The Bowling Green Falcons (4-2) put their three-game win streak on the line as they take on the Akron Zips (3-3). The country’s leading passer, Matt Johnson (2,534 yards, 19 TDs), and leading receiver, Roger Lewis (902 yards, 7 TDs), will be featured in this game. Bowling Green comes into this game looking to continue its recent success. The Falcons have won four of its last five. The game starts at 3:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, Oct 17 and will be available on ESP3.
In last week’s matchup, Bowling Green won big over Massachusetts 62-38. Travis Greene had a great game running the ball in the victory, rushing 15 times for 122 yards and one TD. Matt Johnson had a great game as well, adding 450 yards and five TDs through the air. Winning in similar fashion, Akron dominated Eastern Michigan 47-21. Thomas Woodson had a huge game through the air for the Zips, connecting on 14 of 22 pass attempts for 222 yards and four TDs. He added 72 yards on 10 carries. Conor Hundley also had a great game with 119 rushing yards and two TDs on 17 carries.
The Zips are an 11-point underdog against the Falcons and the Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is unavailable currently.
With a 4-2 record both Straight Up (SU) and Against The Spread (ATS), the Falcons will look to improve as they head into Week 7. A focal point of Bowling Green’s offense is its passing game, which ranks second in the country with 435.3 passing yards per game. In the second quarter, Bowling Green is a tough test, putting up 11.8 points.
In the other locker room, the Zips head into Week 7 with records of 2-3-1 ATS and 3-3 SU. Passing the ball has resulted in very positive outcomes for the Zips, who average the sixth-best yards per pass in the nation with 15.5. Moving on to the Akron defense, there are certain areas where it measures up well against the Falcons. The Zips have the 15th-ranked run defense in the nation, giving up just 103.7 yards per game on the ground.
Predictions: SU Winner – Bowling Green, ATS Winner – Bowling Green
Notes
Bowling Green is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Bowling Green’s last 9 games.
Bowling Green is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Bowling Green’s last 5 games at home.
Bowling Green is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Akron.
Bowling Green is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Akron.
Akron is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Bowling Green.
Akron is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Bowling Green.
Akron is 3-0 SU when leading at the half this season. Bowling Green is 3-1 SU when taking a lead into halftime.
Among all FBS teams, the Bowling Green offensive passing game is ranked second in the nation, while the Akron pass defense is only ranked 71st. The Zips passing attack is ranked 90th, compared to the 127th-ranked pass defense of the Falcons.
