The MAC conference will take center stage early morning on the day after Thanksgiving as the 8-3 Ohio Bobcats will travel to face the Kent St Golden Flashes in an NCAA college football game on Friday. Kick off time from Kent St is scheduled for 11AM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPNU.
The betting odds opened up in this college football game with the home team Kent St Golden Flashes favored by -9 ½ points with an over under line of 60 points. Early money has shown on the side of the road underdog as Kent St is now favored by -9 points. The total has moved down a ½ point to 59 ½ points.
When these two MAC conference clubs met last season it was Ohio with the 17-10 home win as a -16 point betting favorite. The total landed under 48 points. CFB Trend: Kent St Golden Flashes is 3-0 ATS in their past three meetings with the Ohio Bobcats.
Ohio has lost two straight to fall to 8-3 on the year. They come off the 52-27 road defeat last week to the Ball State Cardinals as a +6 point underdog. The total landed over 60 points. The Bobcats were close at the half but get outscored 31-10 in the second half. Their offense put up 483 yards with 231 coming from their ground attack for nearly 6 yards per rush. Tyler Tettleton hit on 22 of 30 passes for 236 yards. Tettleton a junior quarterback has 16 touchdowns and two picks on the season. Beau Blankenship rushed for 161 yards on 21 carries and three touchdowns. Daz’mond Patterson caught two balls for 74 yards. Ohio allowed Ball St to gain 588 yards of offense with 357 coming from their ground game for over 9 yards per rush. There are currently 6 MAC teams bowl eligible. Ohio is no lock to make a bowl even with eight wins because all six teams have at least eight wins.
Kent St has won nine straight games. They improve to 10-1 on the season following a 31-24 road win against the Bowling Green Falcons last week as a +2 ½ point underdog. The game went over 47 points. The Golden Flashes put up 425 yards with 334 coming from their ground attack for 8 yards per rush. Each team committed three turnovers. Spencer Keith hit on 9 of 17 passes for 91 yards with a touchdown and a pick. Keith a senior QB has ten touchdowns and six picks this year. Dri Archer ran for 241 yards on 17 carries and two touchdowns. Eric Adeyemi grabbed two passes for 39 yards and a touchdown. Kent St allowed the Bowling Green offense to produce 438 offensive yards with 83 on the ground for just over 2 ½ yards per run attempt. Kent St has already clinched the MAC East division title. They will play Northern Illinois in the MAC conference championship game next week. The Golden Flashes are a running team that rushes for 244 yards per game good for 11th in all of college football.