Akron Zips

Akron Zips

Oct 12, 2024

Western Michigan Broncos

Western Michigan Broncos
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Akron vs Western Michigan Prediction, Preview, & Odds – 10/12/2024

The Akron Zips will take on the Western Michigan Broncos on October 12, 2024, at 3:30 pm ET. DraftKings Sportsbook has the Akron Zips as 9.5 point underdogs. Early betting action sees 33% of spread bets on Akron Zips and 67% on Western Michigan Broncos. The total of 53.5 has 14% of bets on the under and 86% on the over. This promises to be an exciting game with a potential for plenty of points. Here, we will break down this Akron vs Western Michigan contest out of the MAC.

Akron Looks to Avoid 0-3 Start In the MAC

The Akron Zips are 1-5 this season overall and 0-2 in the MAC. They played a tight game last week against the Bowling Green Falcons, but fell short in a 27-20 defeat at home in that contest. This week, the Zips are back on the road, where they have not been competitive at all yet this year. After getting blown out by Ohio State, Rutgers, and South Carolina away from home in non-conference play, Akron lost to Ohio by 20 points in their first MAC game of the season. Unless Akron can find a way to get some stops on the road for the first time this season, they could suffer another sizable defeat away from home in this matchup.

Western Michigan Hoping to Get Back to .500

The Western Michigan Broncos are 2-3 overall this season and 1-0 in the MAC after winning their conference opener against Ball State last weekend. Defense was hard to come by for both teams in that game, as Western Michigan won by just a field goal despite putting up 45 points. This week, Western Michigan will expect to win with more margin against the lowly Akron Zips, but that may not happen if the defense of the Broncos doesn't play noticeably better football than they did a week ago.

Akron vs Western Michigan Best Bet

In this Akron vs Western Michigan matchup, our top pick is for the Western Michigan Broncos to cover the spread at home. Akron's streak of double-digit losses on the road should continue here, as there is no reason to believe that they will elevate their level of play away from the state of Ohio. We will gladly lay the points with a Western team that should be able to score into or near the 40s for the second week in a row.

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Consensus

Spread Pick Consensus

+9.5/-108
10% AKRON
-9.5/-112
90% WMICH

Moneyline Pick Consensus

+282
1% AKRON
-357
99% WMICH

Total Pick Consensus

48.5/-110
36% UN
48.5/-110
64% OV

Stats

  • Team Stats
  • Passing
  • Rushing
  • Special Teams

Offense/Defense

AKRON
Team Stats
WMICH
8
GM
8
17.5
PPG
33.8
60.6
PLAYS-PG
67.8
303.9
YDS/G
430.6
5.0
YPP
6.4
16.0
1st DPG
22.4
8.8
1st DPass
10.9
5.4
1st DRush
9.5
1.9
1st Pen
2.0
6.3
Pen-Gm
4.9
52.1
Pen-Yds
40.1
0.6
FUM-G
1.1
1.1
INT-G
0.6

Defense/Offense

AKRON
Team Stats
WMICH
8
GM
8
35.4
PPG
34.0
69.3
PLAYS-PG
61.9
424.8
YDS/G
408.9
6.1
YPP
6.6
21.6
1st DPG
20.3
10.8
1st DPass
9.4
9.4
1st DRush
9.5
1.5
1st Pen
1.4
7.0
Pen-Gm
4.4
56.3
Pen-Yds
42.4
0.8
FUM-G
0.5
0.3
INT-G
0.4

Offense/Defense

AKRON
Rushing
WMICH
26.9
ATT
37.6
87.0
Y/G
173.1
3.2
Y/A
4.6
0.9
TD/G
2.3

Defense/Offense

AKRON
Rushing
WMICH
40.1
ATT
37.9
187.1
Y/G
209.0
4.7
Y/A
5.5
2.3
TD/G
2.4

Offense/Defense

AKRON
Passing
WMICH
20.8
CMP
19.1
33.8
ATT
30.1
61.5
CMP%
63.5
216.9
Y/G
257.5
6.4
Y/A
8.6
1
TD/G
1.8

Defense/Offense

AKRON
Passing
WMICH
18.9
CMP
16.3
29.1
ATT
24
64.8
CMP%
67.7
237.6
Y/G
199.9
8.2
Y/A
8.3
2
TD/G
1.9

AKRON
Special Teams
WMICH
5.6
Punts-GM
3.6
45.4
Punt Avg
40.4
1.4
Kick Ret GM
2.4
15.6
Kick Ret Avg
22.0
0.6
Punt Ret GM
1.1
0.6
Punt Ret Avg
4.9

Odds

  • Spread
  • MoneyLine
  • Over/Under
Open
Current
Book
AKRON WMICH
AKRON WMICH
Consensus
+9.5 (-109)
-9.5 (-110)
+9.5 (-109)
-9.5 (-112)
+12.5 (-108)
-12.5 (-110)
+9.5 (-108)
-9.5 (-112)
+9.5 (-110)
-9.5 (-110)
+9.5 (-110)
-9.5 (-110)
+9.5 (-112)
-9.5 (-112)
+9.0 (-112)
-9.0 (-113)
+9.0 (-105)
-9.0 (-110)
+9.5 (-105)
-9.5 (-115)
+8.5 (-105)
-8.5 (-110)
+9.5 (-105)
-9.5 (-115)
Open
Current
Book
AKRON WMICH
AKRON WMICH
Consensus
+266
-338
+282
-357
+250
-310
+260
-325
+255
-320
+275
-350
+270
-345
+280
-375
+240
-305
+278
-355
+240
-300
+280
-350
Open
Current
Book
Over Under
Over Under
Consensus
52.5 (-110)
52.5 (-110)
48.5 (-110)
48.5 (-110)
54.0 (-108)
54.0 (-112)
48.5 (-110)
48.5 (-110)
52.5 (-110)
52.5 (-110)
48.5 (-115)
48.5 (-105)
53.5 (-109)
53.5 (-112)
48.5 (-110)
48.5 (-110)
53.5 (-110)
53.5 (-110)
48.5 (-110)
48.5 (-110)
53.5 (-110)
53.5 (-110)
48.5 (-110)
48.5 (-110)