Ohio Bobcats (6-3) vs. Miami-OH RedHawks (4-5)
November 8, 2022 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Miami-OH RedHawks +1.5 / Ohio Bobcats -1.5; Over/Under: +50
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The Miami-Ohio Redhawks and Ohio Bobcats do battle Tuesday in week 11 MAC college football ation from Fred C. Yager Stadium.
The Ohio Bobcats will be looking to build on their current four-game win streak after a 45-24 win over Buffalo in their last game to improve to 6-3 on the year. Kurtis Rourke has thrown for 2,725 yards, 21 touchdowns and 4 interceptions on 68.5% passing while Sieh Bangura has a team-high 495 rushing yards and 7 TDs this season. Sam Wiglusz leads Ohio’s receivers with 55 grabs for 710 receiving yards and 9 touchdowns while James Bostic has 434 receiving yards and Jacoby Jones has 433 receiving yards. Miles Cross also has 32 grabs for 348 receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Keye Thompson has a team-high 75 total tackles while Bryce Houston leads Ohio with 4.5 sacks.
The Miami-Ohio Redhawks will try to get back to .500, sitting at 4-5 on the year after a 27-9 win over Akron last time out. Brett Gabbert has thrown for 572 yards and a touchdown on 60.7% passing while Keyon Mozee has a team-high 428 rushing yards this season. Mac Hippenhammer also has 33 catches for 444 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns while two more Redhawks have 200+ receiving yards as well this season. On defense, Ryan McWood has a team-high 80 total tackles while Corey Suttle has 4.5 sacks, Brian Ugwu has 4 sacks and Caiden Woullard and Matthew Salopek each have 3 sacks.
Ohio is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a win while the under is 9-1 in their last 10 games against a team with a losing record. Miami-Ohio is 15-6 ATS in their last 21 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 conference games.
This line may look fishy to some, as Ohio’s a near coin flip despite having the better offense by a mile. I will admit that Miami-Ohio’s offense has been better since Gabbert took back his role under center, but the Redhawks have to do more than beat Akron to convince me they’re worth backing here. Ohio’s hot right now and have a spot in the MAC title game in their sights. I think the Bobcats keep the momentum going with a win and cover here.
