And then my good friend Shaggy says "Come spend some time, family" "44/876" -- Shaggy & Sting
Akron Zips
87 77
FINAL Conference
Ball State Cardinals
Mid-American Conference · James A. Rhodes Arena · January 14, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -20.5 Away covered
O/U 152.5 Over
Money AKR -2800 / BALL +1300
Model Predictions
Spread Total AKR win
Actual AKR +10 164 Won
Massey AKR -25.6 (-15.6)
Massey Totals 157.8 (+6.2)
Bradley-Terry 99%
Weighted B-T 100%
Efficiency Plus ML AKR -20.8 (-10.8) 150.6 (+13.4) 90%
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -18.7 (-8.7) 149.8 (+14.2) 90%
Baseline ML AKR -22.6 (-12.6) 151.3 (+12.7) 90%
Baseline Plus ML AKR -21.9 (-11.9) 150.6 (+13.4) 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

Feb 20, 2026 AKR 7865 BALL
Feb 26, 2025 AKR 8782 BALL
Feb 5, 2025 AKR 8173 BALL
Jan 10, 2024 AKR 8076 BALL
Mar 1, 2023 AKR 8783 BALL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings AKR BALL
Overall 29-6 12-19
Conference 17-1 7-11
Home 15-0 7-7
Away 9-3 4-11
Neutral 5-3 1-1
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak L1 W4
Avg Pts For 86.4 66.1
Avg Pts Against 75.0 71.4
Massey 11.4 (#53) -10.8 (#321)
Bradley-Terry 1.75 (#58) -2.70 (#342)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.12 (#70) -3.25 (#339)
RPI 0.597 (#44) 0.366 (#355)
Shooting & Four Factors AKR BALL
FG% 51.5% 39.5%
3PT% 38.5% 30.4%
REB / G 36.6 30.4
OREB / G 11.4 10.1
AST / TO 1.75 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 59.6% 45.6%
TOV% 15.4% 16.8%
ORB% 35.2% 27.3%
FT Rate 22.0% 22.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.5% 55.5%
Opp TOV% 19.1% 19.8%
DRB% 67.4% 66.1%
Opp FT Rate 24.8% 22.6%

Game Analysis

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