I love it when you call me Big Poppa "Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G.
Akron Zips
70 – 68
FINAL Neutral Conference MAC
Buffalo Bulls
Mid-American Conference · Rocket Arena (Neutral) · March 10, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread BUF -2.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total AKR win
Actual AKR +2 138 Won
Massey BUF -2.9 (+4.9) — —
Massey Totals — 141.5 (-3.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 46% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 46% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BUF -2.4 (+4.4) 140.5 (-2.5) 45% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML BUF -0.8 (+2.8) 143.0 (-5.0) 47% ✗
Baseline ML BUF -1.2 (+3.2) 143.8 (-5.8) 51% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BUF -0.7 (+2.7) 141.8 (-3.8) 50% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 12, 2026 AKR 73 – 70 BUF
Feb 25, 2026 AKR 99 – 85 BUF
Jan 20, 2026 AKR 82 – 63 BUF
Mar 8, 2025 AKR 88 – 70 BUF
Jan 22, 2025 AKR 90 – 58 BUF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings AKR BUF
Overall 24-10 19-11
Conference 14-6 13-6
Home 12-3 9-3
Away 8-4 9-5
Neutral 4-3 1-3
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 68.8 78.7
Avg Pts Against 63.9 73.6
Massey 0.5 (#156) 3.5 (#114)
Bradley-Terry 0.35 (#142) 0.52 (#129)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.45 (#142) 0.60 (#125)
RPI 0.529 (#120) 0.546 (#84)
Shooting & Four Factors AKR BUF
FG% 45.2% 45.4%
3PT% 34.6% 34.5%
REB / G 34.3 42.2
OREB / G 9.3 14.1
AST / TO 1.02 1.11
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.4% 51.8%
TOV% 17.8% 18.5%
ORB% 29.0% 37.1%
FT Rate 28.0% 18.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 48.0%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 15.6%
DRB% 74.5% 72.2%
Opp FT Rate 18.4% 20.8%

Game Analysis

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