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Texas Tech vs Akron Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 20 Mar 2026
Tip-off: 16:40
Final 91-71
40-35 51-36
Position#63
Record22-10
FormWWLLL
Points / game80.4
Allowed / game72.6
Texas Tech 🏆
USA
vs
Akron
USA
Position#14
Record29-5
FormWWWWW
Points / game88.4
Allowed / game73.5
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Texas Tech 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

Texas TechUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
West Virginia
#147
W
70-63
70
63
+7
A08/02
NCAA
Colorado
#183
W
78-44
78
44
+34
H12/02
NCAA
Arizona
#7
W
78-75 OT
78
75
+3
A14/02
NCAA
Arizona State
#194
L
67-72
67
72
-5
A18/02
NCAA
Kansas State
#292
W
100-72
100
72
+28
H21/02
NCAA
Cincinnati
#161
W
80-68
80
68
+12
H25/02
NCAA
Iowa State
#34
W
82-73
82
73
+9
A28/02
NCAA
TCU
#77
L
65-73
65
73
-8
H04/03
NCAA
Brigham Young
#76
L
76-82
76
82
-6
A08/03
NCAA
Iowa State
#34
L
53-75
53
75
-22
H12/03
NCAA
1H
2H
39-27
31-36
39-22
39-22
32-32
34-34
36-37
31-35
49-35
51-37
42-34
38-34
45-29
37-44
39-36
26-37
46-38
30-44
33-36
20-39
144.6Avg total
74.9Scored
69.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (32)80.472.6153.0+7.869%
Season at home (19)83.669.3152.9+14.384%
Season away (13)75.777.5153.2-1.846%
Last 10 (10)74.969.7144.6+5.260%
Last 5 (5)71.274.2145.4-3.040%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (7)75.377.1152.4-1.957%
vs Similar (12)77.874.3152.2+3.558%
vs Weaker (11)83.368.6151.9+14.682%
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
UMass
#189
W
99-92
99
92
+7
H14/02
NCAA
Western Michigan
#325
W
90-73
90
73
+17
A18/02
NCAA
Ball State
#288
W
78-65
78
65
+13
A20/02
NCAA
Buffalo
#180
W
99-85
99
85
+14
H25/02
NCAA
Kent State
#52
W
92-70
92
70
+22
A28/02
NCAA
Central Michigan
#323
W
77-64
77
64
+13
A04/03
NCAA
Northern Illinois
#342
W
94-55
94
55
+39
H06/03
NCAA
Buffalo
#180
W
73-70
73
70
+3
H12/03
NCAA
Kent State
#52
W
75-68
75
68
+7
H13/03
NCAA
Toledo
#156
W
79-76
79
76
+3
H15/03
NCAA
1H
2H
44-43
55-49
53-34
37-39
40-36
38-29
39-35
60-50
47-37
45-33
39-33
38-31
47-27
47-28
42-29
31-41
42-28
33-40
30-42
49-34
157.4Avg total
85.6Scored
71.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (34)88.473.5161.9+14.985%
Season at home (21)92.975.5168.4+17.390%
Season away (13)81.170.2151.3+10.877%
Last 10 (10)85.671.8157.4+13.8100%
Last 5 (5)79.666.6146.2+13.0100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (2)83.586.5170.0-3.00%
vs Weaker ◀ (27)86.973.1160.0+13.793%
This opponent (Texas Tech) 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

