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Akron Zips
74 – 42
FINAL Conference
Ball State Cardinals
Mid-American Conference · James A. Rhodes Arena · January 30, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -6.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money AKR -250 / BALL +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total AKR win
Actual AKR +32 116 Won
Massey AKR -5.8 (+26.2) — —
Massey Totals — 147.9 (-31.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -6.5 (+25.5) 148.2 (-32.2) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AKR -5.0 (+27.0) 148.0 (-32.0) 72% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AKR -6.6 (+25.4) 149.3 (-33.3) 78% ✓
Baseline ML AKR -6.6 (+25.4) 148.9 (-32.9) 79% ✓

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 AKR BALL
Overall 15-8 10-13
Conference 12-6 8-9
Home 9-1 7-4
Away 5-5 3-8
Neutral 1-2 0-1
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 76.6 74.7
Avg Pts Against 72.8 75.5
Massey 3.6 (#117) 0.3 (#158)
Bradley-Terry 0.70 (#123) -0.51 (#204)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.79 (#127) -0.46 (#201)
RPI 0.542 (#98) 0.496 (#167)
Shooting & Four Factors AKR BALL
FG% 45.1% 44.0%
3PT% 33.7% 34.9%
REB / G 39.5 35.4
OREB / G 9.9 9.4
AST / TO 1.06 0.95
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.7% 50.8%
TOV% 19.3% 18.9%
ORB% 28.9% 26.6%
FT Rate 22.7% 25.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.4% 48.3%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 18.9%
DRB% 75.3% 68.3%
Opp FT Rate 20.8% 24.2%

Game Analysis

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