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The Eastern Michigan Eagles (5-4, 2-3 Mid-American) and Ohio Bobcats (6-3, 4-1) tangle Wednesday in Athens. Kickoff at Peden Stadium is 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s college football odds around the Eastern Michigan vs. Ohio odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Eastern Michigan hits the gridiron for the first time since Nov. 2 when the 10-point-underdog Eagles lost their second straight 1-score game, a 29-28 defeat to the Toledo Rockets. After starting the season 4-1, EMU has gone 1-3 since Oct. 12.
Ohio last played Nov. 6 when it covered a 20.5-point spread in a 41-0 victory at the Kent State Golden Flashes. The win marked the Bobcats fourth in their last 5 games. OU is 4-0 at home this season.
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Eastern Michigan at Ohio odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college football odds. Lines last updated Tuesday at 5:01 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Eastern Michigan +300 (bet $100 to win $300) | Ohio -400 (bet $400 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Eastern Michigan +10.5 (-110) | Ohio -10.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 50.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Eastern Michigan at Ohio picks and predictions
Prediction
Ohio 34, Eastern Michigan 20
Moneyline
No interest. PASS.
Against the spread
Since 2006, Ohio is 6-1 ATS across the last 7 EMU-OU contests.
The Eagles are a plus-7 in turnover margin and the Bobcats are a minus-8. The play-by-play and drive analytics peg Ohio as being the more efficient team. And OU has its offense, especially its running game, pointed in the right direction.
Add in a significant red-zone edge at both ends for the Bobcats.
BACK OHIO -10.5 (-110).
Over/Under
The Over is 4-1 across EMU’s last 5 games and 3-1 in OU’s last 4.
The Bobcats have scored 88 points over their last 2 games. The Eagles run through a lot of plays each game and typically eclipse 45 passing attempts when trailing. Per TeamRankings.com, EMU’s average of 82.0 plays per game ranks second in the nation.
OU can be turnover-prone, and EMU has been good as taking away the football. Some turnover-induced short-field scores could well be part of the game flow here.
TAKE THE OVER 50.5 (-110) in this MACtion Wednesday night’er.
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