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Akron vs South Alabama Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 08 Feb 2025
Tip-off: 19:00
Final 80-65
36-30 44-35
Position#21
Record17-5
FormWWWWW
Points / game83.9
Allowed / game72.9
Akron 🏆
USA
vs
Position#83
Record16-8
FormLLLWW
Points / game72.1
Allowed / game62.2
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Akron winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
South Alabama 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
Bowling Green
#257
W
71-68
71
68
+3
A03/01
NCAA
Central Michigan
#242
W
87-71
87
71
+16
H08/01
NCAA
Eastern Michigan
#212
W
105-81
105
81
+24
A11/01
NCAA
Toledo
#167
W
85-78
85
78
+7
H15/01
NCAA
Ohio
#205
W
92-80
92
80
+12
H17/01
NCAA
Buffalo
#333
W
90-58
90
58
+32
A22/01
NCAA
Miami (Ohio)
#41
W
102-75
102
75
+27
H25/01
NCAA
Northern Illinois
#352
W
80-70
80
70
+10
A29/01
NCAA
Kent State
#74
W
85-71
85
71
+14
A01/02
NCAA
Ball State
#243
W
81-73
81
73
+8
H05/02
NCAA
1H
2H
30-32
41-36
41-38
46-33
54-38
51-43
30-42
55-36
44-29
48-51
40-25
50-33
52-28
50-47
37-33
43-37
48-31
37-40
38-36
43-37
160.3Avg total
87.8Scored
72.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (22)83.972.9156.8+11.077%
Season at home (11)90.071.7161.7+18.3100%
Season away (11)77.874.1151.9+3.755%
Last 10 (10)87.872.5160.3+15.3100%
Last 5 (5)87.669.4157.0+18.2100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (10)72.376.1148.4-3.840%
vs Weaker (18)82.672.2154.8+10.483%
This opponent (South Alabama) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
South AlabamaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Georgia Southern
#201
W
76-47
76
47
+29
A04/01
NCAA
Arkansas State
#54
W
76-62
76
62
+14
H10/01
NCAA
Old Dominion
#261
L
63-71 OT
63
71
-8
H11/01
NCAA
Southern Miss
#324
W
75-62
75
62
+13
H16/01
NCAA
Troy
#68
W
64-63
64
63
+1
H18/01
NCAA
Troy
#68
L
55-65
55
65
-10
A25/01
NCAA
Louisiana Monroe
#346
L
66-77
66
77
-11
A28/01
NCAA
Louisiana Monroe
#346
L
58-62
58
62
-4
H31/01
NCAA
Louisiana Lafayette
#314
W
62-58 OT
62
58
+4
A02/02
NCAA
Coastal Carolina
#326
W
84-59
84
59
+25
A06/02
NCAA
1H
2H
38-18
38-29
41-31
35-31
39-33
24-30
42-33
33-29
42-22
22-41
26-32
29-33
27-35
39-42
26-34
32-28
18-31
38-25
43-20
41-39
130.5Avg total
67.9Scored
62.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (24)72.162.2134.2+9.967%
Season at home (14)75.462.6138.1+12.871%
Season away (10)67.461.5128.9+5.960%
Last 10 (10)67.962.6130.5+5.360%
Last 5 (5)65.064.2129.2+0.840%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (11)71.169.6140.7+1.564%
vs Weaker (17)70.963.2134.1+7.759%
This opponent (Akron) is Similar. 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

-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +8.2+8.21st half: +5.3+5.32nd half2nd half: +7.1+7.12nd half: +0.4+0.4
-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +8.2+8.21st half: +5.3+5.32nd half2nd half: +7.1+7.12nd half: +0.4+0.4
AkronSouth Alabama
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.
