Kent State at Miami Ohio

Kent State has a strong offense behind RB Justin Rankin (5.8 yards per carry), ranked #59 in the nation in total yards. Despite playing Penn State and Ole Miss they have excellent balance averaging 179.3 yards rushing and 238.8 yards passing. Kent State also ranks seventh in the nation in turnovers gained, while the Golden Flashes defense ranks fifth in the nation and first in the MAC in red-zone 'D'. They are a big dog to a Miami of Ohio squad that is winless (0-3) at home. Miami is terrible on offense, ranked #118 in total yards. The Redhawks are averaging just 22.3 points per game at home and are on a 2-8 spread run at home. The last two years the games have been tight by scores of 18-14 and 17-14. With the underdog on a 4-1 ATS run in this series, this shapes up as another close one. Play Kent State.