Kent State Golden Flashes vs Akron Zips Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 11/01/2023

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Venue:  InfoCision Stadium, Akron, OH

Where to Watch:  ESPNU

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Kent State +3.5, Akron -3.5; Over/Under:  39 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Kent State +3.5, Akron -3.5; Over/Under:  38.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Kent State +3.5, Akron -3.5; Over/Under:  38.5 points

Kent State Golden Flashes:  1-7 (0-4) (6th place, MAC East)

Akron Zips:  1-7 (0-4) (5th place, MAC East)

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Kent State Golden Flashes:  lost their last game at home against the Buffalo Bulls 24-6.

Akron Zips:  lost their last game on the road against the Bowling Green Falcons 41-14.

Kent State is entering this game with a 1-7 record overall and they have a 0-4 record in their conference games too. They are 1-2 in their home games, 0-5 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They lost their last game against Kent State 24-6. Michael Alaimo was the starting QB and he completed 7/14 passes for 51 passing yards before getting replaced by Tommy Ulatowski who completed 5/12 passes for 27 yards, 0 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Jaylen Thomas led the team in rushing yards with 65. Chrishon McCray led the receivers with 52 receiving yards on 5 receptions. Bryce Sheppert led the defense in that game with 10 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle while no one on the defense recorded a sack in that one. Steve Daley came away with the only interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

Akron is entering this game with a 1-7 record overall and they have a 0-4 record in their conference games too. They are 1-2 in their home games, 0-5 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They lost their last game against Bowling Green State 41-14. Jeff Undercuffler was the starting QB and he completed 22/38 passes for 234 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. Lorenzo Lingard led the team in rushing yards with 56 and 1 TD. Daniel George led the receivers with 74 receiving yards on 7 receptions. CJ Nunnally led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle while no one on the defense recorded a sack in that one. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have Akron listed as a 3.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Both of these teams have been terrible this season with 1-7 records overall and they are both 0-4 in conference play too. They have both been the 2 worst teams in the MAC this season but Akron has the better team here. Akron has been hampered by an injury to their starting QB which has thrown off their season while Kent State lost a ton of production in the transfer portal and really has no talent left on the team. They both may have 1-7 record overall but Akron has more talent on their team and it has shown as they have played in a lot more closer games with chances to win while Kent State has been decimated and destroyed in every game they play. Kent State is going to continue with their scoring troubles here as Akron does have the much better team and Akron will pull off this win at home. The best way to place a bet here is on Akron to cover the spread in this game. 

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Kent State Golden Flashes: 5-14 ATS as an underdog. 1-8 ATS after scoring 17 points or less in 5 straight games. 8-4 UNDER after 5 or more consecutive straight up losses. 10-5 UNDER after a loss by 17 or more points. 

Akron Zips: 21-15 ATS as a favorite of 3.5 to 10 points. 17-11 ATS after a bye week. 41-22 UNDER as a favorite. 44-20 UNDER off a loss by 10 points or more to a conference rival. 70-44 UNDER after a game where they forced 1 or less turnovers.

Kent State Golden Flashes:  G. Garcia (RB) Ques Wed - Undisclosed.

Akron Zips:  D. Irons (QB) out for season - Knee.

"Just keep going back to the process. That's what it is. I said at the beginning of the year, I'm not looking at the result. I'm looking at [the growth], and I think we've made a lot of growth on defense. I think the young guys on offense, they're all learning at different times." - Kenni Burns after his team’s loss against Buffalo in their last game. 

“It’s very difficult to win any game let alone a Division 1 conference game being -4 in the turnover margin.” - Joe Moorhead after his team’s loss against BGSU in their last game. 

WR Gardner, Jamir 

WR Harris, Trell 

WR Floriea, Luke 

TE Holmes, Justin  

QB Alaimo, Michael  

RB Garcia, Gavin

WR George, Daniel 

WR Gathings, Jasaiah 

WR Adams, Alex 

TE Banks, TJ 

QB Bullock, Tahj 

RB Lingard, Lorenzo

Passing: M. Alaimo (932)

Rushing: G. Garcia (374)

Receiving: C. McCray (449)

Touchdowns: G. Garcia (2)

Passing: D. Irons (718)

Rushing: L. Lingard (388)

Receiving: D. George (298)

Touchdowns: L. Lingard (3)

Coaches:

Kent State Golden Flashes: Kenni Burns (1st season)

Akron Zips: Joe Moorhead (2nd season)