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AkronLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Bowling Green
#257
L
30-32
30
32
-2
A03/01
NCAA
Central Michigan
#242
W
41-38
41
38
+3
H08/01
NCAA
Eastern Michigan
#212
W
54-38
54
38
+16
A11/01
NCAA
Toledo
#167
L
30-42
30
42
-12
H15/01
NCAA
Ohio
#205
W
44-29
44
29
+15
H17/01
NCAA
Buffalo
#333
W
40-25
40
25
+15
A22/01
NCAA
Miami (Ohio)
#41
W
52-28
52
28
+24
H25/01
NCAA
Northern Illinois
#352
W
37-33
37
33
+4
A29/01
NCAA
Kent State
#74
W
48-31
48
31
+17
A01/02
NCAA
Ball State
#243
W
38-36
38
36
+2
H05/02
NCAA
74.6Avg total
41.4Scored
33.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)38.233.071.2+5.170%-
Last 30 at home (16)38.831.970.8+6.981%-
Last 30 away (14)37.434.371.7+3.157%-
Last 10 (10)41.433.274.6+8.280%-
Last 5 (5)43.030.673.6+12.4100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (10)34.934.569.4+0.440%-
vs Weaker (18)38.833.171.9+5.783%-
This opponent (South Alabama) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
South AlabamaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Georgia Southern
#201
W
38-18
38
18
+20
A04/01
NCAA
Arkansas State
#54
W
41-31
41
31
+10
H10/01
NCAA
Old Dominion
#261
W
39-33
39
33
+6
H11/01
NCAA
Southern Miss
#324
W
42-33
42
33
+9
H16/01
NCAA
Troy
#68
W
42-22
42
22
+20
H18/01
NCAA
Troy
#68
L
26-32
26
32
-6
A25/01
NCAA
Louisiana Monroe
#346
L
27-35
27
35
-8
A28/01
NCAA
Louisiana Monroe
#346
L
26-34
26
34
-8
H31/01
NCAA
Louisiana Lafayette
#314
L
18-31
18
31
-13
A02/02
NCAA
Coastal Carolina
#326
W
43-20
43
20
+23
A06/02
NCAA
63.1Avg total
34.2Scored
28.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.631.365.9+3.353%-
Last 30 at home (18)36.631.868.4+4.856%-
Last 30 away (12)31.630.462.0+1.250%-
Last 10 (10)34.228.963.1+5.360%-
Last 5 (5)28.030.458.4-2.420%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (11)34.332.767.0+1.545%-
vs Weaker (17)32.831.364.1+1.553%-
This opponent (Akron) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Akron wins
0
South Alabama wins
No previous meetings.
Akronlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
05/02/25HBall State81-73
01/02/25AKent State85-71
29/01/25ANorthern Illinois80-70
25/01/25HMiami (Ohio)102-75
22/01/25ABuffalo90-58
17/01/25HOhio92-80
15/01/25HToledo85-78
11/01/25AEastern Michigan105-81
08/01/25HCentral Michigan87-71
03/01/25ABowling Green71-68
DateH/AOpponentScore
06/02/25ACoastal Carolina84-59
02/02/25ALouisiana Lafayette62-58 OT
31/01/25HLouisiana Monroe58-62
28/01/25ALouisiana Monroe66-77
25/01/25ATroy55-65
18/01/25HTroy64-63
16/01/25HSouthern Miss75-62
11/01/25HOld Dominion63-71 OT
10/01/25HArkansas State76-62
04/01/25AGeorgia Southern76-47

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Akron
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 10 Wins / 0 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW77%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayWWWWW55%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games221111
Win %77%100%55%
Points / game83.990.077.8
Allowed / game72.971.774.1
Point differential+11.0+18.3+3.7
Avg total156.8161.7151.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+55%64%45%
Close games (≤5 pts) won33% (3)-33% (3)
Overtime %5%0%9%
South Alabama
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLWW67%
HomeWLWWL71%
AwayWLLWW60%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games241410
Win %67%71%60%
Points / game72.175.467.4
Allowed / game62.262.661.5
Point differential+9.9+12.8+5.9
Avg total134.2138.1128.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+38%43%30%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (6)40% (5)100% (1)
Overtime %12%14%10%
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)2318578%81.472.3+9.1
2 Akron2217577%83.972.9+11.0
3 Kent State2214864%70.064.4+5.6
4 Toledo2214864%79.177.9+1.2
5 Ohio22121055%80.575.2+5.4
6 Central Michigan22101245%74.070.3+3.6
7 Ball State22101245%76.074.0+2.0
8 Eastern Michigan22101245%72.277.5-5.3
9 UMass23101343%75.775.1+0.6
10 Bowling Green2281436%75.576.3-0.8
11 Buffalo2271532%72.581.9-9.5
12 Western Michigan2371630%70.476.2-5.7
13 Northern Illinois2251723%71.776.8-5.1
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 -).
Sun Belt conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Arkansas State2418675%78.669.6+9.0
2 South Alabama2416867%72.162.2+9.9
3 Troy2415962%72.965.3+7.5
4 James Madison2415962%72.868.5+4.3
5 Appalachian State2314961%69.263.3+5.9
6 Marshall25151060%75.571.4+4.2
7 Georgia Southern25131252%74.676.7-2.1
8 Texas State24121250%76.172.7+3.4
9 Old Dominion24111346%68.071.3-3.3
10 Southern Miss24101442%72.075.0-3.0
11 Georgia State2491538%74.579.5-5.0
12 Coastal Carolina2481633%67.071.2-4.1
13 Louisiana Lafayette2471729%66.574.6-8.1
14 Louisiana Monroe2561924%68.673.8-5.1
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
Akron364480
South Alabama303565
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