Bowling Green vs. Akron Odds
AKRON, OH (The Spread) – The 11th week of the college football season gets started tonight when MAC foes Bowling Green and Akron meet at 8PM ET on ESPN2.
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Bowling Green is 5-3 overall and 3-1 in the MAC while Akron is 4-4 overall and 2-2 in conference play. The Falcons are 2-2 on the road and 3-5 against the spread while Akron is 3-1 at home and 2-6 against the spread. Bowling Green has won five straight meetings with Akron.
Trends show that the home team is 9-4-1 against the spread in the last 14 games of this series and the favorite has covered the spread in five straight meetings. Bowling Green is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games after a bye week.
According to oddsmakers from BetDSI, Akron is the favorite at home, as the Zips are getting odds of -6.5 points against Bowling Green tonight. The over/under total for the game has been set at 58.5 points (View Matchup). The opening odds for this game had Akron favored by 6 points. The spread hit a low of 5 points and a high of 7 before settling at 6.5 points. The over/under total opened at 57.5 points and slowly climbed up to 58.5.
Akron is coming off a 35-21 loss to Ball State a few weeks ago. The Zips have dropped two straight coming into today’s game. The team is averaging 22.9 points per game on offense while holding opponents to just 20.3 points per game. One issue is at quarterback where Kyle Pohl is dealing with a concussion. If he can’t play tonight, Tommy Woodson gets the start. Woodson has thrown for 773 yards and five scores, but has six interceptions. Conor Hundley has rushed for 407 yards and three touchdowns while Zach D’Orazio has 41 catches for 455 yards.
Bowling Green is coming off a 26-14 loss at home to Western Michigan a few weeks ago, snapping a three-game winning streak. The team is now averaging 33.6 points per game on offense, but allowing 36.5 points per game on defense, which ranks 112th nationally. James Knapke has thrown for 1,958 yards and 10 touchdowns to lead the offense while Travis Greene has rushed for 636 yards and eight touchdowns. Roger Lewis has added 53 receptions for 706 yards and three scores.
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In terms of Injuries, Akron quarterback Kyle Pohl (concussion) is questionable for the game. Bowling Green receiver Gehrig Dieter (knee) and defensive end Zach Colvin (illness) are both questionable.
The Public Bets for this game are currently backing Bowling Green, as the Falcons are getting 64% of the wagers with odds of +6.5 points at Akron on Tuesday night.
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