The Ohio Bobcats (5-4) play the Kent State Golden Flashes (3-6) looking to snap their three-game losing streak. Ohio enters the week hoping to stop the bleeding after losing three of its last five. The game starts at 8:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov 10 and will air on ESPU.
Ohio lost big to Bowling Green 62-24 last week. Maleek Irons had a solid game on the ground in the loss, rushing for 58 yards and one TD on four carries. Daz’mond Patterson finished with 57 rushing yards and a TD on 11 attempts. Kent State also fell short, barely losing to Buffalo 18-17. Antwan Dixon had a solid outing for the Golden Flashes, totaling six receptions for 72 yards.
The Bobcats, a seven-point favorite, will be looking to defend their home field when Kent State visits. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is unavailable at the moment.
The Bobcats enter the game with records of 5-4 Straight Up (SU) and 5-3-1 Against The Spread (ATS) this season. In the past five games, Ohio is 2-3 SU and 1-3-1 ATS. The Ohio pass defense has played at another level the past five games. It has given up 229.0 passing yards per game during that span.
Across the field, the Golden Flashes have a record of 3-6 for both ATS and SU. In the previous five games, Kent State has a record of 2-3 SU and 1-4 ATS. Kent State’s 19th-ranked run defense has given its competition fits. Opponents have only run for 117.8 yards per game against this terrorizing bunch. The Bobcats need to protect their quarterback against the sack-happy Golden Flashes. The Kent State defense ranks 20th in the country in sacks with 2.8 per game.
Predictions: SU Winner – Kent State, ATS Winner – Kent State
Notes
Ohio is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
Ohio is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ohio’s last 7 games.
Ohio is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Ohio’s last 9 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Ohio’s last 7 games when playing Kent State.
Ohio is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Kent State.
Ohio is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Kent State.
Ohio is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Kent State.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ohio’s last 6 games when playing at home against Kent State.
Kent State is 3-2 SU when leading at the start of the 4th quarter this season. Ohio is 5-0 SU when leading at the end of the third quarter.
Remarkably, Ohio is winless (0-2) SU in games where it wins the turnover battle, yet 4-1 SU when losing the turnover battle.
