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Akron Zips
73 – 70
FINAL Neutral Conference MAC
Buffalo Bulls
Mid-American Conference · Rocket Arena (Neutral) · March 12, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -12.5 Away covered
O/U 158.5 Under
Money AKR -1000 / BUF +650
Model Predictions
Spread Total AKR win
Actual AKR +3 143 Won
Massey AKR -12.6 (-9.6) — —
Massey Totals — 164.9 (-21.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 89% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AKR -13.1 (-10.1) 157.9 (-14.9) 85% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AKR -13.0 (-10.0) 156.6 (-13.6) 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -11.8 (-8.8) 157.8 (-14.8) 85% ✓
Baseline ML AKR -11.7 (-8.7) 157.6 (-14.6) 86% ✓

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 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
Feb 17, 2024 AKR 73 – 62 BUF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings AKR BUF
Overall 29-6 17-15
Conference 17-1 7-11
Home 15-0 7-8
Away 9-3 8-6
Neutral 5-3 2-1
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 86.4 77.5
Avg Pts Against 75.0 77.0
Massey 10.3 (#58) -2.3 (#205)
Bradley-Terry 1.80 (#57) -0.24 (#195)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.00 (#65) -0.22 (#182)
RPI 0.594 (#30) 0.494 (#198)
Shooting & Four Factors AKR BUF
FG% 50.2% 46.7%
3PT% 39.2% 37.9%
REB / G 37.1 31.2
OREB / G 11.1 9.0
AST / TO 1.64 1.29
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 59.1% 55.3%
TOV% 15.7% 16.1%
ORB% 33.9% 27.4%
FT Rate 22.4% 29.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 55.2%
Opp TOV% 18.6% 17.9%
DRB% 70.1% 68.7%
Opp FT Rate 21.8% 23.5%

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