Ohio at Marshall

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl - Ford Field - Detroit, MI. This will be the fourth-ever Bowl appearance for Ohio. Unfortunately for the Bobcats, they have yet to win one. The fact is that current MAC Conference teams often appear amongst the 10 teams that have made at least one Bowl appearance, but have failed to record a win. Decent play in the regular season just hasn't translated. The list of 10 includes six MAC teams with a combined 0-15 mark in Bowl games. It certainly calls into question whether the Bobcats should be listed as the favorite here. When you consider the fact that their lone non-conference win this season against a FBS team came by a single point to a bad North Texas team, it certainly points in the other direction. The Bobcats scored less than 20 points in their MAC Championship game, and the last 34 times this team scored under 20, they have been a money-burning 9-25 ATS in their next game. The Bobcats have allowed their last five opponents to rack up an average of 158 yards per game on the ground. They have been the beneficiary of a lot of luck this season (38 opponent turnovers this season). While Ohio and the rest of the MAC have been starved for wins in Bowl games, the Herd is 5-1 ATS in their last six Bowl appearances as they seem to always be underestimated. I like Marshall here.