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Akron Zips
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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%
Efficiency Plus ML AKR -16.2 (-13.2) 154.6 (-11.6) 88%
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -13.3 (-10.3) 156.3 (-13.3) 87%
Baseline ML AKR -13.8 (-10.8) 156.8 (-13.8) 87%
Baseline Plus ML AKR -15.0 (-12.0) 157.1 (-14.1) 87%

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 9985 BUF
Jan 20, 2026 AKR 8263 BUF
Mar 8, 2025 AKR 8870 BUF
Jan 22, 2025 AKR 9058 BUF
Feb 17, 2024 AKR 7362 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%

Game Analysis

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