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Akron Zips vs. Ohio Bobcats
The Akron Zips and the Ohio Bobcats will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Convocation Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Zips as -1.5-point favorites versus the Bobcats, while the game's total opened at 163.5.
Ohio was a 84-82 winner in its last match at home against Chippewas. They failed to cover the -5-point spread as favorites.
Akron won its last outing, a 73-63 result against Huskies on February 18. They failed to cover in that game as a -19-point favorite.
Akron:
Team record: 21-5 SU,12-12 ATS
Current Streak: won 14 straight games.
Akron is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
Akron is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Akron's last 9 games on the road
Ohio:
Team record: 14-12 SU,10-15 ATS
Ohio is 19-2 SU in its last 21 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ohio's last 7 games at home
Ohio is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Akron
Next up:
Akron at Ball State Tuesday, February 25
Ohio at Western Michigan Tuesday, February 25