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Akron Zips
81 73
FINAL Conference
Ball State Cardinals
Mid-American Conference · James A. Rhodes Arena · February 5, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -13.5 Away covered
O/U 155.5 Under
Money AKR -900 / BALL +550
Model Predictions
Spread Total AKR win
Actual AKR +8 154 Won
Massey AKR -14.8 (-6.8)
Massey Totals 159.3 (-5.3)
Bradley-Terry 95%
Weighted B-T 97%
Efficiency Plus ML AKR -14.8 (-6.8) 157.1 (-3.1) 88%
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -14.2 (-6.2) 154.1 (-0.1) 88%
Baseline ML AKR -13.2 (-5.2) 155.0 (-1.0) 87%
Baseline Plus ML AKR -13.3 (-5.3) 155.9 (-1.9) 88%

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 20, 2026 AKR 7865 BALL
Jan 14, 2026 AKR 8777 BALL
Feb 26, 2025 AKR 8782 BALL
Jan 10, 2024 AKR 8076 BALL
Mar 1, 2023 AKR 8783 BALL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings AKR BALL
Overall 28-7 14-17
Conference 17-1 7-11
Home 16-0 8-7
Away 8-4 4-9
Neutral 4-3 1-1
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 83.4 73.8
Avg Pts Against 76.4 75.2
Massey 5.4 (#96) -6.2 (#263)
Bradley-Terry 1.07 (#86) -1.33 (#285)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.16 (#92) -1.78 (#298)
RPI 0.572 (#59) 0.419 (#320)
Shooting & Four Factors AKR BALL
FG% 45.3% 45.1%
3PT% 36.7% 34.8%
REB / G 40.2 34.3
OREB / G 12.7 9.1
AST / TO 1.38 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.8% 51.8%
TOV% 17.5% 16.5%
ORB% 33.4% 26.5%
FT Rate 19.1% 32.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.4% 51.0%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 13.9%
DRB% 71.5% 70.5%
Opp FT Rate 24.7% 24.3%

Game Analysis

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