The Akron Zips will travel to Fred C. Yager Stadium to face off against the Miami RedHawks this week. It’s been a rough season for Akron (4-5) and it hasn’t gotten any better as of late, having lost two straight. Players will take the field Saturday, Nov 14 at 12:00 p.m. ET and the game will air on AMSN.
In last week’s game, Miami (OH) beat Eastern Michigan 28-13. Jared Murphy had a great game in the win, recording seven receptions for 91 yards and two TDs. Maurice Thomas finished with 80 rushing yards on two carries. Akron managed to get the win as well, defeating Massachusetts 17-13. Conor Hundley had a quality performance on the ground for the Zips, carrying 23 times for 92 yards.
The Zips take on the RedHawks as a six-point favorite this week. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is sitting at 42 points.
While the RedHawks haven’t performed well Straight Up (SU) this season (2-8), they’ve managed to play better than expectations with a 6-4 record Against The Spread (ATS) so far this year. In the past five games, Miami (OH) is 1-4 SU and 3-2 ATS. During their last five games, the RedHawks have improved their pass coverage, giving up an average of 227.4 passing yards.
On the other side, the Zips have a record of 3-5-1 ATS and 4-5 SU. In the previous five games, Akron has a record of 2-3 SU and 2-2-1 ATS. The Akron defense has given opposing running backs headaches this season. Opponents average just 96.6 rushing yards per game against this intimidating group. The Zips might reap the benefits of Miami (OH)’s sloppy passing attack, which ranks 124th in the country with 1.7 interceptions thrown per game. The Zips may have no trouble keeping Miami (OH)’s offense off the field. This season, the RedHawks have had an average time of possession of 28:12 per game, ranking them 105th in the country.
Predictions: SU Winner – Akron, ATS Winner – Akron, O/U – Over
Notes
Miami (Ohio) is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami (Ohio)’s last 6 games.
Miami (Ohio) is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games at home.
Miami (Ohio) is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing Akron.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami (Ohio)’s last 7 games when playing Akron.
Miami (Ohio) is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Akron.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami (Ohio)’s last 5 games when playing at home against Akron.
Akron is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Miami (Ohio).
Akron is 3-0 SU when leading at the half this season. Miami (OH) is 2-0 SU when taking a lead into halftime.
Akron is only 1-2) SU in games where it comes out ahead in the turnover battle, yet 2-1 SU when losing the turnover battle.
