The black queen chants the funeral march, the cracked brass bells will ring / To summon back the fire witch to the court of the crimson king "The Court of the Crimson King" - King Crimson
Buffalo Bulls
63 – 82
FINAL Conference
Akron Zips
Mid-American Conference · Broadview Arena · January 20, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -8.5 Away covered
O/U 166.5 Under
Money BUF +320 / AKR -410
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUF win
Actual AKR +19 145 Lost
Massey AKR -6.8 (-12.2) — —
Massey Totals — 176.9 (-31.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 36% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 32% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -4.2 (-14.8) 164.8 (-19.8) 33% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AKR -5.8 (-13.2) 161.2 (-16.2) 26% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AKR -5.3 (-13.7) 165.3 (-20.3) 34% ✓
Baseline ML AKR -4.6 (-14.4) 166.2 (-21.2) 35% ✓

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
Mar 8, 2025 AKR 88 – 70 BUF
Jan 22, 2025 AKR 90 – 58 BUF
Feb 17, 2024 AKR 73 – 62 BUF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUF AKR
Overall 17-15 29-6
Conference 7-11 17-1
Home 7-8 15-0
Away 8-6 9-3
Neutral 2-1 5-3
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 77.5 86.4
Avg Pts Against 77.0 75.0
Massey -0.0 (#166) 10.1 (#59)
Bradley-Terry 0.49 (#124) 1.62 (#59)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.53 (#127) 1.90 (#74)
RPI 0.536 (#103) 0.578 (#56)
Shooting & Four Factors BUF AKR
FG% 47.7% 51.6%
3PT% 39.3% 39.9%
REB / G 31.4 36.0
OREB / G 9.2 11.3
AST / TO 1.33 1.81
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.4% 60.3%
TOV% 15.4% 14.9%
ORB% 28.3% 35.0%
FT Rate 34.2% 21.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.5% 52.6%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 18.8%
DRB% 67.9% 67.8%
Opp FT Rate 24.6% 24.3%

Game Analysis

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