The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
Akron Zips
83 – 70
FINAL Conference
Kent State Golden Flashes
Mid-American Conference · James A. Rhodes Arena · February 23, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread AKR -7.5 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money AKR -350 / KENT +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total AKR win
Actual AKR +13 153 Won
Massey AKR -8.3 (+4.7) — —
Massey Totals — 138.3 (+14.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 90% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 93% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AKR -6.8 (+6.2) 136.1 (+16.9) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AKR -6.6 (+6.4) 135.3 (+17.7) 78% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AKR -7.3 (+5.7) 136.2 (+16.8) 78% ✓
Baseline ML AKR -7.5 (+5.5) 136.4 (+16.6) 77% ✓

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 13, 2026 AKR 75 – 68 KENT
Feb 28, 2026 AKR 92 – 70 KENT
Jan 30, 2026 AKR 69 – 52 KENT
Mar 1, 2025 AKR 77 – 72 KENT
Feb 1, 2025 AKR 85 – 71 KENT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings AKR KENT
Overall 24-11 17-17
Conference 13-5 8-10
Home 13-1 9-6
Away 7-6 4-9
Neutral 4-4 4-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.0 73.8
Avg Pts Against 67.1 72.0
Massey 5.3 (#98) 0.3 (#161)
Bradley-Terry 1.17 (#90) -0.43 (#215)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.43 (#93) -0.44 (#211)
RPI 0.574 (#60) 0.488 (#199)
Shooting & Four Factors AKR KENT
FG% 45.2% 43.7%
3PT% 32.6% 36.1%
REB / G 35.9 34.8
OREB / G 9.9 11.1
AST / TO 1.09 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 50.9%
TOV% 17.1% 18.2%
ORB% 30.0% 31.7%
FT Rate 24.7% 26.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.4% 51.8%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 19.0%
DRB% 74.6% 71.4%
Opp FT Rate 20.1% 25.8%

Game Analysis

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