Ohio at Kent State - 2018 Matchup Preview

Ohio Bobcats at Kent State Golden Flashes

Saturday, October 6th 2018 (3:30 PM EDT)
Ohio -11 (69.5)
Ohio 27 - Kent State: 26 (Mid-American)

Bobcats (9 - 4) (8 - 5 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 40 - 25 (33 - 29 on Road)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

KENT is playing their 6th straight game
OHIO is playing their 4th straight game
Our Line: -9.5 (SP+ OHIO -24.5)
Projected Score: OHIO: 33 - KENT: 32 (65)
OHIO Win prob: 78% | Cover: 49%
OHIO Travel: 132 miles

Golden Flashes (2 - 10) (7 - 5 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 24 - 37 (31 - 30 @ Home)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
OHIO Players
KENT Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Ohio's 2018 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/1	Ohio vs Howard	-31.0	62.0	W 38 - 32	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/15	Ohio at Virginia	+5.0	54.5	L 31 - 45	O	N
Sat 9/22	Ohio at Cincinnati	+7.0	56.5	L 30 - 34	O	Y
Sat 9/29	Ohio vs Massachusetts	-11.5	70.0	W 58 - 42	O	Y
Sat 10/6	Ohio at Kent State	-11.0	69.5	W 27 - 26	U	N
Sat 10/13	Ohio at Northern Illinois	+5.5	52.0	L 21 - 24	U	Y
Sat 10/20	Ohio vs Bowling Green	-16.5	67.0	W 49 - 14	U	Y
Thu 10/25	Ohio vs Ball State	-10.5	66.0	W 52 - 14	U	Y
Thu 11/1	Ohio at Western Michigan	-3.0	65.0	W 59 - 14	O	Y
Wed 11/7	Ohio at Miami (OH)	-4.5	59.0	L 28 - 30	U	N
Wed 11/14	Ohio vs Buffalo	-2.5	66.0	W 52 - 17	O	Y
Fri 11/23	Ohio vs Akron	-24.0	56.5	W 49 - 28	O	N
Wed 12/19	Ohio vs San Diego State	-2.5	49.0	W 27 - 0	U	Y

Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Played: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Wins: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:
Losses: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:

Predictions for Ohio's Schedule

Kent State's 2018 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/1	Kent State at Illinois	+18.0	57.5	L 24 - 31	U	Y
Sat 9/8	Kent State vs Howard	-9.5
Sat 9/15	Kent State at Penn State	+35.0	64.5	L 10 - 63	O	N
Sat 9/22	Kent State at Ole Miss	+28.5	75.0	L 17 - 38	U	Y
Sat 9/29	Kent State at Ball State	+7.0	62.0	L 24 - 52	O	N
Sat 10/6	Kent State vs Ohio	+11.0	69.5	L 26 - 27	U	Y
Sat 10/13	Kent State at Miami (OH)	+11.5	59.0	L 6 - 31	U	N
Sat 10/20	Kent State vs Akron	+4.5	50.0	L 23 - 24	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Tue 10/30	Kent State at Bowling Green	+1.5	67.5	W 35 - 28	U	Y
Tue 11/6	Kent State at Buffalo	+17.0	44.5	L 14 - 48	O	N
Thu 11/15	Kent State vs Toledo	+11.5	57.5	L 34 - 56	O	N
Fri 11/23	Kent State vs Eastern Michigan	+12.5	52.0	L 20 - 28	U	Y

Important Stats (2018)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
OHIO	.33	53%	40.1	55%	3.47	259	48%	208	4.76	.23	43%	24.6	43%	42%	3.75	50.2	1.5	2.2
KENT	.12	38%	23.9	40%	2.76	172	34%	212	3.36	.21	45%	36.7	46%	43%	3.8	76.6	1.7	1.4

