So let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Fari! "By the RIvers of Babylon"-The Melodians
Akron Zips
104 – 89
FINAL Conference
Western Michigan Broncos
Mid-American Conference · James A. Rhodes Arena · January 17, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -21.5 Away covered
O/U 163.5 Over
Money AKR -4500 / WMU +1700
Model Predictions
Spread Total AKR win
Actual AKR +15 193 Won
Massey AKR -18.7 (-3.7) — —
Massey Totals — 172.3 (+20.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 94% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -15.0 (+0.0) 156.7 (+36.3) 89% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AKR -16.7 (-1.7) 156.8 (+36.2) 89% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AKR -15.6 (-0.6) 158.5 (+34.5) 89% ✓
Baseline ML AKR -16.0 (-1.0) 159.0 (+34.0) 89% ✓

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 18, 2026 AKR 90 – 73 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 AKR WMU
Overall 29-6 10-21
Conference 17-1 4-14
Home 15-0 7-8
Away 9-3 3-13
Neutral 5-3 0-0
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 86.4 73.9
Avg Pts Against 75.0 80.1
Massey 10.3 (#57) -5.0 (#244)
Bradley-Terry 1.63 (#64) -0.58 (#221)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.95 (#71) -0.66 (#214)
RPI 0.581 (#52) 0.472 (#226)
Shooting & Four Factors AKR WMU
FG% 51.2% 44.6%
3PT% 38.4% 34.1%
REB / G 36.3 37.3
OREB / G 11.3 11.3
AST / TO 1.76 1.08
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 59.5% 50.7%
TOV% 15.1% 18.3%
ORB% 34.6% 31.6%
FT Rate 22.0% 22.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.7% 52.8%
Opp TOV% 18.8% 14.0%
DRB% 68.0% 70.1%
Opp FT Rate 24.9% 27.5%

Game Analysis

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