Akron Zips (2-4) vs. Miami-OH RedHawks (2-4)
October 16, 2021 2:30 pm EDT
The Line: Miami-OH RedHawks -20 / Akron Zips +20; Over/Under: 52.5
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The Miami (OH) RedHawks meet the Akron Zips in week 7 MAC college football action on Saturday at Yager Stadium. The Akron Zips need a win here to rebound from a sluggish 2-4 record. The Miami (OH) RedHawks look for a win after splitting their last four games.
The Akron Zips have lost five of their last six road games. DJ Irons is completing 69.2 percent of his passes for 824 yards, eight touchdowns and three interceptions. Konata Mumpfield and Michael Mathison have combined for 666 receiving yards and seven touchdowns while George Qualls Jr. has nine receptions. The Akron Zips ground game is averaging 119.2 yards per contest, and Irons leads the way with 240 yards and two touchdowns. Defensively, Akron is allowing 38.7 points and 439.2 yards per game. Bubba Arslanian leads the Akron Zips with 43 tackles, Juan Jarrett has 1.5 sacks and Charles Amankwaa has three interceptions.
The Miami (OH) RedHawks haven’t lost a home game since September 2018. Brett Gabbert is completing 52.2 percent of his passes for 736 yards, seven touchdowns and two interceptions. Jack Sorenson and Mac Hippenhammer have combined for 864 receiving yards and five touchdowns while Kevin Davis has eight receptions. The Miami (OH) RedHawks ground game is averaging 136.7 yards per contest, and Keyon Mozee leads the way with 237 yards and one touchdown. Defensively, Miami (OH) is allowing 23.3 points and 352.7 yards per game. Ivan Pace Jr. leads the Miami (OH) RedHawks with 55 tackles, Lonnie Phelps has 4.5 sacks and Sterling Weatherford has one interception.
The Zips are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and 7-22 ATS in their last 29 games overall. The RedHawks are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 home games and 17-6 ATS in their last 23 conference games. The over is 4-1 in Zips last 5 road games. The under is 4-0 in RedHawks last 4 games overall. The Zips are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 meetings in Miami (Ohio).
The Akron Zips are a terrible team on both sides of the ball, especially defensively, where they’re ranked 106th in total defense and 126th in scoring defense. Akron also has a bad habit of not covering numbers. However, let’s not pretend that the Miami (OH) RedHawks are world beaters, as they struggle to run the football and are ranked 110th in scoring offense. This will also be just the sixth time since 2012 when Miami (OH) has been a 20-point or more underdog. There’s much better betting options on this CFB Saturday, but it’s Akron and the points or pass for me.
