Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
Ball State Cardinals
79 – 88
FINAL Conference
Akron Zips
Mid-American Conference · Worthen Arena · February 20, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -4.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money BALL +188 / AKR -175
Model Predictions
Spread Total BALL win
Actual AKR +9 167 Lost
Massey AKR -3.7 (-5.3) — —
Massey Totals — 143.5 (+23.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 24% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 22% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -3.8 (-5.2) 143.4 (+23.6) 33% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AKR -2.8 (-6.2) 145.5 (+21.5) 40% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AKR -3.3 (-5.7) 144.9 (+22.1) 38% ✓
Baseline ML AKR -4.0 (-5.0) 144.2 (+22.8) 33% ✓

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 10-13 15-8
Conference 8-9 12-6
Home 7-4 9-1
Away 3-8 5-5
Neutral 0-1 1-2
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 74.7 76.6
Avg Pts Against 75.5 72.8
Massey -1.2 (#183) 5.0 (#99)
Bradley-Terry -0.51 (#209) 1.06 (#91)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.40 (#196) 1.35 (#92)
RPI 0.491 (#184) 0.548 (#85)
Shooting & Four Factors BALL AKR
FG% 42.7% 45.2%
3PT% 32.8% 35.0%
REB / G 36.3 38.1
OREB / G 9.4 10.2
AST / TO 0.89 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.4% 53.9%
TOV% 20.1% 18.3%
ORB% 26.0% 29.4%
FT Rate 22.2% 23.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.8% 47.9%
Opp TOV% 17.9% 16.8%
DRB% 69.3% 73.5%
Opp FT Rate 23.6% 19.5%

Game Analysis

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