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Akron vs Kent State Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 30 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 23:00
Final 69-52
38-29 31-23
Position#14
Record17-4
FormWWWWW
Points / game92.6
Allowed / game75.5
Akron 🏆
USA
vs
Position#52
Record15-6
FormWWLWW
Points / game88.9
Allowed / game82.0
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Akron v Kent State
13 Mar 2026
AKRO75
KENT68
30 Jan 2026
AKRO69
KENT52
28 Feb 2025
AKRO77
KENT72
16 Mar 2024
AKRO62
KENT61
23 Feb 2024
AKRO83
KENT70
03 Feb 2023
AKRO67
KENT55
11 Feb 2022
AKRO64
KENT66
01 Jan 2021
AKRO66
KENT62
06 Mar 2020
AKRO79
KENT76
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Akron winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Kent State winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

AkronUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Eastern Michigan
#322
W
93-72
93
72
+21
H20/12
NCAA
Concord
#629
W
115-64
115
64
+51
H30/12
NCAA
Miami (Ohio)
#5
L
73-76
73
76
-3
A03/01
NCAA
Central Michigan
#323
W
82-69
82
69
+13
H07/01
NCAA
Bowling Green
#143
W
77-67
77
67
+10
A10/01
NCAA
Ball State
#288
W
87-77
87
77
+10
H14/01
NCAA
Western Michigan
#325
W
104-89
104
89
+15
H17/01
NCAA
Buffalo
#180
W
82-63
82
63
+19
A20/01
NCAA
Ohio
#241
W
86-65
86
65
+21
A24/01
NCAA
Toledo
#156
W
91-81
91
81
+10
H28/01
NCAA
1H
2H
48-34
45-38
47-25
68-39
36-33
37-43
43-30
39-39
43-27
34-40
43-34
44-43
52-51
52-38
43-27
39-36
48-26
38-39
41-49
50-32
161.3Avg total
89.0Scored
72.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (21)92.675.5168.1+17.081%
Season at home (14)97.377.7175.0+19.686%
Season away (7)83.171.1154.3+12.071%
Last 10 (10)89.072.3161.3+16.790%
Last 5 (5)90.075.0165.0+15.0100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (6)77.384.8162.2-7.533%
vs Weaker ◀ (23)92.075.3167.3+16.791%
This opponent (Kent State) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Kent StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
UMass
#189
W
69-59
69
59
+10
A20/12
NCAA
Purdue
#31
L
60-101
60
101
-41
A30/12
NCAA
Northern Illinois
#342
W
77-73
77
73
+4
H03/01
NCAA
Bowling Green
#143
W
96-93
96
93
+3
H07/01
NCAA
Central Michigan
#323
L
85-87
85
87
-2
A10/01
NCAA
Buffalo
#180
W
87-81
87
81
+6
A13/01
NCAA
Toledo
#156
W
87-84
87
84
+3
H16/01
NCAA
Miami (Ohio)
#5
L
101-107 OT
101
107
-6
H21/01
NCAA
Eastern Michigan
#322
W
76-75 OT
76
75
+1
A24/01
NCAA
Ohio
#241
W
72-57
72
57
+15
H28/01
NCAA
1H
2H
35-24
34-35
27-51
33-50
47-26
30-47
45-45
51-48
43-49
42-38
44-30
43-51
35-41
52-43
34-48
58-44
31-23
27-35
28-24
44-33
162.7Avg total
81.0Scored
81.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (21)88.982.0170.8+6.971%
Season at home (14)95.482.7178.1+12.679%
Season away (7)75.980.4156.3-4.657%
Last 10 (10)81.081.7162.7-0.770%
Last 5 (5)84.680.8165.4+3.880%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (4)85.894.5180.2-8.850%
vs Similar (11)81.580.1161.6+1.564%
vs Weaker (13)86.274.4160.6+11.877%
This opponent (Akron) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-14-7+0+7+141st half1st half: +10.8+10.81st half: +0.8+0.82nd half2nd half: +5.9+5.92nd half: -1.0-1.0
-14-7+0+7+141st half1st half: +10.8+10.81st half: +0.8+0.82nd half2nd half: +5.9+5.92nd half: -1.0-1.0
AkronKent State
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
AkronLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Eastern Michigan
#322
W
48-34
48
34
+14
H20/12
NCAA
Concord
#629
W
47-25
47
25
+22
H30/12
NCAA
Miami (Ohio)
#5
W
36-33
36
33
+3
A03/01
NCAA
Central Michigan
#323
W
43-30
43
30
+13
H07/01
NCAA
Bowling Green
#143
W
43-27
43
27
+16
A10/01
NCAA
Ball State
#288
W
43-34
43
34
+9
H14/01
NCAA
Western Michigan
#325
W
52-51
52
51
+1
H17/01
NCAA
Buffalo
#180
W
43-27
43
27
+16
A20/01
NCAA
Ohio
#241
W
48-26
48
26
+22
A24/01
NCAA
Toledo
#156
L
41-49
41
49
-8
H28/01
NCAA
78.0Avg total
44.4Scored
33.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)42.735.878.6+6.970%-
