Toledo vs. Ohio Prediction, Odds, Line, Pick, and Preview: December 3

Toledo vs. Ohio Prediction, Odds, Line, Pick, and Preview: December 3 | 2022 NCAAF Season

Toledo v Ohio State — Toledo Rockets v Ohio State Buckeyes

The Toledo Rockets and the Ohio Bobcats square off in the Mid-American Conference Championship Game on Saturday afternoon to conclude the regular season.

The Rockets (7-5) are riding a two-game losing streak after a 20-14 road loss against the Western Michigan Broncos last Friday. The Bobcats (9-3) have won seven straight games and are coming off a 38-14 home victory against the Bowling Green Falcons back on November 22.

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Toledo Rockets vs. Ohio Bobcats: Match Details

Fixture: Toledo Rockets vs. Ohio Bobcats

Date & Time: Saturday, December 3, 12:00 p.m. EDT

Venue: Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

The Rockets have done extremely well offensively, as they have scored 33.3 points on 407.1 total yards per game thus far. Sophomore quarterback Dequan Finn has completed 58.6 percent of passes for 1,973 yards with 21 touchdowns and 12 interceptions thus far. They also have an excellent wide receiver, junior Jerjuan Newton. He has 42 catches for 711 yards (16.9 yards per reception) and nine receiving touchdowns.

Defensively, they are struggling a bit, giving up 27.1 points per game and are allowing teams to run for 150.4 yards per game against them. They have been able to apply pressure and force turnovers as they have 31 sacks as a team and 11 interceptions as well as five fumble recoveries throughout the entire season.

The Ohio Bobcats have not had any problems scoring the ball, averaging 34 points on 437.8 total yards per game. A huge factor is their ability to catch the football, with junior quarterback Kurtis Rourke as he is 17th in the country with 3,256 yards with 25 touchdowns and four interceptions so far this season. They also have an outstanding running back in freshman Sieh Bangura who will enter the game with 177 running attempts for 84 yards (five yards per carry) with 11 rushing touchdowns.

Their defense has struggled, giving up 29.3 points per game this season and allowing 305.3 passing yards allowed per game thus far. They have 11 interceptions and 13 fumble recoveries, as well as 31 sacks this year.

Toledo Rockets vs. Ohio Bobcats: Betting Odds

Team	Moneyline	Spread	Over/Under
Toledo Rockets	-154	-3 (-110)	O 54.5 (-110)
Ohio Bobcats	+128	+3 (-110)	U 54.5 (-110)

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Toledo Rockets vs. Ohio Bobcats: Pick

The Toledo Rockets have not been able to stop the running game throughout the course of the season, giving up 150.4 rushing yards entering this game. Looking at his previous three games, Bangura is averaging 129.7 rushing yards per game and should be able to run the football in this matchup. Go with the over as he should be able to run for 100+ rushing yards in this game.

Best Pick: Sieh Bangura Over 97.5 Rushing Yards (-114)

Toledo Rockets vs. Ohio Bobcats: Prediction

The ability to score is critical for obvious reasons here and there has been a huge difference as of late. Toledo is averaging 26.2 points in their last five games while Ohio have scored 38 points per game in their previous four games. Ohio's defense has been doing extremely well at forcing turnovers and should dominate in this matchup.

The Bobcats covered in each of the last eight games heading into this matchup so go with the Ohio Bobcats getting a few points in this game.