{"id":119234,"date":"2024-10-17T13:06:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T20:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/?p=119234"},"modified":"2024-10-17T13:07:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T20:07:00","slug":"fbs-cfb-betting-g5-underdog-of-week-ohio-miami-rmrm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/fbs-cfb-betting-g5-underdog-of-week-ohio-miami-rmrm\/","title":{"rendered":"CFB Betting: The Group Of Five Underdog Of The Week Is Ohio +3.5 at Miami (Ohio)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I caught a break last week when Kent State scored late to pull within two points of Ball State. The Golden Flashes ended up losing 37-35, but covered the spread as the Group of Five<\/a> Underdog of the Week. College football betting odds<\/a> had them as a seven-point underdog.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week we\u2019ll go back to the MAC<\/a> and the \u201cBattle of the Bricks\u201d for my selection.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ohio (Spread +3.5, Moneyline +145) at Miami (Ohio)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After entering the half with a 24-0 lead, Ohio nearly crumbled down the stretch against Central Michigan last week. The Bobcats survived with a 27-25 victory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first half looked similar to the Bobcats head coach Tim Albin-led teams that we\u2019re used to seeing, however. The Bobcats played stout defense, and five of their six offensive drives went for 50-plus yards. They scored on four of them and fumbled in the red zone on the other. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nobody really expected big things from Ohio this season, but the Bobcats are quietly 4-2 and 2-0 in league play. A win here will be huge for conference championship aspirations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miami\u2019s offense finally made some strides last week, but the Bobcats\u2019 defense has been pretty consistent this season. They\u2019re allowing just 331 yards per game, which ranks second in the conference. They\u2019re also only giving up 23.3 points per game. The RedHawks are averaging just 17.7 PPG. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ohio running back Anthony Tyus leads the conference with 99.2 rushing yards per game and will go up against a solid RedHawks linebacking core. However, they\u2019ll also have to handle Bobcats quarterback Parker Navarro, who leads the league in total offense with 258.8 total yards per outing, including 79 rushing YPG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The RedHawks are led by QB Brett Gabbert, whose 231 passing YPG leads the conference, but the Bobcats have only allowed six TD passes on the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The underdog has won four of these last five meetings, and I like the underdog to keep things close again in this rivalry. The Over\/Under is just at 44.5, meaning this is expected to be a relatively low-scoring meeting and a closer game.<\/p>\n\n\n

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