-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +7.4+7.41st half: +7.9+7.92nd half2nd half: -2.5-2.52nd half: +5.9+5.9
-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +7.4+7.41st half: +7.9+7.92nd half2nd half: -2.5-2.52nd half: +5.9+5.9
Texas TechAkron
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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Texas TechLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
West Virginia
#147
W
39-27
39
27
+12
A08/02
NCAA
Colorado
#183
W
39-22
39
22
+17
H12/02
NCAA
Arizona
#7
D
32-32
32
32
+0
A14/02
NCAA
Arizona State
#194
L
36-37
36
37
-1
A18/02
NCAA
Kansas State
#292
W
49-35
49
35
+14
H21/02
NCAA
Cincinnati
#161
W
42-34
42
34
+8
H25/02
NCAA
Iowa State
#34
W
45-29
45
29
+16
A28/02
NCAA
TCU
#77
W
39-36
39
36
+3
H04/03
NCAA
Brigham Young
#76
W
46-38
46
38
+8
A08/03
NCAA
Iowa State
#34
L
33-36
33
36
-3
H12/03
NCAA
72.6Avg total
40.0Scored
32.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)41.435.877.2+5.670%-
Last 30 at home (17)43.034.777.7+8.388%-
Last 30 away (13)39.237.276.5+2.046%-
Last 10 (10)40.032.672.6+7.470%-
Last 5 (5)41.034.675.6+6.480%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (7)37.738.376.0-0.629%-
vs Similar (12)42.536.278.8+6.283%-
vs Weaker (11)42.533.776.2+8.782%-
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
UMass
#189
W
44-43
44
43
+1
H14/02
NCAA
Western Michigan
#325
W
53-34
53
34
+19
A18/02
NCAA
Ball State
#288
W
40-36
40
36
+4
A20/02
NCAA
Buffalo
#180
W
39-35
39
35
+4
H25/02
NCAA
Kent State
#52
W
47-37
47
37
+10
A28/02
NCAA
Central Michigan
#323
W
39-33
39
33
+6
A04/03
NCAA
Northern Illinois
#342
W
47-27
47
27
+20
H06/03
NCAA
Buffalo
#180
W
42-29
42
29
+13
H12/03
NCAA
Kent State
#52
W
42-28
42
28
+14
H13/03
NCAA
Toledo
#156
L
30-42
30
42
-12
H15/03
NCAA
76.7Avg total
42.3Scored
34.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)42.634.777.3+7.983%-
Last 30 at home (18)43.536.580.0+7.078%-
Last 30 away (12)41.232.173.3+9.292%-
Last 10 (10)42.334.476.7+7.990%-
Last 5 (5)40.031.871.8+8.280%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (2)36.539.576.0-3.050%-
vs Weaker ◀ (27)42.934.777.6+8.185%-
This opponent (Texas Tech) 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
Texas Tech wins
0
Akron wins
No previous meetings.
Texas Techlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
12/03/26HIowa State53-75
08/03/26ABrigham Young76-82
04/03/26HTCU65-73
28/02/26AIowa State82-73
25/02/26HCincinnati80-68
21/02/26HKansas State100-72
18/02/26AArizona State67-72
14/02/26AArizona78-75 OT
12/02/26HColorado78-44
08/02/26AWest Virginia70-63
Akronlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
15/03/26HToledo79-76
13/03/26HKent State75-68
12/03/26HBuffalo73-70
06/03/26HNorthern Illinois94-55
04/03/26ACentral Michigan77-64
28/02/26AKent State92-70
25/02/26HBuffalo99-85
20/02/26ABall State78-65
18/02/26AWestern Michigan90-73
14/02/26HUMass99-92

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Texas Tech
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLLL69%
HomeWWWLL84%
AwayWWLWL46%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games321913
Win %69%84%46%
Points / game80.483.675.7
Allowed / game72.669.377.5
Point differential+7.8+14.3-1.8
Avg total153.0152.9153.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+44%68%8%
Close games (≤5 pts) won60% (10)75% (4)50% (6)
Overtime %3%0%8%
Akron
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 10 Wins / 0 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW85%
HomeWWWWW90%
AwayLWWWW77%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games342113
Win %85%90%77%
Points / game88.492.981.1
Allowed / game73.575.570.2
Point differential+14.9+17.3+10.8
Avg total161.9168.4151.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+71%71%69%
Close games (≤5 pts) won60% (5)67% (3)50% (2)
Overtime %0%0%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

Big 12 conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Arizona3432294%86.168.8+17.4
2 Houston3529683%77.262.4+14.8
3 Iowa State3426876%81.365.6+15.7
4 Kansas33231070%75.669.4+6.2
5 Texas Tech32221069%80.472.6+7.8
6 TCU34231168%77.971.8+6.1
7 Brigham Young35231266%83.575.4+8.1
8 UCF Knights32211166%81.078.5+2.5
9 Oklahoma State33191458%84.382.9+1.4
10 West Virginia32181456%69.264.8+4.4
11 Cincinnati33181555%73.167.6+5.5
12 Colorado32171553%80.079.4+0.5
13 Arizona State33171652%76.378.3-2.0
14 Baylor32161650%82.677.2+5.4
15 Kansas State32122038%79.681.8-2.3
16 Utah Utes32102231%74.379.1-4.8
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 -).
Mid-American conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Miami (Ohio)3332197%90.675.4+15.2
2 Akron3429585%88.473.5+14.9
3 Kent State33231070%84.979.8+5.0
4 Bowling Green32181456%81.371.6+9.8
5 Toledo34191556%81.076.6+4.4
6 Buffalo32171553%78.076.2+1.9
7 UMass33171652%80.277.6+2.6
8 Ohio32151747%77.978.6-0.7
9 Ball State31121939%67.569.5-2.0
10 Eastern Michigan31102132%70.773.5-2.8
11 Central Michigan31102132%73.476.9-3.5
12 Western Michigan31102132%74.879.5-4.7
13 Northern Illinois3092130%69.577.8-8.3
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
Texas Tech405191
Akron353671
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