Bowling Green vs. Akron Prediction, Odds, Picks - October 5, 2024

Bowling Green vs. Akron Prediction, Odds, Picks - October 5, 2024

Updated Oct. 5, 2024 3:04 p.m. ET
Data Skrive

MAC rivals meet when the Bowling Green Falcons (1-3) visit the Akron Zips (1-4) on Saturday, October 5, 2024 at InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field. Bowling Green is favored by 16.5 points. A 49.5-point over/under is set for the game.

The Falcons lost against the Old Dominion Monarchs in their last game, 30-27. The Zips' last game was versus the Ohio Bobcats, and they lost by a score of 30-10.

Keep up with college football all season on FOX Sports.

ADVERTISEMENT

Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty discusses his unique football journey, Heisman pose celebration

Chris Petersen sat down with Boise State Broncos RB Ashton Jeanty to discuss his unique football journey.

Bowling Green vs. Akron Game Information & Odds

More College Football Predictions

Bowling Green vs Akron Betting Information updated as of October 5, 2024, 2:47 p.m. ET.
Favorite Spread (Odds) Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Total Over Moneyline Under Moneyline
Bowling Green -16.5 (-110) -787 +533 49.5 -107 -118

Bowling Green vs. Akron Prediction

  • Pick ATS: Akron (+16.5)
  • Pick OU: Over (49.5)
  • Prediction: Bowling Green 29, Akron 25

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

Learn more about the Bowling Green Falcons vs. the Akron Zips game on FOX Sports!

Read More About This Game

Bowling Green vs. Akron Betting Insights

  • Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the matchup is Falcons 33, Zips 16.
  • The Falcons have an 88.7% chance to collect the win in this game per the moneyline's implied probability. The Zips have a 15.8% implied probability.
  • Bowling Green has won three games against the spread this season, while failing to cover once.
  • Akron has a record of 1-3-0 against the spread this season.

Bowling Green vs. Akron: Head-to-Head

  • Over their last three meetings, Bowling Green has tallied two wins versus Akron.
  • The last three times the Zips have squared off with the Falcons, they have put up a 2-1 record against the spread. The scoring went over the point total each time.
  • Over their last three head-to-head contests, Bowling Green has put up 92 points, while Akron has accumulated 77.

Bowling Green vs. Akron: 2024 Stats Comparison

Bowling Green Akron
Off. Points per Game (Rank) 28.8 (90) 14.2 (129)
Def. Points per Game (Rank) 26.8 (64) 40.2 (132)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank) 4 (32) 9 (111)
Turnovers Forced (Rank) 2 (127) 6 (62)

Bowling Green 2024 Key Players

Name Position Stats
Harold Fannin TE 37 REC / 537 YDS / 4 TD / 134.3 YPG
Connor Bazelak QB 975 YDS (65.4%) / 5 TD / 4 INT
-2 RUSH YDS / 1 RUSH TD / -0.5 RUSH YPG
Terion Stewart RB 270 YDS / 4 TD / 67.5 YPG / 5.7 YPC
Jaison Patterson RB 151 YDS / 1 TD / 37.8 YPG / 4.3 YPC
4 REC / 45 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 11.3 REC YPG
Joseph Sipp Jr. LB 26 TKL / 3 TFL / 3 SACK
Charles Rosser LB 21 TKL / 2 TFL / 2.5 SACK
Anthony Hawkins DL 21 TKL / 2 TFL / 3 SACK
Brock Horne LB 17 TKL / 0 TFL

Akron 2024 Key Players

Name Position Stats
Ben Finley QB 855 YDS (58.2%) / 7 TD / 6 INT
Adrian Norton WR 17 REC / 295 YDS / 3 TD / 59 YPG
Jacob Newell TE 24 REC / 168 YDS / 2 TD / 33.6 YPG
Bobby Golden WR 14 REC / 217 YDS / 1 TD / 43.4 YPG
CJ Nunnally DL 14 TKL / 1 TFL / 2 SACK
Darrian Lewis DB 18 TKL / 0 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD
Bryan McCoy LB 25 TKL / 1 TFL
Antavious Fish LB 19 TKL / 1 TFL / 1 SACK

FOX Sports created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Want great stories delivered right to your inbox?

Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily.

FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience
Akron Zips
Bowling Green Falcons
College Football
share