Saturday, October 3, 2015

Summa Field at InfoCision Stadium

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The Ohio Bobcats take on the Akron Zips on Saturday at Summa Field at InfoCision Stadium. The opening line for this game has Ohio as 4 point favorites and the over/under was set at 46.

Ohio was led in passing last game by Derrius Vick, who finished with 194 yards through the air. He went 17 for 27 on the game, good for a 63% completion percentage. Daz'mond Patterson led the Bobcats in rushing with 70 yards. He averaged 5 yards per carry on his 13 rushing attempts for the game. Sebastian Smith led the team in receiving with 4 receptions for 69 yards. He had an average of 17 yards per reception in the contest. As a team in that game Ohio got a total of 18 first downs by way of 9 rushing, 9 passing, and 0 by penalty. They ran 65 total plays for 345 yards for the game. The Bobcats ran for 151 yards on 38 attempts.

Akron was led in passing last game by Tommy Woodson, who finished with 238 yards through the air. He went 13 for 29 on the game, good for a 45% completion percentage. Tommy Woodson led the Zips in rushing with 93 yards. He averaged 12 yards per carry on his 8 rushing attempts for the game. Jerome Lane led the team in receiving with 1 receptions for 72 yards. He had an average of 72 yards per reception in the contest. Akron got a total of 22 first downs by way of 11 rushing, 7 passing, and 4 by penalty. They ran 71 total plays for 458 yards for the game. The Zips ran for 220 yards on 42 attempts.

Ohio is averaging 31.3 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 17.5 passes per game on 26.8 attempts for a 65.4 percent completion percentage and average 245 yards in the passing department per game. The Bobcats carry the ball for an average of 175 yards per game on 39.5 attempts for an average of 4.4 yards per carry this season. They also run 66.3 plays per contest and average 6.3 yards per play for an average of 420 yards per game. The Bobcats are averaging 20.3 first downs per game and they accumulate 89.3 penalty yards per game via 9.8 penalties.

Ohio gives up 19.8 points per contest and an average of 210.3 passing yards each game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 23.8 completed passes on 36.3 attempts for a completion percentage of 65.5. The Bobcats give up 152.3 rushing yards per contest on 32.3 carries for a 4.7 average per carry. Ohio gives up 362.5 total yards per game including 5.3 yards per play. They force 2.5 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 7.8 penalties per game that total 71.3 yards as a unit.

Akron is putting 24.3 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 11 passes per game on 27.5 attempts for a 40 percent completion percentage and average 181 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Zips carry the ball for an average of 174 yards per game on 39.3 attempts for an average of 4.4 yards per carry. They also run 66.8 plays per game and average 5.3 yards per play for a total of 355 yards per game. The Zips get an average of 17.8 first downs per game and they average 72.5 penalty yards per game via 8.3 penalties.

Akron surrenders 22 points per game and 230 passing yards each outing on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 19.5 completed passes per game on 34.5 attempts for a completion percentage of 56.5. The Zips give up 103.3 rushing yards per game on 35.3 carries for an average of 2.9 yards per carry. Akron gives up 333.3 total yards per game including an average of 4.8 per play. They create an average of 2 turnovers per game and 9 penalties for 84.8 yards each game.

Ohio Betting Trends

Ohio is 3-1-0 against the over/under so far this season

Ohio has an ATS record of 4-0-0 this season

Akron Betting Trends

Akron is 1-3-0 against the over/under so far this season

Akron has an ATS record of 1-3-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Ohio

09/27/15 TE Connor Brown Wrist "?" Saturday vs. Akron
09/27/15 CB Ian Wells Back "?" Saturday vs. Akron
09/27/15 OT Jared McCray Knee "?" Saturday vs. Akron
09/27/15 OT Joe Lowery Groin "?" Saturday vs. Akron
09/27/15 LB Jovon Johnson Ankle "?" Saturday vs. Akron
09/19/15 QB JD Sprague Shoulder out indefinitely
08/26/15 TE Troy Mangen Knee out for season

Akron

09/20/15 QB Kyle Pohl Concussion "?" Saturday vs. UL Lafayette

Guy's Pick: Take Akron

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