The MAC East Champion Ohio Bobcats look to stay hot heading into the MAC Title Game with a win this Tuesday night over their in-state rival Miami-Ohio RedHawks.
Ohio is 8-3 SU this season with four straight wins, and is 5-0 SU and ATS in their last five games against Miami-Ohio.
Tyler Tettleton passed for one touchdown and threw for another in Ohio’s narrow 29-28 victory over Bowling Green last Wednesday.
Ohio brings a 5-6 ATS slate to the Week 13 battle against the 4-7 RedHawks, who are 6-5 ATS against the spread. Over under bettors have seen Ohio go 7-4 so far and the RedHawks go 6-5.
View Miami (Ohio) vs Ohio Odds and Stats.
Betting Line: The RedHawks opened as 6.5-point underdogs on the Sportsbook NCAA football line at most sportsbooks tracked by OddsShark but it was bet up to -9 by Tuesday at Sportsbook. The total settled in at 53 where the best UNDER value (53.5) was at Sportsbook.
Power Rankings / Prediction: This game matches up the No. 32 (Bobcats) and the No. 102 (RedHawks) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAF Power Rankings at OddsShark. A 35-24 result in favor of the Bobcats is predicted by handicapping models.
How They Match Up:
The game also pits Ohio's No. 30-ranked offense, averaging 32.9 PPG, against a RedHawks defense that ranks No. 39 this week at 23.1 PPG. The Bobcats aerial game is averaging 255 yards per game, more than the RedHawks secondary allows through the air, 194.5 YPG per game.
In comparing defenses, the RedHawks own the league's No. 85-rated front 7 in terms of stopping the run, allowing 192 yards per game when on the road. Ohio, on the other hand, rates No. 39 this week in generating rushing yards at home.
Miami (Ohio) lost its last outing, a 24-21 result against Western Michigan on November 16. Miami (Ohio) failed to cover in that game as a 1.5-point underdog, while the 45 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Ohio was a 29-28 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against Bowling Green. They failed to cover the 7.5–point spread as favorites, while the total score (57) made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors.
Miami (Ohio) RedHawks Trends:
When playing in November are 4-6
When playing on turf are 4-6
After being outgained are 5-5
When playing within the conference are 6-4
Ohio Bobcats Trends:
When playing in November are 9-1
When playing on turf are 7-3
After outgaining opponent are 8-2
When playing within the conference are 7-3
A few RedHawks at Bobcats trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Miami (Ohio)'s last 11 games on the road
Miami (Ohio) is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Ohio
Miami (Ohio) is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Miami (Ohio) is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Ohio
Ohio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Miami (Ohio)
Ohio is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Ohio is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Ohio's last 16 games
