Everybody know I'm a motherfucking monster. "Monster" - Kanye West
Akron Zips
77 – 72
FINAL Conference
Kent State Golden Flashes
Mid-American Conference · James A. Rhodes Arena · March 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -3.5 Home covered
O/U 156.5 Under
Money AKR -170 / KENT +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total AKR win
Actual AKR +5 149 Won
Massey AKR -4.3 (+0.7) — —
Massey Totals — 149.6 (-0.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 73% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 77% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AKR -4.1 (+0.9) 151.6 (-2.6) 69% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AKR -3.1 (+1.9) 151.2 (-2.2) 68% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -3.9 (+1.1) 151.8 (-2.8) 68% ✓
Baseline ML AKR -3.7 (+1.3) 152.7 (-3.7) 70% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 13, 2026 AKR 75 – 68 KENT
Feb 28, 2026 AKR 92 – 70 KENT
Jan 30, 2026 AKR 69 – 52 KENT
Feb 1, 2025 AKR 85 – 71 KENT
Mar 16, 2024 AKR 62 – 61 KENT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings AKR KENT
Overall 28-7 24-12
Conference 17-1 11-7
Home 16-0 11-4
Away 8-4 10-6
Neutral 4-3 3-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 83.4 72.5
Avg Pts Against 76.4 68.4
Massey 3.9 (#106) 2.8 (#117)
Bradley-Terry 1.06 (#87) 0.62 (#120)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.05 (#100) 0.48 (#133)
RPI 0.588 (#39) 0.550 (#88)
Shooting & Four Factors AKR KENT
FG% 46.6% 43.1%
3PT% 35.9% 30.2%
REB / G 38.8 36.2
OREB / G 11.7 12.3
AST / TO 1.43 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.8% 49.0%
TOV% 17.2% 17.2%
ORB% 32.1% 35.2%
FT Rate 18.9% 22.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.0% 48.1%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 19.4%
DRB% 72.0% 71.9%
Opp FT Rate 24.8% 30.5%

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