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Posted at 8:00 AM ET. Odds are subject to change

Kent State +175 ML over AKRON

InfoCision Stadium – Akron, OH

7:30 PM ET. You remember the old movement — “Fade Akron” — the weekly ritual of auto-betting against the Zips. That used to be free money. Now the roles have flipped. Akron is the team coming in with the hot hand.

Last week we went after Akron when they were laying double digits to UMass. Even though UMass is a battered outfit, Akron still handled the role with ease, winning by 34 as a 10.5-point favorite. That result has people convinced the Zips are rolling again. Now they head into their rivalry game — the Battle for the Wagon Wheel — hosting Kent State, a series Akron has recently dominated. On the surface, it looks like another easy swing for the home favorite.

Kent State sits at 3–6, and based on last year’s meeting — a blowout loss at home — the Flashes appear positioned to get run over again. That’s the hook. Because the same way Akron is alive for a bowl game, Kent State is too. If the Golden Flashes win out, they get to the postseason. If they lose this one, their season is over. That dynamic flips the emotional edge. Akron carries pressure. Kent State comes in free-rolling.

This is the Flashes’ bowl game. Win, and they knock their arch rival out of December while keeping their own hopes alive. Lose, and nothing really changes — they were the underdog anyway. Rivalry psychology matters here, especially when both teams’ seasons hinge on this affair.

The number hovering under a touchdown tells the story. It signals a nip-and-tuck contest, which immediately brings the plus price to the table. Rivalries like this routinely throw trends, ATS records, and recent results out the window. When the matchup feels like a coin flip and the dog is taking back this kind of price, we follow the value. We are grabbing the plus money and rolling with Kent State to spring the upset in what is a toss-up situation.

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