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Eastern Michigan Eagles
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FINAL Conference
Akron Zips
Mid-American Conference · Gervin GameAbove Center · February 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -12.5 Home covered
O/U 153.5 Under
Money EMU +650 / AKR -1000
Model Predictions
Spread Total EMU win
Actual AKR +2 130 Lost
Massey AKR -11.1 (+9.1)
Massey Totals 156.8 (-26.8)
Bradley-Terry 13%
Weighted B-T 10%
Efficiency Plus ML AKR -11.0 (+9.0) 151.9 (-21.9) 18%
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -9.9 (+7.9) 150.4 (-20.4) 17%
Baseline ML AKR -10.1 (+8.1) 152.5 (-22.5) 22%
Baseline Plus ML AKR -9.6 (+7.6) 151.5 (-21.5) 19%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 20, 2025 AKR 9372 EMU
Jan 11, 2025 AKR 10581 EMU
Mar 6, 2024 EMU 6160 AKR
Jan 31, 2024 AKR 7746 EMU
Feb 15, 2023 AKR 7851 EMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EMU AKR
Overall 10-21 29-6
Conference 4-14 17-1
Home 7-7 15-0
Away 3-14 9-3
Neutral 0-0 5-3
Last 5 1-4 5-0
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 70.2 86.4
Avg Pts Against 74.4 75.0
Massey -3.1 (#213) 11.1 (#51)
Bradley-Terry -0.57 (#216) 1.82 (#55)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.65 (#215) 2.16 (#61)
RPI 0.465 (#238) 0.591 (#43)
Shooting & Four Factors EMU AKR
FG% 44.4% 50.8%
3PT% 32.7% 39.1%
REB / G 34.9 36.8
OREB / G 10.0 11.4
AST / TO 1.05 1.71
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.7% 59.4%
TOV% 17.6% 15.5%
ORB% 28.4% 34.9%
FT Rate 22.9% 21.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.6% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 18.7%
DRB% 70.9% 67.6%
Opp FT Rate 25.0% 23.7%

Game Analysis

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