Bowling Green vs. Akron Spread, Line, Odds and Betting Preview | Oct. 5

Star wide receiver Harold Fannin and the Bowling Green Falcons (1-3) play the Akron Zips (1-4) on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET, at InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field.

The Zips are expected to lose by at least two TDs (currently +16) versus the Falcons (with an over/under of 49.5 points).

Keep reading to check out our betting primer for this season, and uncover all of our betting picks here, too!

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Bowling Green -16 vs. Akron

Bet $20, Payout $38.18

Bowling Green vs. Akron Betting Odds

  • Spread favorite: Falcons (-16)
  • Moneyline: Falcons (-746), Zips (+513)
  • Total: 49.5 points

Bowling Green vs. Akron Betting Stats and Info

The Falcons’ record against the spread is 3-1-0. Bowling Green has split them games as a moneyline favorite this season. Akron has a single win against the spread this season (1-3-0). The Zips’ record against the spread, as underdogs by 16 points or more, is 1-1. Akron is winless in the three games it has played as the underdog on the moneyline so far this season.

Bowling Green vs. Akron Recent Stats and Trends

Bowling Green Falcons

Akron Zips

Bowling Green vs. Akron Key Players

Bowling Green Falcons

  • Connor Bazelak has thrown for 975 yards while connecting on 65.4% of his passes (87-for-133), with five touchdowns and four interceptions (243.8 yards per game).
  • Terion Stewart has churned out a team-leading 270 rushing yards (67.5 per game) and four scores.
  • Jaison Patterson has run for 151 yards (37.8 per game), with one touchdown on the ground.
  • Fannin has 37 receptions for a team-high 537 yards (134.3 per game) and four touchdowns.
  • Malcolm Johnson Jr. has also added 16 receptions (on 26 targets) for 163 yards, scoring one touchdown.
  • Jamal Johnson has 105 receiving yards on 13 receptions (20 targets), averaging 26.3 yards per game.
  • This season Joseph Sipp Jr. has team-high numbers in both sacks and tackles, racking up three sacks, three TFL and 26 tackles.
  • This season Ja’Corey Benjamin leads the team with one interception and has added five tackles, one TFL, and one pass defended.

Akron Zips

  • Ben Finley has passed for 855 yards (89-of-153), with seven touchdowns and six interceptions (171 yards per game).
  • Jordon Simmons has rushed for a team-high 182 yards on 35 carries (36.4 yards per game) and one touchdown.
  • Charles Kellom has 89 yards on 30 carries (17.8 yards per game). He also has 16 catches for 110 yards and one touchdown.
  • Adrian Norton has reeled in 17 passes for a team-high 295 yards and three touchdowns. He has been targeted 35 times, and averages 59 yards per game.
  • Bobby Golden has also contributed 14 catches for 217 yards and one touchdown this season. He has been targeted 24 times, and puts up 43.4 receiving yards.
  • Jacob Newell has 168 receiving yards on 24 receptions (32 targets), with two touchdowns.
  • Bennett Adler has registered a team-leading two sacks, while adding two TFL and five tackles.
  • Bryan McCoy’s 25 tackles and one TFL make him the team’s leading tackler.
  • Daymon David has picked off one pass to lead the team while adding five tackles and one pass defended.