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Kent State Golden Flashes
61 – 72
FINAL Conference
Akron Zips
Mid-American Conference · M.A.C. Center · February 6, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread KENT -2.5 Away covered
O/U 152.5 Under
Money KENT -138 / AKR +140
Model Predictions
Spread Total KENT win
Actual AKR +11 133 Lost
Massey KENT -5.3 (-16.3) — —
Massey Totals — 152.6 (-19.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 70% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 80% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML KENT -4.8 (-15.8) 151.3 (-18.3) 70% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ KENT -4.3 (-15.3) 150.3 (-17.3) 60% ✗
Baseline Plus ML KENT -5.0 (-16.0) 152.2 (-19.2) 68% ✗
Baseline ML KENT -5.1 (-16.1) 151.5 (-18.5) 65% ✗

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 KENT AKR
Overall 15-8 15-8
Conference 12-6 12-6
Home 9-2 9-1
Away 6-5 5-5
Neutral 0-1 1-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 76.1 76.6
Avg Pts Against 72.5 72.8
Massey 7.9 (#74) 5.2 (#97)
Bradley-Terry 1.12 (#88) 0.73 (#125)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.71 (#80) 0.84 (#124)
RPI 0.577 (#56) 0.535 (#105)
Shooting & Four Factors KENT AKR
FG% 46.3% 45.3%
3PT% 36.1% 33.4%
REB / G 39.8 38.9
OREB / G 12.6 9.9
AST / TO 1.12 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.5% 53.5%
TOV% 19.1% 18.5%
ORB% 35.5% 28.5%
FT Rate 21.4% 22.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.8% 47.9%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 16.6%
DRB% 72.5% 75.7%
Opp FT Rate 22.2% 20.3%

Game Analysis

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