Akron has had a week off after splitting its last four, including a 72-53 rout of Western Kentucky as an underdog. Akron has a terrific one-two punch in senior guard Xavier Castaneda (20.3 ppg) and 6-7 junior forward Enrique Freeman (13.2 ppg, 10 rpg). Four of their six games have been very close, with the only two one-sided losses against the SEC in Mississippi State and LSU. Akron is 9-1 ATS against teams that average 62+ shots. Marshall is on a 13-24 spread run, including 12-25 ATS at home after playing three straight as a favorite, plus 15-33 ATS after four or more consecutive victories. Akron has won seven of the last nine versus Marshall, including an 88-86 win last year. Play Akron.
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Who was the public on? 73% of the public bets were on Marshall Thundering Herd on the -4 ATS. And, 51% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Marshall would win by a score of 74.5 to 71.2 with Marshall winning on the moneyline, Akron winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Akron at Marshall
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 56% of the public bets were on Akron Zips on the +2 ATS. And, 50% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Marshall would win by a score of 73.6 to 73.1, Akron winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Akron would win by a score of 74.7 to 72.3 with Akron winning on the moneyline, Marshall winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 61% of the public bets were on Marshall Thundering Herd on the +4.5 ATS. 55% of the public money was on Akron Zips to win on the moneyline. And, 79% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Akron would win by a score of 77.0 to 73.3 with Akron winning on the moneyline, Marshall winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Marshall at Akron
Akron has won all four home games this season and it looks to avenge an 86-64 loss to Marshall last year when the Zips shot only 38.1 percent. Marshall beat Morehead State on Monday to snap a three-game losing streak with Jon Elmore scoring 27 points for the Thundering Herd. Akron had a three-game win streak broken losing to Purdue-Fort Wayne and Daniel Utomi led the Zips with 23 points, but the Zips suffered through another bad shooting night. However, at home the Zips have a .509 shooting percentage while holding opponents to 31.6 percent. Akron coach John Groce brought in several junior college transfers and so far they have fit in well to go along with Utomi and Jimond Ivey. The Zips are a small favorite, so go with Akron on the moneyline.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Marshall would win by a score of 83.7 to 81.3 with Marshall winning on the moneyline, Akron winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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