Ball State-Akron Preview

The Ball State Cardinals and the Akron Zips will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Rubber Bowl.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 7-point favorites versus the Zips, while the game’s total is sitting at 60.
Nate Davis threw for four touchdowns in Week 2, as Ball State defeated the Navy 35-23. Ball State covered the 7-point spread, while the 58 points fell UNDER the posted total of 62.5.
Davis passed for 326 yards for Ball State, and Dante Love caught two touchdown passes with another off the ground in the win.
Chris Jacquemain threw three touchdown passes as Akron closed out Syracuse 42-28 in Week 2, as 5-point road underdogs. The combined 70 points sailed OVER the posted total of 43.5.
Jacquemain completed 21-of-27 for 274 yards, while Alex Allen had 106 yards receiving with two touchdowns in the win.
Current streak:
Ball State has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Ball State: 2-0 SU, 1-0 ATS
Akron: 1-1 SU, 2-0 ATS
Ball State most recently:
When playing in September are 4-6
When playing on turf are 6-4
After outgaining opponent are 6-4
When playing within the conference are 8-2

Akron most recently:
When playing in September are 5-5
When playing on turf are 4-6
After outgaining opponent are 2-8
When playing within the conference are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ball State’s last 5 games on the road
Ball State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Ball State is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
Ball State is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Akron is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home
Akron is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Next up:
Ball State at Indiana, Saturday, September 20
Akron at Army, Saturday, September 20

 

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