2023 Akron Zips odds: Over/Under Win Total odds

Updated Sep. 1, 2023 3:43 a.m. ET

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The Akron Zips, who carry an over/under of four wins, are unlikely to make a bowl game.

Akron Win Total Odds

Over/Under	Over Payout	Under Payout
4	-130 (Bet $130 to win $100)	+105 (Bet $100 to win $105)

Based on the current odds (-130), Akron has a 56.5% chance of going over its season win total over/under (four).
From an offensive standpoint, the Zips ranked 81st in FBS with 371.4 yards per game last season. Meanwhile, they ranked 90th in total defense (404.8 yards allowed per contest).
Offensively, the Zips were a top-25 unit in terms of passing yards last season, ranking 18th-best in FBS by putting up 281.9 passing yards per game. They ranked 90th on defense (242.3 passing yards allowed per game).
Akron was a bottom-25 run offense last year, ranking sixth-worst with 89.5 rushing yards per game. On defense, it ranked 82nd in FBS (162.4 rushing yards allowed per game).

Week	Opponent	Date	Favorite	Total
1	@ Temple	September 2	Owls (-10)	56.5
2	Morgan State	September 9	-	-
3	@ Kentucky	September 16	-	-
4	@ Indiana	September 23	-	-
5	Buffalo	September 30	-	-
6	Northern Illinois	October 7	-	-
7	@ Central Michigan	October 14	-	-
8	@ Bowling Green	October 21	-	-
10	Kent State	November 1	-	-
11	@ Miami (OH)	November 8	-	-
12	@ Eastern Michigan	November 14	-	-
13	Ohio	November 24	-	-

Akron will have the luxury of facing the 13th-easiest schedule in college football, based on its opponents' combined win total from last year (61).
The Zips are facing the 91st-ranked conference schedule this season (based on their MAC opponents' combined win total last year).
In 2023, the Akron's schedule will see six games against teams which had winning records a year ago, including one game against teams that collected nine or more wins and two games against squads that picked up fewer than four wins in 2022.

DJ Iron put together an impressive passing stat line last year with 2,592 yards (216.0 yards per game), going 255-for-381 (66.9% completion percentage), 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He was a factor in the running game as well, with 312 rushing yards on 133 carries, four rushing TDs, and averaging 26.0 yards per game.
Last year Cam Wiley went to work rushing, for 487 yards on 106 attempts (40.6 yards per game) and scored five times.
Shocky Jacques-Louis collected 74 receptions for 911 yards and two touchdowns last year. He was targeted 111 times, and averaged 75.9 yards per game.
Alex Adams tacked on 855 yards on 63 grabs with nine touchdowns. He was targeted 88 times, and averaged 71.3 receiving yards per game.
Daniel George grabbed 67 passes on 109 targets for 788 yards and two touchdowns, compiling 65.7 receiving yards per game.
Victor Jones did his thing last season with a memorable stat line of 5.5 sacks, 10.0 TFL and 45 tackles.
Bubba Arslanian went to work last year, collecting 94 tackles, 7.0 TFL, one sack, and one interception.
Tyson Durant intercepted three passes last year while also totaling 30 tackles and three passes defended.