Bowling Green vs. Akron Prediction, Odds, Picks - October 5, 2024

Updated Oct. 5, 2024 3:04 p.m. ET

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MAC rivals meet when the Bowling Green Falcons (1-3) visit the Akron Zips (1-4) on Saturday, October 5, 2024 at InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field. Bowling Green is favored by 16.5 points. A 49.5-point over/under is set for the game.

The Falcons lost against the Old Dominion Monarchs in their last game, 30-27. The Zips' last game was versus the Ohio Bobcats, and they lost by a score of 30-10.

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Bowling Green vs. Akron Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. ET
Location: InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field in Akron, Ohio
TV: ESPN+
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Bowling Green vs Akron Betting Information updated as of October 5, 2024, 2:47 p.m. ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Bowling Green	-16.5 (-110)	-787	+533	49.5	-107	-118

Bowling Green vs. Akron Prediction

Pick ATS: Akron (+16.5)
Pick OU: Over (49.5)
Prediction: Bowling Green 29, Akron 25

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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Bowling Green vs. Akron Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the matchup is Falcons 33, Zips 16.
The Falcons have an 88.7% chance to collect the win in this game per the moneyline's implied probability. The Zips have a 15.8% implied probability.
Bowling Green has won three games against the spread this season, while failing to cover once.
Akron has a record of 1-3-0 against the spread this season.

Bowling Green vs. Akron: Head-to-Head

Over their last three meetings, Bowling Green has tallied two wins versus Akron.
The last three times the Zips have squared off with the Falcons, they have put up a 2-1 record against the spread. The scoring went over the point total each time.
Over their last three head-to-head contests, Bowling Green has put up 92 points, while Akron has accumulated 77.

Bowling Green vs. Akron: 2024 Stats Comparison

	Bowling Green	Akron
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	28.8 (90)	14.2 (129)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	26.8 (64)	40.2 (132)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	4 (32)	9 (111)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	2 (127)	6 (62)

Bowling Green 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Harold Fannin	TE	37 REC / 537 YDS / 4 TD / 134.3 YPG
Connor Bazelak	QB	975 YDS (65.4%) / 5 TD / 4 INT -2 RUSH YDS / 1 RUSH TD / -0.5 RUSH YPG
Terion Stewart	RB	270 YDS / 4 TD / 67.5 YPG / 5.7 YPC
Jaison Patterson	RB	151 YDS / 1 TD / 37.8 YPG / 4.3 YPC 4 REC / 45 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 11.3 REC YPG
Joseph Sipp Jr.	LB	26 TKL / 3 TFL / 3 SACK
Charles Rosser	LB	21 TKL / 2 TFL / 2.5 SACK
Anthony Hawkins	DL	21 TKL / 2 TFL / 3 SACK
Brock Horne	LB	17 TKL / 0 TFL

Akron 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Ben Finley	QB	855 YDS (58.2%) / 7 TD / 6 INT
Adrian Norton	WR	17 REC / 295 YDS / 3 TD / 59 YPG
Jacob Newell	TE	24 REC / 168 YDS / 2 TD / 33.6 YPG
Bobby Golden	WR	14 REC / 217 YDS / 1 TD / 43.4 YPG
CJ Nunnally	DL	14 TKL / 1 TFL / 2 SACK
Darrian Lewis	DB	18 TKL / 0 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD
Bryan McCoy	LB	25 TKL / 1 TFL
Antavious Fish	LB	19 TKL / 1 TFL / 1 SACK