Massachusetts vs Akron Prediction 11/4/25 College Football Picks Today

In this article, we will formulate a Massachusetts vs Akron Prediction for this College Football Week 11 game on Tuesday, November 4^th. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this College Football matchup.

Akron Zips Preview

Akron has a 3-6 record this season and is sitting 9th in the MAC. They are 4-5 ATS, 5-4 in Over/Under and have a 2-2 home record and a 1-4 away record. Akron is coming off a 24-16 road win against Buffalo and will face Kent State, Bowling Green and Ohio next.

Offensively, Akron averages 18.8 points per game, ranking 124th in the nation, while defensively, they allow 29.0 points per game, which is 93rd. Akron averages 325.1 total yards per game (199.8 passing and 125.3 rushing), while allowing 422 total yards per game (177.2 rushing and 244.8 passing).

Ben Finley leads Akron with 1,678 passing yards with 51.8% completed passes and 13 touchdowns. Jordan Gant leads the team in rushing yards with 697, while Israel Polk has a team-high 26 receptions for 360 receiving yards. Defensively, Shammond Cooper has a team-high 53 total tackles (25 of them solo), while Bruno Dall leads the team in sacks, with 4.0. Malcom DeWalt IV, Gage Summers, Elijah Reed, DiMarco Johnson and Ben Kamara lead the team with one interception each.

Massachusetts Minutemen Preview

Massachusetts has a 0-8 record this season and is sitting 13th in the MAC. They are 2-6 ATS, 5-3 in Over/Under and have a 0-4 home record and a 0-4 away record. Massachusetts is coming off a 13-38 road loss against Central Michigan and will face Northern Illinois, Ohio and Bowling Green next.

Offensively, Massachusetts averages 11.5 points per game, ranking 136th in the nation, while defensively, they allow 35.9 points per game, which is 129th. Massachusetts averages 254.0 total yards per game (172.4 passing and 81.6 rushing), while allowing 438.6 total yards per game (182.5 rushing and 256.1 passing).

AJ Hairston leads Massachusetts with 812 passing yards with 47.1% completed passes and 3 touchdowns. Rocko Griffin leads the team in rushing yards with 222, while Jacquon Gibson has a team-high 36 receptions for 358 receiving yards. Defensively, Timmy Hinspeter has a team-high 69 total tackles (20 of them solo), while Marques White leads the team in sacks, with 5.0. Timmy Hinspeter, Tyler Martin, Jeremiah McGill and DD Snyder II lead the team with one interception each.

Massachusetts Minutemen @ Akron Zips Betting Trends: Week 11

Akron Zips Player Prop Facts

• Heading into Week 11, Brandon Hills ranks 8th amongst FBS players for kick return yards (424) this season.

Massachusetts Minutemen Player Prop Facts

• Heading into Week 11, Grant Jordan leads Massachusetts for touchdowns (2) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• Akron ranks T2nd among FBS teams for 4th down conversion percentage against this season (21.4).
• Akron ranks T132nd among FBS teams for 3rd down conversion percentage this season (28.6).
• Massachusetts ranks 136th among FBS teams for points per game this season (11.5).
• Massachusetts has suffered the equal-most road losses by a margin of 20+ points of any FBS team this season (4).

Massachusetts vs Akron Prediction

In their only previous meeting in 2019, Massachusetts won 37-29 at home, but Akron is 3-2 in their 5 overall meetings. Under is 4-1 in their 5 meetings.

In this Massachusetts vs Akron Prediction, Akron is coming as -10.5-point road favorites, with the total set at 49.5 points. Massachusetts has been terrible this season and are winless in their 8 games played, having lost all four road games and are 1-3 against the spread on the road. They have by far the worst defense in the country, scoring just 11.5 points per game, but Akron is not much better, as they have a -10.2 point differential and are just 2-6 against the spread this season. With both teams having such terrible offenses, scoring 30.3 points per game combined, I will go under the total of 49.5 points in this one.