Akron Zips

Akron football was the underdog in nine of its 12 games in 2025 and won three of them outright, at +190, +320 and +115. The Zips finished 0.68 units up on the moneyline and 6-6 against the spread.

Two blanks, then six covers in ten

Akron did not score in its first two games: 10-0 at home to Wyoming as 4.5-point underdogs, then 68-0 at Nebraska. Over the ten games that followed it covered six and missed four.

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Only 12 FBS teams were underdogs more often; 14 others were underdogs nine times too. The three outright wins came 28-22 over Central Michigan at +190, 24-16 at Buffalo at +320 and 19-16 at Bowling Green at +115 in the finale. One unit on the Zips in the eight priced underdog games returned 1.25. Over the full 11 with a price, a unit a game came out 0.68 ahead; October alone made 3.10.

Leaving Nebraska aside, the underdog losses ran from 45-3 at Toledo at +22.5 to 31-28 at UAB, a cover at +13.5. At home, Miami (OH) won 20-7 with Akron getting 11.5.

Akron scored 22.25 points a game; 106 FBS teams scored more. Akron’s spread record was 3-3 at home and 3-3 away; its totals went six over, six under.

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