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Western Michigan Broncos
73 – 90
FINAL Conference
Akron Zips
Mid-American Conference · University Arena (MI) · February 18, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -14.5 Away covered
O/U 160.5 Over
Money WMU +800 / AKR -1350
Model Predictions
Spread Total WMU win
Actual AKR +17 163 Lost
Massey AKR -13.5 (-3.5) — —
Massey Totals — 166.6 (-3.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 12% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 9% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -11.6 (-5.4) 158.9 (+4.1) 15% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AKR -11.6 (-5.4) 157.8 (+5.2) 17% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AKR -11.9 (-5.1) 157.3 (+5.7) 18% ✓
Baseline ML AKR -11.6 (-5.4) 157.9 (+5.1) 18% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 17, 2026 AKR 104 – 89 WMU
Feb 12, 2025 AKR 105 – 92 WMU
Mar 8, 2024 WMU 90 – 84 AKR
Jan 17, 2024 AKR 77 – 66 WMU
Feb 26, 2023 AKR 81 – 64 WMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WMU AKR
Overall 10-21 29-6
Conference 4-14 17-1
Home 7-8 15-0
Away 3-13 9-3
Neutral 0-0 5-3
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 73.9 86.4
Avg Pts Against 80.1 75.0
Massey -7.1 (#276) 9.4 (#64)
Bradley-Terry -0.95 (#253) 1.56 (#63)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.14 (#246) 1.70 (#75)
RPI 0.459 (#256) 0.589 (#43)
Shooting & Four Factors WMU AKR
FG% 43.8% 49.8%
3PT% 35.2% 38.0%
REB / G 36.4 36.3
OREB / G 11.4 11.1
AST / TO 1.09 1.67
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.1% 58.4%
TOV% 17.2% 15.4%
ORB% 31.9% 33.6%
FT Rate 22.8% 22.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.5% 51.1%
Opp TOV% 13.6% 18.7%
DRB% 70.3% 68.3%
Opp FT Rate 25.4% 23.3%

Game Analysis

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