The Miami-Ohio Redhawks and the Ohio Bobcats meet in week 9 college football action from Peden Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Miami-Ohio Loses To Toledo, But Lose Gabbert As Well

The Miami-Ohio Redhawks come into this game looking to bounce back from a 21-17 loss to Toledo last time out to drop to 6-2 on the year. Brett Gabbert has thrown for 1,634 yards, 14 touchdowns and 5 interceptions on 59.4% passing while Rashad Amos has 421 rushing yards and 4 TDs. Gage Larvadain has a team-high 30 receptions for 572 yards and 6 touchdowns while Joe Wilkins Jr. has 325 receiving yards and Cade McDonald has 274 receiving yards as well. On defense, Matt Salopek has a team-high 79 total tackles while Caiden Woullard has a team-high 6 sacks and Brian Ugwu has 4.5 sacks.

Miami (OH) RedHawks Team Facts

• Miami (OH) has won five of its last seven October games as an underdog against non-AP-ranked teams.
• The favorite has covered the spread in seven of Miami (OH)’s last eight games.
• Miami (OH) has won the first quarter in four of its last five road games against conference opponents.
• Miami (OH) has won the first half in each of its last five road games against conference opponents.
• Each of Miami (OH)’s last six October games as an underdog against non-AP-ranked teams have gone UNDER the total points line.

Bobcats Narrowly Edge WMU

The Ohio Bobcats come into this game on the heels of a 20-17 win over Western Michigan last time out. Kurtis Rourke has thrown for 1,343 yards, 9 touchdowns and 5 interceptions while Sieh Bangura has 448 rushing yards with 3 TDs and O’Shaan Allison has 346 rushing yards as well. Sam Wiglusz has a team-high 39 receptions for 440 yards and 3 TDs while Miles Cross has 338 receiving yards and a team-high 4 touchdowns. Tyler Walton has 207 receiving yards while another four Bobcats have 100+ receiving yards. On defense, Bryce Houston has a team-high 82 total tackles while Rayyan Buell has a team-high 3.5 sacks. Bradley Weaver and Shane Bonner each have 3 sacks while Houston and Austin Brawley each have a pair of interceptions this season.

Ohio Bobcats Team Facts

• Ohio has won each of its last 10 games at Peden Stadium.
• Ohio has covered the spread in five of its last six games against conference opponents at Peden Stadium.
• Ohio has won the first half in 12 of its last 13 games against conference opponents.
• Seven of Ohio’s last eight games against non-AP-ranked teams have gone UNDER the total points line.

Matchup/League Facts

• Ohio rank 6th among FBS teams for points allowed per game this season (13.9).
• Ohio are one of only six FBS teams undefeated in home games this season ([4-0]).
• Miami (OH) rank 28th among FBS teams for points allowed per game this season (19.4).

Chris’ Pick

I have to look at Ohio here. Both teams have played in their fair share of close games this season, but it’s Ohio that at least has their starting QB healthy for this game and Rourke has been one of the MAC’s better QBs for some time now. This will have come big implications in the MAC conference championship game race, but I look for the Bobcats to win this one by a touchdown.