Kent State at Miami (OH) - 2018 Matchup Preview

Kent State Golden Flashes at Miami (OH) RedHawks

Saturday, October 13th 2018 (2:30 PM EDT)
Miami (OH) -11.5 (59.0)
Miami (OH) 31 - Kent State: 6 (Mid-American)

Golden Flashes (2 - 10) (7 - 5 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 24 - 37 (19 - 42 on Road)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

M-OH is playing their 7th straight game
KENT is playing their 7th straight game
Our Line: -12.5 (SP+ M-OH -20)
Projected Score: KENT: 24 - M-OH: 38 (62)
M-OH Win prob: 77% | Cover: 45%
KENT Travel: 212 miles

RedHawks (6 - 6) (8 - 4 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 28 - 26 (28 - 25 @ Home)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
KENT Players
M-OH Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

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

Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Played: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Wins: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:
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Predictions for Kent State's Schedule

Miami (OH)'s 2018 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/1	Miami (OH) vs Marshall	-1.0	51.5	L 28 - 35	O	N
Sat 9/8	Miami (OH) vs Cincinnati	-1.5	48.0	L 0 - 21	U	N
Sat 9/15	Miami (OH) at Minnesota	+14.0	46.5	L 3 - 26	U	N
Sat 9/22	Miami (OH) at Bowling Green	-6.5	55.0	W 38 - 23	O	Y
Sat 9/29	Miami (OH) vs Western Michigan	+3.0	52.5	L 39 - 40	O	Y
Sat 10/6	Miami (OH) at Akron	+5.0	47.5	W 41 - 17	O	Y
Sat 10/13	Miami (OH) vs Kent State	-11.5	59.0	W 31 - 6	U	Y
Sat 10/20	Miami (OH) at Army	+6.5	46.5	L 30 - 31	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Tue 10/30	Miami (OH) at Buffalo	+7.0	53.0	L 42 - 51	O	N
Wed 11/7	Miami (OH) vs Ohio	+4.5	59.0	W 30 - 28	U	Y
Wed 11/14	Miami (OH) at Northern Illinois	+6.5	48.0	W 13 - 7	U	Y
Tue 11/20	Miami (OH) vs Ball State	-16.5	55.0	W 42 - 21	O	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
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
M-OH	.18	40%	28.1	39%	2.77	160	40%	212	3.97	.18	42%	25.5	43%	40%	4.03	58	0.8	1.3

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
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
M-OH	#95 (.15)	41% (97)		38% (119)	3.1 (51)	121	44% (48)	204	3.43 (108)	#38 (.12)	44% (92)		46% (100)	42% (74)	2.91 (6)	38.6	1.1	1.4

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
KENT Offense	12	23.9	18.6	37.9%	3.36	1.7	21	384	172	212	4.2	48%	50%	40%	34%	20%	.12
M-OH Defense	12	25.5	25.2	41.8%	4.03	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	54%	46%	43%	40%	16%	.18

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
KENT Defense	12	36.7	41.6	45%	3.8	1.4	-	-	-	-	-	56%	43%	46%	43%	15%	.21
M-OH Offense	12	28.1	28.3	39.9%	3.97	0.8	19	372	160	212	4.3	50%	49%	39%	40%	15%	.18

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
Kent State	12	27:49	20.6	34%	56%	9	76.6	1.7	1.4	4.7	2	0	26.6
Miami (OH)	12	30:22	19	37%	61%	6.5	58	0.8	1.3	6.5	2.2	2	30

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
KENT Offense	12	48%	40%	41.2	171.7	4.2	20	.23	2.76	63%	14%	1.34
M-OH Defense	12	54%	43%	-	-	-	-	.15	2.93	88%	11%	0.96

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
KENT Defense	12	56%	46%	-	-	-	-	.2	3.05	73%	9%	1.1
M-OH Offense	12	50%	39%	36.8	159.8	4.3	24	.11	2.77	65%	9%	1.16

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
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
M-OH Defense	12	46%	40%	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	.22	1.6	33%	31%	.35	5%	2

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
KENT Defense	12	43%	43%	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	.22	1.6	31%	32%	.27	6%	2.1
M-OH Offense	12	49%	40%	18.8	31.3	212.3	6.8	11.3	17	5	.28	1.7	37%	32%	.24	5%	1.6

Kent State's Power Ratings
Kent State's Power Rating: 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

Power Ratings Matchup
Kent State: Miami (OH): 2.15

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Kent State: -20.4 Miami (OH): -0.7

