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Ohio Bobcats
90 – 73
FINAL Conference
Akron Zips
Mid-American Conference · Convocation Center (OH) · February 23, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -3.5 Home covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money OHIO +175 / AKR -163
Model Predictions
Spread Total OHIO win
Actual OHIO +17 163 Won
Massey OHIO -1.9 (+15.1) — —
Massey Totals — 153.7 (+9.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 44% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 40% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML OHIO -2.5 (+14.5) 153.6 (+9.4) 65% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OHIO -0.9 (+16.1) 151.2 (+11.8) 58% ✓
Baseline Plus ML OHIO -1.9 (+15.1) 154.6 (+8.4) 66% ✓
Baseline ML OHIO -2.2 (+14.8) 155.6 (+7.4) 62% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 24, 2026 AKR 86 – 65 OHIO
Feb 22, 2025 OHIO 84 – 67 AKR
Jan 17, 2025 AKR 92 – 80 OHIO
Mar 15, 2024 AKR 65 – 62 OHIO
Feb 28, 2024 OHIO 74 – 67 AKR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OHIO AKR
Overall 17-8 15-8
Conference 9-5 12-6
Home 8-3 9-1
Away 4-4 5-5
Neutral 5-1 1-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.7 76.6
Avg Pts Against 72.6 72.8
Massey 5.0 (#102) 5.4 (#97)
Bradley-Terry 0.54 (#129) 1.18 (#79)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.63 (#132) 1.50 (#83)
RPI 0.535 (#112) 0.557 (#71)
Shooting & Four Factors OHIO AKR
FG% 48.4% 45.6%
3PT% 35.2% 35.4%
REB / G 33.8 37.7
OREB / G 9.4 10.1
AST / TO 1.42 1.08
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.5% 54.2%
TOV% 17.0% 18.1%
ORB% 28.1% 29.2%
FT Rate 20.6% 23.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.2% 48.3%
Opp TOV% 20.7% 17.2%
DRB% 73.1% 73.3%
Opp FT Rate 23.8% 19.1%

Game Analysis

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