140.0 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total BALL win
Actual AKR +19 139 Lost
Massey AKR -3.5 (-15.5) — —
Massey Totals — 141.8 (-2.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 36% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 31% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AKR -2.9 (-16.1) 141.9 (-2.9) 35% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -2.8 (-16.2) 142.6 (-3.6) 38% ✓
Baseline ML AKR -2.7 (-16.3) 144.6 (-5.6) 35% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AKR -3.1 (-15.9) 141.1 (-2.1) 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 20, 2026 AKR 78 – 65 BALL
Jan 14, 2026 AKR 87 – 77 BALL
Feb 26, 2025 AKR 87 – 82 BALL
Feb 5, 2025 AKR 81 – 73 BALL
Jan 10, 2024 AKR 80 – 76 BALL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BALL AKR
Overall 14-17 24-10
Conference 9-10 14-6
Home 9-5 12-3
Away 4-9 8-4
Neutral 1-3 4-3
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.0 68.8
Avg Pts Against 77.4 63.9
Massey -5.8 (#266) 0.5 (#155)
Bradley-Terry -0.77 (#242) 0.27 (#149)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.97 (#245) 0.37 (#144)
RPI 0.447 (#274) 0.522 (#131)
Shooting & Four Factors BALL AKR
FG% 44.7% 45.5%
3PT% 36.1% 34.5%
REB / G 35.5 34.6
OREB / G 9.5 9.5
AST / TO 0.94 0.99
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.2% 52.7%
TOV% 19.7% 18.2%
ORB% 26.7% 29.7%
FT Rate 26.9% 27.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.4% 49.7%
Opp TOV% 17.3% 16.8%
DRB% 71.7% 74.3%
Opp FT Rate 23.6% 17.6%

Game Analysis

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