The Akron/Miami (OH) series is one that has been dominated by the Redhawks in recent years as they are 12-3 straight up in the last 15 games between these two schools. Most of the RCS long term clients know that Akron has been a very popular “fade” team for us and that strategy has made RCS and our clients a lot of cash! That said, this is not your typical Akron team and HC Terry Bowden has done a nice job in methodically building back the Zips football program. For Miami, they finally got an FBS win last weekend with a 42-41 victory over UMass. We feel that we have caught Akron here in a really nice spot. You get the Zips off a “sleepy” effort vs. Eastern Michigan, a game they eventually won 31-6. That was a letdown spot off a program building win the week before at Pittsburgh. Then we get Miami that finally got an FBS win, albeit a one-point decision over a pretty bad UMass team. We get Akron at home looking to get back to playing 60 solid minutes and this sets up well for us to cash the ticket. Miami is 1-4 ATS vs. teams with a winning record and the Zips are 4-1 in their last five games following an ATS loss. We are backing the home team in this spot. The Sharps say…
3 UNITS – AKRON (-13.5)