Miami (OH)'s Power Ratings
Miami (OH)'s Power Rating: 2.15 NR
Miami (OH)'s Offense Rating: NR
Miami (OH)'s Defense Rating: NR
2018 Talent Rating: #90
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Miami (OH)'s 2018 Expected Record: -
Miami (OH)'s 2018 Overall SP+ Rating: -0.7 #79
Miami (OH)'s Offense SP+ Rating: 26.2 #90
Miami (OH)'s Defense SP+ Rating: 28.4 #66

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

Kent State Scoring
Offense: 23.9 PPG
Offense on Road: 18.6
Defense: 36.7 PPG
Defense on Road: 41.6

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

Projected Score
Miami (OH) 38
Kent State 24

Total Points: 62

Based on Last 4 Games
Miami (OH) 41
Kent State 26

Total Points: 67

Based on Entire Season
Miami (OH) 34
Kent State 23

Total Points: 57

Miami (OH) Scoring
Offense: 28.1 PPG
Offense at Home: 28.3
Defense: 25.5 PPG
Defense at Home: 25.2

Miami (OH)'s 2018 Record
Record: 6 - 6
Record vs Spread: 8 - 4 - 0
Over/Under Record: 7 - 5
Record at home: 3 - 3
Record vs Spread at home: 4 - 2 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 3 - 2 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 2 - 2 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2024	11/13	Miami (OH)	34	Kent State	7	Miami (OH) -31	Kent State	47.5	Under
2023	09/30	Kent State	3	Miami (OH)	23	Miami (OH) -14	Miami (OH)	51.5	Under
2022	10/08	Miami (OH)	27	Kent State	24	Kent State -5	Miami (OH)	56.5	Under
2021	11/27	Kent State	48	Miami (OH)	47	Miami (OH) -1.0	Kent State	68.0	Over
2019	10/26	Kent State	16	Miami (OH)	23	Kent State -2.5	Miami (OH)	54.5	Under
2018	10/13	Miami (OH)	31	Kent State	6	Miami (OH) -11.5	Miami (OH)	59.0	Under
2017	10/14	Kent State	17	Miami (OH)	14	Miami (OH) -8.5	Kent State	42.0	Under
2016	10/15	Miami (OH)	18	Kent State	14	Kent State -2	Miami (OH)	43.0	Under
2015	10/03	Kent State	20	Miami (OH)	14	Kent State -10.5	Miami (OH)	43.0	Under
2014	10/25	Miami (OH)	10	Kent State	3	Miami (OH) -4.5	Miami (OH)	0
2013	11/13	Kent State	24	Miami (OH)	6	Kent State -16.5	Kent State	0
2012	11/10	Miami (OH)	32	Kent State	48
2011	10/15	Kent State	3	Miami (OH)	9
2010	10/02	Miami (OH)	27	Kent State	21
2009	09/26	Kent State	29	Miami (OH)	19
2008	10/25	Miami (OH)	21	Kent State	54
2007	10/06	Kent State	13	Miami (OH)	20
2006	09/16	Miami (OH)	14	Kent State	16
2005	09/17	Kent State	10	Miami (OH)	27
2004	10/09	Miami (OH)	47	Kent State	27
2003	10/25	Kent State	30	Miami (OH)	38
2002	09/21	Miami (OH)	27	Kent State	20
2001	11/24	Kent State	24	Miami (OH)	20
2000	09/22	Miami (OH)	45	Kent State	14

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Miami (OH)	15	7	1 Overs
Kent State	9	4	8 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	15 - 9	7 - 4	3 - 3	4 - 1
Road Teams	9 - 15	4 - 7	1 - 4	3 - 3

(#) KENT at (#) M-OH

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	KENT	M-OH
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#124	#79
Perf GradeGrade	NR	NR
OffenseOff	NR	NR
DefenseDef	NR	NR
Spec TeamsST	NR	NR
TalentTal	#114	#90
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Kent State Injury Report

Miami (OH) Injury Report

Kent State on Offense


CategoryCat	KENT Off	M-OH Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#115	#66
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Kent State Run Game


CategoryCat	KENT Off	M-OH 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	M-OH 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

Miami (OH) on Offense


CategoryCat	M-OH Off	KENT Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#90	#121
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Miami (OH) Run Game


CategoryCat	M-OH 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

Miami (OH) Pass Game


CategoryCat	M-OH Off	KENT 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
M-OH 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'18 Profile: Down to Top G5

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

Weather Forecast
Playing in Yager Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 47° - Wind: 7 mph

Rematch from Week 7
Miami (OH) -11.5 (59.0)
Miami (OH) won vs Kent State this year (31-6)

Previous Matchups
Miami (OH) beat Kent State last year (34-7)
Miami (OH) beat Kent State in 2023 (23-3)
Miami (OH) beat Kent State in 2022 (27-24)

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

M-OH'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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M-OH's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD