Well you know that it's a shame and a pity you were raised up in the city / And you never learned nothing about country ways "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" - Country Joe and the Fish
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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AKR -13.3 (-5.3) 155.9 (-1.9) 88% ✓
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% ✓

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 78 – 65 BALL
Jan 14, 2026 AKR 87 – 77 BALL
Feb 26, 2025 AKR 87 – 82 BALL
Jan 10, 2024 AKR 80 – 76 BALL
Mar 1, 2023 AKR 87 – 83 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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