Last 30 at home (19)43.936.580.4+7.568%-
Last 30 away (11)40.634.775.4+5.973%-
Last 10 (10)44.433.678.0+10.890%-
Last 5 (5)45.437.482.8+8.080%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (6)34.842.877.7-8.017%-
vs Weaker ◀ (23)44.634.579.1+10.183%-
This opponent (Kent State) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Kent StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
UMass
#189
W
35-24
35
24
+11
A20/12
NCAA
Purdue
#31
L
27-51
27
51
-24
A30/12
NCAA
Northern Illinois
#342
W
47-26
47
26
+21
H03/01
NCAA
Bowling Green
#143
D
45-45
45
45
+0
H07/01
NCAA
Central Michigan
#323
L
43-49
43
49
-6
A10/01
NCAA
Buffalo
#180
W
44-30
44
30
+14
A13/01
NCAA
Toledo
#156
L
35-41
35
41
-6
H16/01
NCAA
Miami (Ohio)
#5
L
34-48
34
48
-14
H21/01
NCAA
Eastern Michigan
#322
W
31-23
31
23
+8
A24/01
NCAA
Ohio
#241
W
28-24
28
24
+4
H28/01
NCAA
73.0Avg total
36.9Scored
36.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)40.134.674.7+5.563%-
Last 30 at home (17)43.334.577.8+8.865%-
Last 30 away (13)35.934.670.5+1.362%-
Last 10 (10)36.936.173.0+0.850%-
Last 5 (5)34.433.267.6+1.260%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (4)37.244.581.8-7.225%-
vs Similar (11)38.435.573.9+2.864%-
vs Weaker (13)42.431.674.0+10.869%-
This opponent (Akron) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
7
Akron wins
3
Kent State wins
DateGameScore
01/03/25Akron v Kent State77-72
01/02/25Kent State v Akron71-85
16/03/24Akron v Kent State62-61
23/02/24Akron v Kent State83-70
20/01/24Kent State v Akron71-77
11/03/23Kent State v Akron79-73
03/03/23Kent State v Akron89-84 OT
04/02/23Akron v Kent State67-55
13/03/22Kent State v Akron55-75
12/02/22Akron v Kent State64-66
Akronlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
28/01/26HToledo91-81
24/01/26AOhio86-65
20/01/26ABuffalo82-63
17/01/26HWestern Michigan104-89
14/01/26HBall State87-77
10/01/26ABowling Green77-67
07/01/26HCentral Michigan82-69
03/01/26AMiami (Ohio)73-76
30/12/25HConcord115-64
20/12/25HEastern Michigan93-72
Kent Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
28/01/26HOhio72-57
24/01/26AEastern Michigan76-75 OT
21/01/26HMiami (Ohio)101-107 OT
16/01/26HToledo87-84
13/01/26ABuffalo87-81
10/01/26ACentral Michigan85-87
07/01/26HBowling Green96-93
03/01/26HNorthern Illinois77-73
30/12/25APurdue60-101
20/12/25AUMass69-59

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Akron
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW81%
HomeWWWWW86%
AwayWLWWW71%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games21147
Win %81%86%71%
Points / game92.697.383.1
Allowed / game75.577.771.1
Point differential+17.0+19.6+12.0
Avg total168.1175.0154.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+81%86%71%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (2)0% (1)0% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Kent State
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWW71%
HomeWWWLW79%
AwayWLLWW57%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games21147
Win %71%79%57%
Points / game88.995.475.9
Allowed / game82.082.780.4
Point differential+6.9+12.6-4.6
Avg total170.8178.1156.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+33%43%14%
Close games (≤5 pts) won83% (6)100% (3)67% (3)
Overtime %19%14%29%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Mid-American conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Miami (Ohio)21210100%94.175.1+19.0
2 Akron2117481%92.675.5+17.0
3 Kent State2115671%88.982.0+6.9
4 Buffalo2114767%80.074.7+5.3
5 Bowling Green2113862%85.971.3+14.5
6 UMass2213959%79.974.7+5.2
7 Toledo21111052%82.278.9+3.3
8 Ohio22111150%76.677.3-0.7
9 Eastern Michigan2191243%71.773.1-1.4
10 Western Michigan2181338%75.479.2-3.8
11 Ball State2071335%67.969.8-1.9
12 Northern Illinois2071335%73.576.0-2.5
13 Central Michigan2161529%72.978.5-5.6
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Akron383169
Kent State292352
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