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Akron Zips
66 – 62
FINAL Conference
Kent State Golden Flashes
Mid-American Conference · James A. Rhodes Arena · January 2, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -3.0 Home covered
O/U 150.0 Under
Money AKR -155 / KENT +135
Model Predictions
Spread Total AKR win
Actual AKR +4 128 Won
Massey AKR -3.5 (+0.5) — —
Massey Totals — 159.7 (-31.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 59% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 63% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -3.5 (+0.5) 154.9 (-26.9) 65% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AKR -3.2 (+0.8) 150.0 (-22.0) 70% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AKR -3.6 (+0.4) 152.6 (-24.6) 71% ✓
Baseline ML AKR -4.0 (-0.0) 154.3 (-26.3) 68% ✓

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 13, 2026 AKR 75 – 68 KENT
Feb 28, 2026 AKR 92 – 70 KENT
Jan 30, 2026 AKR 69 – 52 KENT
Mar 1, 2025 AKR 77 – 72 KENT
Feb 1, 2025 AKR 85 – 71 KENT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings AKR KENT
Overall 15-8 15-8
Conference 12-6 12-6
Home 9-1 9-2
Away 5-5 6-5
Neutral 1-2 0-1
Last 5 1-1 2-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 76.6 76.1
Avg Pts Against 72.8 72.5
Massey 7.5 (#66) 7.6 (#65)
Bradley-Terry 0.25 (#154) 0.52 (#130)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.02 (#116) 1.14 (#107)
RPI 0.483 (#183) 0.547 (#100)
Shooting & Four Factors AKR KENT
FG% 51.3% 47.9%
3PT% 35.1% 39.0%
REB / G 39.0 38.0
OREB / G 9.0 10.3
AST / TO 0.90 1.18
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 60.0% 56.3%
TOV% 21.8% 20.8%
ORB% 31.6% 31.6%
FT Rate 22.6% 11.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.6% 44.6%
Opp TOV% 11.3% 17.5%
DRB% 73.2% 74.1%
Opp FT Rate 23.6% 29.4%

Game Analysis

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