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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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AKR -21.9 (-11.9) 150.6 (+13.4) 90% ✓
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% ✓

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 78 – 65 BALL
Feb 26, 2025 AKR 87 – 82 BALL
Feb 5, 2025 AKR 81 – 73 BALL
Jan 10, 2024 AKR 80 – 76 BALL
Mar 1, 2023 AKR 87 – 83 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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