Prediction for Ohio State vs. Akron by a college football expert model.
College football returns to the Horseshoe on Saturday as Ohio State debuts its new-look roster on the first step towards its national championship hopes as it hosts in-state Akron on Saturday.
Will Howard steps in at quarterback after posting career-high numbers at Kansas State a year ago, while former SEC rushing champ Quinshon Judkins joins a backfield already manned by TreVeyon Henderson, and former Alabama and All-American safety Caleb Downs upgrades the Buckeyes' secondary. SP+ predicts that Ohio State will trounce Akron by a projected score of 56 to 0 and to win the game by an expected 55.5 points.SP+ is a “tempo- and opponent-adjusted measure of college football efficiency” that attempts to predict game outcomes by measuring “the most sustainable and predictable aspects of football.”Ohio State comes in as the 48.5 point favorite against Akron, according to the lines at FanDuel Sportsbook, which set the total at 58.5 points for the game.
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