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Ball State vs Akron Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 07 Jan 2023
Tip-off: 01:30
Final 70-63
30-31 40-32
Position#103
Record10-4
FormWWWWW
Points / game77.4
Allowed / game67.1
Ball State 🏆
USA
vs
Akron
USA
Position#59
Record10-4
FormWWLWW
Points / game71.2
Allowed / game60.4
USANCAA
Other2022-23
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Ball StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Vermont
#68
L
73-78
73
78
-5
H25/11
NCAA
Missouri State
#177
W
67-64
67
64
+3
H26/11
NCAA
San Jose State
#121
L
65-67
65
67
-2
A27/11
NCAA
Duquesne
#104
L
77-78
77
78
-1
A03/12
NCAA
Eastern Illinois
#335
W
76-59
76
59
+17
A08/12
NCAA
Evansville
#365
W
88-69
88
69
+19
H10/12
NCAA
Illinois State
#303
W
83-69
83
69
+14
H17/12
NCAA
Georgia Southern
#198
W
58-54
58
54
+4
H22/12
NCAA
Chicago State
#297
W
70-63
70
63
+7
H29/12
NCAA
Toledo
#18
W
90-83
90
83
+7
A04/01
NCAA
1H
2H
32-36
41-42
35-38
32-26
24-31
41-36
40-36
37-42
36-29
40-30
42-28
46-41
41-34
42-35
17-24
41-30
29-28
41-35
40-37
50-46
143.1Avg total
74.7Scored
68.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (14)77.467.1144.5+10.471%
Season at home (8)79.263.5142.8+15.888%
Season away (6)75.071.8146.8+3.250%
Last 10 (10)74.768.4143.1+6.370%
Last 5 (5)77.867.6145.4+10.2100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (11)74.580.5155.0-6.127%
vs Similar (6)71.870.5142.3+1.350%
vs Weaker (11)75.267.3142.5+7.982%
This opponent (Akron) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
AkronUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
LSU
#264
L
58-73
58
73
-15
H22/11
NCAA
Nevada
#74
L
58-62
58
62
-4
A23/11
NCAA
Marshall
#38
L
57-68
57
68
-11
A01/12
NCAA
Muskingum
#606
W
80-33
80
33
+47
H04/12
NCAA
Jackson State
#265
W
85-72
85
72
+13
H11/12
NCAA
Wright State
#160
W
66-54
66
54
+12
H15/12
NCAA
Maine Black Bears
#258
W
87-55
87
55
+32
H20/12
NCAA
Bradley
#45
L
55-74
55
74
-19
A22/12
NCAA
Concord
#543
W
84-58
84
58
+26
H31/12
NCAA
Northern Illinois
#271
W
76-51
76
51
+25
H04/01
NCAA
1H
2H
35-33
23-40
24-20
34-42
25-37
32-31
34-12
46-21
54-26
31-46
28-30
38-24
44-23
43-32
19-36
36-38
31-23
53-35
28-26
48-25
130.6Avg total
70.6Scored
60.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (14)71.260.4131.6+10.871%
Season at home (9)75.859.4135.2+16.389%
Season away (5)63.062.2125.2+0.840%
Last 10 (10)70.660.0130.6+10.660%
Last 5 (5)73.658.4132.0+15.280%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)73.073.0146.0+0.050%
vs Similar (8)66.465.6132.0+0.850%
vs Weaker ◀ (19)71.160.7131.8+10.479%
This opponent (Ball State) is Weaker. 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

-7-4+0+4+71st half1st half: +1.5+1.51st half: +5.6+5.62nd half2nd half: +4.8+4.82nd half: +5.0+5.0
-7-4+0+4+71st half1st half: +1.5+1.51st half: +5.6+5.62nd half2nd half: +4.8+4.82nd half: +5.0+5.0
Ball StateAkron
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
Ball StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Vermont
#68
L
32-36
32
36
-4
H25/11
NCAA
Missouri State
#177
L
35-38
35
38
-3
H26/11
NCAA
San Jose State
#121
L
24-31
24
31
-7
A27/11
NCAA
Duquesne
#104
W
40-36
40
36
+4
A03/12
NCAA
Eastern Illinois
#335
W
36-29
36
29
+7
A08/12
NCAA
Evansville
#365
W
42-28
42
28
+14
H10/12
NCAA
Illinois State
#303
W
41-34
41
34
+7
H17/12
NCAA
Georgia Southern
#198
L
17-24
17
24
-7
H22/12
NCAA
Chicago State
#297
W
29-28
29
28
+1
H29/12
NCAA
Toledo
#18
W
40-37
40
37
+3
A04/01
NCAA
65.7Avg total
33.6Scored
32.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.233.468.6+1.853%-
Last 30 at home (16)35.431.466.8+4.056%-
Last 30 away (14)34.935.770.6-0.850%-
