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Buffalo Bulls
80 – 78
FINAL Conference
Akron Zips
Mid-American Conference · Broadview Arena · March 2, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread BUF -6.5 Away covered
O/U 159.5 Under
Money BUF -250 / AKR +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUF win
Actual BUF +2 158 Won
Massey BUF -7.2 (-5.2) — —
Massey Totals — 157.9 (+0.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 51% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 62% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BUF -7.4 (-5.4) 155.7 (+2.3) 76% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BUF -5.4 (-3.4) 153.6 (+4.4) 73% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BUF -6.3 (-4.3) 156.0 (+2.0) 76% ✓
Baseline ML BUF -7.4 (-5.4) 156.9 (+1.1) 78% ✓

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 12, 2026 AKR 73 – 70 BUF
Feb 25, 2026 AKR 99 – 85 BUF
Jan 20, 2026 AKR 82 – 63 BUF
Mar 8, 2025 AKR 88 – 70 BUF
Jan 22, 2025 AKR 90 – 58 BUF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUF AKR
Overall 16-9 15-8
Conference 12-5 12-6
Home 8-3 9-1
Away 5-3 5-5
Neutral 3-3 1-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 81.4 76.6
Avg Pts Against 72.9 72.8
Massey 8.6 (#65) 3.8 (#114)
Bradley-Terry 0.31 (#146) 0.70 (#121)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.80 (#118) 0.81 (#116)
RPI 0.505 (#161) 0.533 (#113)
Shooting & Four Factors BUF AKR
FG% 46.7% 44.5%
3PT% 32.5% 34.3%
REB / G 43.8 38.1
OREB / G 14.6 10.7
AST / TO 1.20 1.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 52.8%
TOV% 17.9% 17.9%
ORB% 36.6% 30.2%
FT Rate 19.2% 24.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.1% 49.0%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 16.7%
DRB% 74.1% 72.7%
Opp FT Rate 23.7% 20.0%

Game Analysis

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