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Akron Zips
88 – 70
FINAL Conference
Buffalo Bulls
Mid-American Conference · James A. Rhodes Arena · March 8, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -18.5 Away covered
O/U 159.5 Under
Money AKR -4000 / BUF +1300
Model Predictions
Spread Total AKR win
Actual AKR +18 158 Won
Massey AKR -20.6 (-2.6) — —
Massey Totals — 162.1 (-4.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 97% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AKR -16.5 (+1.5) 159.3 (-1.3) 90% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AKR -17.5 (+0.5) 159.9 (-1.9) 90% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -15.0 (+3.0) 157.9 (+0.1) 90% ✓
Baseline ML AKR -16.3 (+1.7) 160.0 (-2.0) 90% ✓

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 12, 2026 AKR 73 – 70 BUF
Feb 25, 2026 AKR 99 – 85 BUF
Jan 20, 2026 AKR 82 – 63 BUF
Jan 22, 2025 AKR 90 – 58 BUF
Feb 17, 2024 AKR 73 – 62 BUF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings AKR BUF
Overall 28-7 9-22
Conference 17-1 4-14
Home 16-0 6-9
Away 8-4 3-13
Neutral 4-3 0-0
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 83.4 70.3
Avg Pts Against 76.4 81.6
Massey 4.1 (#101) -13.2 (#345)
Bradley-Terry 1.22 (#80) -1.83 (#326)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.18 (#91) -2.49 (#330)
RPI 0.597 (#29) 0.421 (#320)
Shooting & Four Factors AKR BUF
FG% 46.8% 42.3%
3PT% 36.1% 30.6%
REB / G 38.8 33.6
OREB / G 11.9 9.0
AST / TO 1.40 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.0% 49.0%
TOV% 17.4% 19.6%
ORB% 32.9% 24.6%
FT Rate 19.4% 22.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.3% 54.2%
Opp TOV% 17.0% 16.5%
DRB% 71.3% 69.0%
Opp FT Rate 24.6% 22.8%

Game Analysis

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