Akron at Ohio

Akron opened the season with a win vs St. Francis and has lost four straight since. After two games vs Michigan St. and Tennessee where they lost by a combined 115-6 score, they have been a lot more competitive as they face teams that they can at least hang with. They suffered a 9-point loss at Liberty and a 3-point loss at home to Bowling Green. The Zips lost the yardage battle in those 2 games by a combined total of 3 yards. This team is a lot more competitive than the overall stats would show. Ohio, U. is 2-3 and has allowed 31 or more points in every game. They allowed 52 points and 640 total yards to FCS Fordham, and 726 yards to Kent St. in their last game. Akron has moved the ball well vs much better competition and they will score enough here to hang within a double-digit spread. Make the play on Akron.