Akron Zips vs Kent State Golden Flashes 10/22/2022 Odds, Analysis and Picks

Akron Zips vs Kent State Golden Flashes 10/22/2022 – The Akron Zips will be taking on the Kent State Golden Flashes at Dix Stadium on Saturday. The Akron Zips are coming to this game after playing against Central Michigan the previous weekend and losing the matchup. The loss made the Zips 1-6 overall on the scoreboard. The Kent State Golden Flashes also took a loss in their previous game, that one being against Toledo, making them 2-5 overall. The Kent State Golden Flashes are predicted to win this game by the college football betting predictions.

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Zips	+20 (-110)	67 o (-110)	+600
Golden Flashes	-20 (-110)	67 u (-110)	-900

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📍: @ Kent State University 🔵🟡
🏟: Dix Stadium
📺/💻: ESPN+
🗓: 12:00pm

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Akron Zips

The Akron Zips are coming here after losing all of their last seven games played on the road and are currently riding a six-game losing streak. The Akron offense this season is led by DJ Irons who has a pass completion percentage of 66.7 percent and has passed for a total of 1,803 yards along with seven touchdowns. On the ground, the Zips are covering an average of 67.3 yards in each game. On defense, Akron is allowing the opponents to score an average of 39 points in each game with Bubba Arslanian leading the way with 77 tackles.

Players to watch: DJ Irons QB (CMP 180, ATT 271, YDS 1816, CMP% 66.4, AVG 6.7, LNG 41, TD 7, INT 3, SACK 30, SYL -199, RTG 129), Jeff Undercuffler Jr. QB (CMP 12, ATT 24, YDS 92, CMP% 50, AVG 3.8, LNG 19, TD 0, INT 0, SACK 6, SYL -52, RTG 82.2), DJ Irons QB (ATT 88, YDS 187, AVG 2.1, LNG 53, TD 2), Cam Wiley RB (ATT 52, YDS 178, AVG 3.4, LNG 13, TD 2), Shocky Jacques-Louis WR (REC 42, YDS 579, AVG 13.8, LNG 41, TD 2). 

Kent State Golden Flashes

The Kent State Golden Flashes have a very strong home record and have won all of their home games since late 2019. The Kent State offense is led by Collin Schlee who has a pass completion percentage of 59.8 percent this season along with a total of 1,548 yards and eight touchdowns. On the ground, the Golden Flashes are covering an average of 205 yards in each matchup. Defense-wise, Kent State is allowing opponents to score an average of 32.9 points in each game with Nico Bolden leading the way with 63 tackles.

Players to watch: Collin Schlee QB (CMP 107, ATT 179, YDS 1548, CMP% 59.8, AVG 8.6, LNG 56, TD 8, INT 4, SACK 14, SYL -88, RTG 142.7), Devin Kargman QB (CMP 3, ATT 8, YDS 19, CMP% 37.5, AVG 2.4, LNG 12, TD 1, INT 2, SACK 0, SYL 0, RTG 48.7), Marquez Cooper RB (ATT 156, YDS 708, AVG 4.5, LNG 31, TD 8), Collin Schlee QB 59 67, 221 339, 3.7 5.1, 29 29, 3), 3), Dante Cephas WR (REC 44, YDS 687, AVG 15.6, LNG 54, TD 3).  

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Akron Zips

Akron are 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games.
Akron is 0-6 SU in their last 6 games.
Akron is 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games against Kent State.
Akron is 0-7 SU in their last 7 games on the road.
Akron is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Kent State.

Kent State Golden Flashes

Kent State is 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kent State’s last 6 games.
Kent State is 2-7 SU in their last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kent State’s last 5 games against Akron.
Kent State is 11-0 SU in their last 11 games at home.