College football scores › Week 8 › Akron at Kent State
Akron1-7away
20
FinalDix Stadium, 62°, wind 5 mph
Kent State3-5home
35
BEAVER AKR +3, lostBEAVER Under 47.5, lostBEAVER had AKR 53% to win

BEAVER against the market

Locked at kickoff, graded on the closing line
BEAVERSamMarketResultCall
Score (AKR–KENT)24–2321–25–20–35
SpreadAKR −1.0KENT −3.8KENT −3KENT by 15AKR +3 ✗
Total46.446.147.555Under 47.5 ✗
KENT win chance47%–−148Won
AKR by 14+
20%
AKR by 1–13
32%
KENT by 1–13
31%
KENT by 14+
17%

Spread: 4.0 pts better than Vegas for Akron (sides with a gap this size have won 54% in the backtest). Total: 1.1 pts below Vegas (52% historically). Opened KENT −3.5.

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
−0.138 #118Offense EPA / play−0.202 #132
+0.199 #132Defense EPA / play allowed+0.069 #83
−5.1% #114Offense success rate−9.5% #137
+6.7% #126Defense success rate allowed+5.0% #113
−0.065 #113Rushing EPA / play−0.171 #133
−0.170 #113Passing EPA / play−0.159 #109
+0.154 #121Rush defense EPA allowed+0.054 #84
+0.193 #113Pass defense EPA allowed+0.097 #88
−10.8 #124Scoring offense (pts vs avg)−13.7 #137
+11.6 #131Scoring defense (pts vs avg)+8.2 #121
Situational
−8.0% #119Passing-down success (3rd & long)−10.3% #131
+5.2% #115Passing-down success allowed+1.1% #78
−1.30 #125Points per drive−1.57 #136
+1.13 #122Points per drive allowed+1.93 #136
Trenches
+0.09 #70Line yards per rush−0.44 #133
+0.37 #122Line yards per rush allowed+0.26 #111
−1.5% #74Runs stuffed at the line+1.9% #120
−1.9% #98Opponent runs stuffed−1.7% #95
+3.1% #134Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)+1.1% #119
−3.0% #119Havoc created−0.5% #65
Big plays
−0.121 #124Rushing explosiveness−0.016 #87
+0.114 #67Passing explosiveness+0.220 #31
−0.55 #123Open-field yards per rush−0.69 #130
+0.085 #104Pass explosiveness allowed−0.054 #40
Style and schedule
52% #107Run rate56% #56
−11.3 #102Strength of schedule (avg opponent)−4.3 #55

Akron: last 5 games

L14-34Missed
L23-25Covered
L17-41Missed
L10-38Missed
L7-41Missed

Kent State: last 5 games

L2-29Missed
L7-38Missed
L10-13Covered
W26-13Covered
L3-59Missed

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.39−0.28−0.18−0.08+0.03Entering week12345678Akron · 1: −0.24Akron · 2: −0.31Akron · 3: −0.25Akron · 4: −0.27Akron · 5: −0.35Akron · 6: −0.36Akron · 7: −0.32Akron · 8: −0.34Kent State · 1: −0.24Kent State · 2: −0.29Kent State · 3: −0.27Kent State · 4: −0.28Kent State · 5: −0.28Kent State · 6: −0.26Kent State · 7: −0.27Kent State · 8: −0.27
● Akron● Kent State