Akron vs. Arizona Prediction: Arizona Predicted to Win March Madness First Round Matchup [3/21/2025]

Arizona will square off with Akron in March Madness First Round action at Climate Pledge Arena on Friday, beginning at 7:48PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts Arizona as the most likely winner of today's game.

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"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's Akron-Arizona game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict Arizona's chance of winning is 90%, while Akron's is 10%."

For a closer look at Friday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks, visit our interactive Akron vs. Arizona predictions page.

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Akron vs. Arizona Prediction: Who Will Win and Advance to the Second Round?

Using trusted machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Friday's NCAA Tournament matchup between Akron and Arizona 10,000 times as part of our March Madness predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives Arizona a 90% chance of beating Akron. Our predicted final score has Arizona winning 88-73.

According to our model, Arizona (-14.5) has a 53% chance of covering the spread, while the 164.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of staying under.

Akron vs. Arizona March Madness Odds

We have sourced the best March Madness odds in America for this First Round game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Akron	Arizona
Spread	+14.5 (-110)	-14.5 (-106)
Moneyline	+740	-1000
Total	o164.5 (-110)	u164.5 (-105)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

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Akron vs. Arizona Picks and Best Bets

Our model's strongest edge in today's Akron vs. Arizona matchup is on the over/under.

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Akron vs. Arizona Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's college basketball matchup between Arizona and Akron at Climate Pledge Arena is scheduled to commence at 7:48PM ET.

• Who: Akron vs. Arizona
• Date: Friday, March 21, 2025
• Time: 7:48PM ET/4:48PM PT
• Venue: Climate Pledge Arena
• March Madness Stage: First Round

Dimers.com's full preview of Friday's Akron vs. Arizona matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Conclusion

We predict Arizona, with a 90% win probability, will likely beat Akron on Friday.

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