Ohio vs Duquesne 9/11/21 College Football Picks, Odds, Predictions

The Ohio Bobcats meet the Duquesne Dukes and Saturday in week 2 college football action at Peden Stadium. The Duquesne Dukes look for a bounce back showing after getting beat up by TCU. The Ohio Bobcats need a win here after losing their opener to Syracuse. 

The Duquesne Dukes have won four of their last six games overall. Darius Perrantes is completing 33.3 percent of his passes for 76 yards, zero touchdowns and zero interceptions. Cyrus Holder and Davie Henderson have combined for 76 receiving yards on three catches. The Duquesne Dukes ground game is averaging 61 yards per contest, and Garrett Owens leads the way with 35 yards on 14 carries. Defensively, Duquesne is allowing 45 points and 431 yards per game. Spencer DeMedal leads the Duquesne Dukes with 11 tackles, Jahan Worth has one tackle for loss and Leandro DeBrito has one interception.

The Ohio Bobcats look to avoid their first 0-2 start since the 2008 CFB season. Kurtis Rourke is completing 75 percent of his passes for 142 yards, zero touchdowns and one interception. Jerome Buckner and Kurtis Rourke have combined for 140 receiving yards on eight catches while Ty Walton has three receptions. The Ohio Bobcats ground game is averaging 216.6 yards per contest, and De’Montre Tuggle leads the way with 65 yards on 16 carries. Defensively, Ohio is allowing 16.7 points and 389 yards per game. Bryce Houston leads the Ohio Bobcats with 10 tackles, Alvin Floyd has 10 tackles and Will Evans has one sack.

The Duquesne Dukes should be more prepared for this game considering they just played a really talented TCU team that will make a push for a Big 12 title. The Ohio Bobcats looked rough against a subpar Syracuse team and the offense looked sluggish. This is also a possible looked game for Ohio, who has to play a ranked Louisiana team on short rest. Ohio should be favored and should win, but this line is too thick. Give me the Dukes and the boatload of free points.