Last 10 (10)33.632.165.7+1.560%-
Last 5 (5)33.830.264.0+3.680%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (11)33.736.570.3-2.836%-
vs Similar (6)32.334.867.2-2.533%-
vs Weaker (11)35.830.766.5+5.173%-
This opponent (Akron) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
AkronLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
LSU
#264
W
35-33
35
33
+2
H22/11
NCAA
Nevada
#74
W
24-20
24
20
+4
A23/11
NCAA
Marshall
#38
L
25-37
25
37
-12
A01/12
NCAA
Muskingum
#606
W
34-12
34
12
+22
H04/12
NCAA
Jackson State
#265
W
54-26
54
26
+28
H11/12
NCAA
Wright State
#160
L
28-30
28
30
-2
H15/12
NCAA
Maine Black Bears
#258
W
44-23
44
23
+21
H20/12
NCAA
Bradley
#45
L
19-36
19
36
-17
A22/12
NCAA
Concord
#543
W
31-23
31
23
+8
H31/12
NCAA
Northern Illinois
#271
W
28-26
28
26
+2
H04/01
NCAA
58.8Avg total
32.2Scored
26.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.628.060.5+4.673%-
Last 30 at home (15)33.227.360.5+5.967%-
Last 30 away (15)31.928.660.5+3.380%-
Last 10 (10)32.226.658.8+5.670%-
Last 5 (5)30.027.657.6+2.460%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)37.537.074.5+0.550%-
vs Similar (8)29.430.159.5-0.838%-
vs Weaker ◀ (19)33.326.960.3+6.489%-
This opponent (Ball State) is Weaker. 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
Ball State wins
5
Akron wins
DateGameScore
02/03/22Ball State v Akron60-79
12/01/22Akron v Ball State84-74
20/02/21Ball State v Akron79-88
30/01/21Akron v Ball State74-42
11/01/20Akron v Ball State75-60
Ball Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
04/01/23AToledo90-83
29/12/22HChicago State70-63
22/12/22HGeorgia Southern58-54
17/12/22HIllinois State83-69
10/12/22HEvansville88-69
08/12/22AEastern Illinois76-59
03/12/22ADuquesne77-78
27/11/22ASan Jose State65-67
26/11/22HMissouri State67-64
25/11/22HVermont73-78
Akronlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
04/01/23HNorthern Illinois76-51
31/12/22HConcord84-58
22/12/22ABradley55-74
20/12/22HMaine Black Bears87-55
15/12/22HWright State66-54
11/12/22HJackson State85-72
04/12/22HMuskingum80-33
01/12/22AMarshall57-68
23/11/22ANevada58-62
22/11/22HLSU58-73

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Ball State
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW71%
HomeWWWWW88%
AwayWLLWW50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1486
Win %71%88%50%
Points / game77.479.275.0
Allowed / game67.163.571.8
Point differential+10.4+15.8+3.2
Avg total144.5142.8146.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+43%50%33%
Close games (≤5 pts) won40% (5)67% (3)0% (2)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Akron
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWW71%
HomeWWWWW89%
AwayWWLLL40%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1495
Win %71%89%40%
Points / game71.275.863.0
Allowed / game60.459.462.2
Point differential+10.8+16.3+0.8
Avg total131.6135.2125.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+57%67%40%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)100% (1)0% (1)
Overtime %7%11%0%
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 Kent State1411379%75.161.6+13.5
2 Akron1410471%71.260.4+10.8
3 Ball State1410471%77.467.1+10.4
4 UMass1410471%71.068.0+3.0
5 Toledo1510567%86.079.8+6.2
6 Ohio148657%77.170.5+6.6
7 Bowling Green147750%76.973.7+3.2
8 Buffalo147750%78.676.9+1.6
9 Central Michigan146843%68.969.0-0.1
10 Northern Illinois1441029%67.976.2-8.3
11 Western Michigan1541127%69.071.3-2.3
12 Eastern Michigan1431121%73.481.5-8.1
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
Ball State304070
Akron313263
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