Model Predictions
| Model | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Akron Zips | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 26.2% | 73.8% | +7.7 | ✓ (3.3 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 32.9% | 67.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 31.3% | 68.7% | +4.3 | ✓ (6.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 37.9% | 62.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 41.9% | 58.1% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 42.0% | 58.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 40.4% | 59.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Akron Zips +11 (83-72). Ratings: 2005-06 season-end ratings.
Mississippi State Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamont Gordon | 31 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 5-7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 7 | - |
| J. Edmondson | 25 | 5-9 | 3-7 | 4-5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | - |
| D. Slater | 22 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| W. Sharpe | 22 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 8-12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Piotr Stelmach | 19 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | - |
| R. Delk | 18 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| W. Morgan | 18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| R. Delk | 15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| J. Houston | 15 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Charles Rhodes | 10 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| M. Boler | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Akron Zips
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Preston | 34 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | - |
| D. Joyce III | 32 | 5-5 | 5-5 | 0-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 12 | - |
| N. Dials | 25 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 8-8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Romeo Travis | 24 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | - |
| B. Walther | 23 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 5-6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Nate Linhart | 16 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
| D. Peterson | 15 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| J. Rybak | 13 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| M. Futch | 10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| C. Middleton | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Q. Milum | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
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