The Ohio Bobcats were hindered by a foot injury to their top player big man Antonio Campbell and the loss was noticeable in their last outing as the Bobcats fell to Eastern Michigan at home by a final of 49-53. This was by far the worst result in conference play thus far for the Bobcats who had opened the MAC 3-0 with two blowout wins coming against Western Michigan and Kent State.
The Akron Zips were a popular pick to win the MAC East division this season given their veteran returning roster and the fact that it seems the Zips are a factor near the top of the conference every year. Akron has been living up to expectations standing 14-3 overall and 4-0 in conference and the Zips are solid on both ends ranking 64th in the nation in scoring and 103rd in total defense. Akron has won all of their conference games in competitive fashion thus far and the Zips are coming off back to back close win in their last two outings on the road against Central Michigan and Miami Ohio. Akron has 6 players averaging over 8 points per game and big man Isaiah Johnson leads the attack averaging 15.5 points per game. Ohio has too many question marks right now given their injuries and things get tough for the Bobcats in this one as they go on the road to challenge the top team in the MAC. We like the Zips to come through against the ailing Bobcats as they go on to win and cover the small 5 pt spread.