The UMass Minutemen sure had a tough time making the jump to the FBS as they got killed virtually every week. They have made a lot of progress this season as the offense, which was stale, and could not move the ball has risen to be very competitive. Their first two seasons in the FBS saw them score less than 20 points in 19 of 24 games, while this season they have done so in eight of their last nine. The defense has shown a lot of progress as well, allowing 17 points or less in three of their last four after failing to do so in 27 of their first 30 in the FBS. Akron began a three-game winning streak with a huge win at Pittsburgh, but it has been all downhill since. The Zips have lost four straight to four teams that combine to have a losing record on the season, and they lost all four games as a favorite. Akron is just 17-37-1 ATS in their last 55 conference games, and stand at 0-8 ATS in their last eight after allowing 450 yards or more in their previous game. The Minutemen are 8-0 ATS in their last eight on field turf, and are 6-0 ATS in their last six in the conference. The Minutemen are under the radar, so play on UMass and the points.
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Who was the public on? 68% of the public bets were on Akron Zips on the -12.5 ATS. And, 53% 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 29.4 to 18.5 with Akron winning on the moneyline, Massachusetts winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 66% of the public bets were on Akron Zips on the -9 ATS. And, 50% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Akron would win by a score of 30.6 to 27.8 with Akron winning on the moneyline, Massachusetts winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Who was the public on? 62% of the public bets were on Massachusetts Minutemen on the -1 ATS. And, 59% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Massachusetts would win by a score of 25.3 to 24.6, Akron winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Who was the public on? 69% of the public bets were on Massachusetts Minutemen on the +9 ATS. 73% of the public money was on Massachusetts Minutemen to win on the moneyline. And, 57% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Massachusetts would win by a score of 25.0 to 25.0, Massachusetts winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 74% of the public bets were on Akron Zips on the -7 ATS. 60% of the public money was on Massachusetts Minutemen to win on the moneyline. And, 63% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Akron would win by a score of 22.7 to 20.0 with Akron winning on the moneyline, Massachusetts winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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