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
OHIO	#40 (.24)	46% (30)		47% (35)	3.1 (52)	214	45% (35)	193	4.15 (47)	#23 (.1)	37% (10)		34% (3)	40% (57)	3.79 (68)	44.9	1.6	1.5
KENT	#131 (.01)	30% (134)		33% (132)	2.57 (128)	78	29% (134)	155	2.89 (130)	#133 (.35)	50% (131)		50% (123)	51% (130)	4.34 (115)	35.7	1.7	0.9

Overall Stats 2018

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
OHIO Offense	13	40.1	32.7	52.8%	4.76	1.5	24	467	259	208	6	58%	40%	55%	48%	13%	.33
KENT Defense	12	36.7	29.8	45%	3.8	1.4	-	-	-	-	-	56%	43%	46%	43%	15%	.21

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
OHIO Defense	13	24.6	28.8	43.3%	3.75	2.2	-	-	-	-	-	46%	53%	43%	42%	20%	.23
KENT Offense	12	23.9	31.4	37.9%	3.36	1.7	21	384	172	212	4.2	48%	50%	40%	34%	20%	.12

Additional Stats 2018

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Ohio	13	33:15	24.5	49%	69%	4.9	50.2	1.5	2.2	6	1.9	4	30.6
Kent State	12	27:49	20.6	34%	56%	9	76.6	1.7	1.4	4.7	2	0	26.6

Run Game Stats (2018)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
OHIO Offense	13	58%	55%	42.8	258.5	6	40	.35	3.47	76%	8%	1.05
KENT Defense	12	56%	46%	-	-	-	-	.2	3.05	73%	9%	1.1

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
OHIO Defense	13	46%	43%	-	-	-	-	.12	2.84	72%	11%	0.99
KENT Offense	12	48%	40%	41.2	171.7	4.2	20	.23	2.76	63%	14%	1.34

Pass Game Stats (2018)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
OHIO Offense	13	40%	48%	14.2	23.9	208.2	8.7	14.6	25	8	.33	1.6	28%	43%	.54	5%	1.8
KENT Defense	12	43%	43%	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	.22	1.6	31%	32%	.27	6%	2.1

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
OHIO Defense	13	53%	42%	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	.35	1.7	35%	37%	.41	9%	1.9
KENT Offense	12	50%	34%	20.6	35	211.9	6.1	10.3	14	10	.02	1.5	37%	29%	.31	6%	1.9

Ohio's Power Ratings
Ohio's Power Rating: NR
Ohio's Offense Rating: NR
Ohio's Defense Rating: NR
2018 Talent Rating: #117
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Ohio's 2018 Expected Record: -
Ohio's 2018 Overall SP+ Rating: 4.0 #54
Ohio's Offense SP+ Rating: 38.2 #16
Ohio's Defense SP+ Rating: 35.0 #107

Average Talent
Average Mid-American Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 482

Power Ratings Matchup
Ohio: Kent State: -7.7

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Ohio: 4.0 Kent State: -20.4

Kent State's Power Ratings
Kent State's Power Rating: -7.7 NR
Kent State's Offense Rating: NR
Kent State's Defense Rating: NR
2018 Talent Rating: #114
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Kent State's 2018 Expected Record: -
Kent State's 2018 Overall SP+ Rating: -20.4 #124
Kent State's Offense SP+ Rating: 20.5 #115
Kent State's Defense SP+ Rating: 40.3 #121

Average Talent
Average Mid-American Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 482

Ohio Scoring
Offense: 40.1 PPG
Offense on Road: 32.7
Defense: 24.6 PPG
Defense on Road: 28.8

Ohio's 2018 Record
Record: 9 - 4
Record vs Spread: 8 - 5 - 0
Over/Under Record: 7 - 6
Record on Road: 2 - 4
Record vs Spread on Road: 3 - 3 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 6 - 4 - 0
Record as Road Fav vs Spread: 1 - 2 - 0

