Miami Ohio at Akron

The Akron Zips had a 25-win team last season. They did lose some key pieces, but were deep enough to return a lot of players that got valuable experience from a year ago. Those players are stepping up now, especially at home where they are 6-0. Akron has been playing great basketball and is 9-0 in their last nine vs. a team that is not from a power conference. Miami, Ohio has won just four games vs. Division-1 opponents, and are coming off a tough 1-point loss in their last contest. The Zips have one of the top home courts in the country, and they have used that effectively, as they are 29-11 ATS here over their last 40 games. They show up vs. the bad road teams, as they are 14-5 ATS here against a team with a road winning percentage less than .400. Take Akron.