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Toledo Rockets
87 – 96
FINAL Conference
Akron Zips
Mid-American Conference · Savage Arena · March 5, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -4.5 Away covered
O/U 163.5 Over
Money TOL +170 / AKR -200
Model Predictions
Spread Total TOL win
Actual AKR +9 183 Lost
Massey AKR -5.8 (-3.2) — —
Massey Totals — 167.6 (+15.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 36% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 29% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -4.4 (-4.6) 160.4 (+22.6) 32% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AKR -4.9 (-4.1) 158.9 (+24.1) 34% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AKR -3.5 (-5.5) 159.9 (+23.1) 36% ✓
Baseline ML AKR -4.5 (-4.5) 160.0 (+23.0) 33% ✓

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 15, 2026 AKR 79 – 76 TOL
Jan 28, 2026 AKR 91 – 81 TOL
Mar 14, 2025 AKR 100 – 90 TOL
Jan 15, 2025 AKR 85 – 78 TOL
Feb 21, 2024 TOL 72 – 64 AKR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TOL AKR
Overall 18-15 28-7
Conference 10-8 17-1
Home 9-4 16-0
Away 6-9 8-4
Neutral 3-2 4-3
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.9 83.4
Avg Pts Against 81.1 76.4
Massey -5.1 (#248) 4.0 (#104)
Bradley-Terry -0.03 (#168) 1.12 (#84)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.44 (#201) 1.10 (#96)
RPI 0.526 (#127) 0.593 (#33)
Shooting & Four Factors TOL AKR
FG% 44.9% 46.5%
3PT% 33.9% 35.6%
REB / G 33.8 38.9
OREB / G 10.6 11.9
AST / TO 1.33 1.42
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.9% 54.6%
TOV% 13.9% 17.2%
ORB% 29.5% 32.5%
FT Rate 25.5% 19.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.0% 49.1%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 17.0%
DRB% 69.2% 71.6%
Opp FT Rate 17.9% 24.5%

Game Analysis

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