Kent State Golden Flashes (3-4) vs. Ohio Bobcats (1-6)
October 23, 2021 1:00 pm EDT
The Line: Ohio Bobcats +5 / Kent State Golden Flashes -5; Over/Under: 63
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The Ohio Bobcats meet the Kent State Golden Flashes on Saturday in week 8 MAC college football action at Peden Stadium. The Kent State Golden Flashes need a win to get back to a .500 record. The Ohio Bobcats need a win to rebound from a 1-6 record.
The Kent State Golden Flashes have lost five straight road games. Dustin Crum is completing 58.7 percent of his passes for 1,513 yards, eight touchdowns and two interceptions. Dante Cephas and Keshunn Abram have combined for 913 receiving yards and seven touchdowns, while Nykeim Johnson has 28 receptions. The Kent State Golden Flashes ground game is averaging 223 yards per contest, and Marquez Cooper leads the way with 508 yards and four touchdowns. Defensively, Kent State is allowing 343 points and 477.7 yards per game. Dean Clark leads the Kent State Golden Flashes with 49 tackles, CJ West has two sacks and Elvis Hines has three interceptions.
The Ohio Bobcats have lost three straight home games. Kurtis Rourke is completing 65.5 percent of his passes for 654 yards, four touchdowns and three interceptions. Ty Walton and Cameron Odom have combined for 456 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Ryan Luehrman has 11 receptions. The Ohio Bobcats ground game is averaging 201.7 yards per contest, and De’Montre Tuggle leads the way with 494 yards and four touchdowns. Defensively, Ohio is allowing 30.7 points and 422.4 yards per game. Bryce Houston leads the Ohio Bobcats with 52 tackles, Bryce Dugan has two sacks and Tariq Drake has two interceptions.
The Golden Flashes are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Bobcats are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 conference games and 2-9 ATS in their last 11 home games. The under is 5-2 in Golden Flashes last 7 games overall. The under is 4-0 in Bobcats last 4 games overall. The Golden Flashes are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 meetings in Ohio.
The Ohio Bobcats deserve to be an underdog in this spot, but I’m not laying decent sized chalk with Kent State on the road. Instead, I’m looking at the over. Kent State is 123rd in total defense and 113th in scoring defense. Ohio is 99th in total defense and 98th in scoring defense. Both offenses shouldn’t have much trouble moving the football. Give me the over.
