Western Michigan Broncos (6-3, 4-1 MAC) travel to face Akron Zips (1-8, 0-5 MAC) in a Week 11 Mid-American Conference matchup on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET at InfoCision Stadium. The game will be televised on CBS Sports Network.
Western Michigan sits tied for second in the MAC with Toledo and Buffalo, trailing only Ohio. Akron is the only conference team without a league win, though the Zips covered the spread at home against Ohio last week, showing they can compete with the top teams.
Odds list Western Michigan as a 15.5-point favorite with an over/under of 49.5 points. The money line has the Broncos at -714 and the Zips at +530.
A projection model simulating the game 10,000 times leans toward the over on the total. The model projects 55 combined points, making the over a value pick in 65% of simulations. Akron has gone over the total in two of its last two games and five of nine overall. The Zips rank 12th in the MAC in scoring defense, while Western Michigan ranks fifth in scoring offense. Akron's offense has scored at least 20 points in three of its last four games, including against Ohio.
The model also indicates one side of the spread hits in well over 60% of simulations. Detailed spread and money-line picks are available from the model's provider.
