Akron Zips

The Zips went 29-5 in 2025-26, unbeaten in 15 home games, and scored 88.35 points a game; only six Division I teams scored more. Backing Akron to win every priced game still made just 0.33 units.

Winning at a price

Akron were favored in 31 of 34 games and underdogs once, at Purdue, a 97-79 loss that still covered 18.5 points. The prices on the favorites were short enough that 27 wins in 31 made only 1.33 units over the 29 that were priced. Three defeats did most of the damage: 115-100 to Murray State at -205 at a neutral site, 76-73 at Miami (OH) at -192, and 79-69 at Troy at -148.

Road covers, home misses

Against the spread Akron went 17-15. At home, where they never lost, they covered only 6 of 13; on the road they covered 8 of 12, a rate 33 teams beat. Home wins over Central Michigan at -23.5, Ball State at -20.5 and Western Michigan at -21.5 all fell short of the number in January.

January and February

The Zips went 14-2 across those two months but covered only 6 of 16. The narrowest was 66-64 at Eastern Michigan as 12.5-point favorites. November had been the spread month: 6 covers in 7, including the Paradise Jam wins over Iona and Evansville. March went 5-0 with 3 covers and 0.86 units.

The MAC

Kent State lost three times and Akron covered all three, the last a 75-68 MAC tournament semifinal. Buffalo also lost three times, with one cover. The tournament ended with a 79-76 final over Toledo, a miss at -7.5, and the NCAA tournament with a 91-71 first-round loss to Texas Tech.

The total

Akron games went under 18 times and over 14, and all five March games stayed under, the three MAC tournament games included. Akron allowed 73.5 points a game.

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