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Ohio Bobcats vs. Akron Zips
The fans at James A. Rhodes Arena will be treated to a game between the Ohio Bobcats and the Akron Zips when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Zips as -4.5-point favorites versus the Bobcats, while the game's total opened at 138.5.
In their last action, Akron was a 73-68 winner at home against RedHawks. They failed to cover the -14-point spread as favorites.
Ohio won its last outing, a 88-76 result against Broncos on January 24. They covered in that game as a -9-point favorite.
Ohio:
Team record: 11-9 SU,10-9 ATS
Ohio is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Ohio is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ohio's last 7 games on the road
Akron:
Team record: 13-6 SU,5-11-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Akron is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Akron is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Ohio
Akron is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games when playing Ohio
Next up:
Ohio at Eastern Michigan Tuesday, January 31
Akron at Buffalo Tuesday, January 31