Projected Score
Ohio 33
Kent State 32

Total Points: 65

Based on Last 4 Games
Kent State 38
Ohio 31

Total Points: 68

Based on Entire Season
Ohio 35
Kent State 27

Total Points: 62

Kent State Scoring
Offense: 23.9 PPG
Offense at Home: 31.4
Defense: 36.7 PPG
Defense at Home: 29.8

Kent State's 2018 Record
Record: 2 - 10
Record vs Spread: 7 - 5 - 0
Over/Under Record: 4 - 8
Record at home: 1 - 4
Record vs Spread at home: 4 - 1 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 6 - 5 - 0
Record as Home Dog vs Spread: 3 - 1 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2024	11/06	Kent State	0	Ohio	41	Ohio -20.5	Ohio	53.5	Under
2023	10/07	Ohio	42	Kent State	17	Ohio -24.5	Ohio	45.5	Over
2022	10/01	Kent State	31	Ohio	24	Kent State -13	Ohio	65.5	Under
2021	10/23	Ohio	27	Kent State	34	Kent State -5	Kent State	68.5	Under
2019	10/19	Ohio	45	Kent State	38	Ohio -9	Kent State	64.5	Over
2018	10/06	Kent State	26	Ohio	27	Ohio -11	Kent State	69.5	Under
2017	10/21	Ohio	48	Kent State	3	Ohio -17.5	Ohio	47.0	Over
2016	10/22	Kent State	10	Ohio	14	Ohio -4	NA	43.5	Under
2015	11/10	Ohio	27	Kent State	0	Ohio -7	Ohio	44.0	Under
2014	08/30	Kent State	14	Ohio	17	Kent State -1.5	Ohio	0
2013	11/19	Ohio	13	Kent State	44	Ohio -5.5	Kent State	0
2012	11/23	Kent State	28	Ohio	6
2011	10/01	Ohio	17	Kent State	10
2010	11/26	Kent State	28	Ohio	6
2009	10/24	Ohio	11	Kent State	20
2008	10/11	Kent State	19	Ohio	26
2007	09/29	Ohio	25	Kent State	33
2006	10/28	Kent State	7	Ohio	17
2005	09/24	Ohio	35	Kent State	32
2004	10/30	Kent State	42	Ohio	16
2003	11/08	Ohio	33	Kent State	37
2002	10/19	Kent State	0	Ohio	50
2001	10/27	Ohio	14	Kent State	24
2000	10/13	Kent State	7	Ohio	44

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Kent State	10	4	3 Overs
Ohio	14	6	6 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	10 - 14	4 - 6	3 - 4	1 - 2
Road Teams	14 - 10	6 - 4	2 - 1	4 - 3

(#) OHIO at (#) KENT

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	OHIO	KENT
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#54	#124
Perf GradeGrade	NR	NR
OffenseOff	NR	NR
DefenseDef	NR	NR
Spec TeamsST	NR	NR
TalentTal	#117	#114
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Ohio Injury Report

Kent State Injury Report

Ohio on Offense


CategoryCat	OHIO Off	KENT Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#16	#121
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Ohio Run Game


CategoryCat	OHIO Off	KENT Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Ohio Pass Game


CategoryCat	OHIO Off	KENT Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Kent State on Offense


CategoryCat	KENT Off	OHIO Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#115	#107
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Kent State Run Game


CategoryCat	KENT Off	OHIO Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Kent State Pass Game


CategoryCat	KENT Off	OHIO Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
KENT 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'18 Profile: Remains Poor G5

OHIO 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'18 Profile: Down to Below Avg P4

Weather Forecast
Playing in Dix Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 83° - Wind: 9 mph

Rematch from Week 6
Ohio 11.0 (69.5)
Ohio won at Kent State this year (27-26)

Previous Matchups
Ohio beat Kent State last year (41-0)
Ohio beat Kent State in 2023 (42-17)
Kent State beat Ohio in 2022 (31-24)

OHIO's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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OHIO's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

KENT's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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KENT's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD