And with the way you look I understand you're not impressed. "Alison" - Elvis Costello
Akron Zips
75 – 68
FINAL Neutral Conference MAC
Kent State Golden Flashes
Mid-American Conference · Rocket Arena (Neutral) · March 13, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -6.5 Home covered
O/U 163.5 Under
Money AKR -298 / KENT +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total AKR win
Actual AKR +7 143 Won
Massey AKR -9.3 (-2.3) — —
Massey Totals — 170.9 (-27.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 68% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 71% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AKR -7.8 (-0.8) 161.4 (-18.4) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AKR -6.9 (+0.1) 162.3 (-19.3) 74% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -7.6 (-0.6) 161.5 (-18.5) 77% ✓
Baseline ML AKR -6.7 (+0.3) 160.4 (-17.4) 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

Feb 28, 2026 AKR 92 – 70 KENT
Jan 30, 2026 AKR 69 – 52 KENT
Mar 1, 2025 AKR 77 – 72 KENT
Feb 1, 2025 AKR 85 – 71 KENT
Mar 16, 2024 AKR 62 – 61 KENT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings AKR KENT
Overall 29-6 24-10
Conference 17-1 14-4
Home 15-0 14-3
Away 9-3 7-6
Neutral 5-3 3-1
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 86.4 82.2
Avg Pts Against 75.0 80.6
Massey 10.1 (#59) 0.7 (#156)
Bradley-Terry 1.80 (#55) 1.04 (#88)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.99 (#64) 1.10 (#97)
RPI 0.594 (#29) 0.572 (#53)
Shooting & Four Factors AKR KENT
FG% 50.1% 44.5%
3PT% 39.0% 35.6%
REB / G 37.1 38.6
OREB / G 11.0 13.0
AST / TO 1.62 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.9% 52.5%
TOV% 15.7% 18.2%
ORB% 33.6% 35.5%
FT Rate 22.3% 33.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.9% 52.1%
Opp TOV% 18.6% 16.5%
DRB% 70.5% 70.3%
Opp FT Rate 21.7% 28.9%

Game Analysis

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