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Wk 7 · 2026

Akron Zips at Miami (OH) RedHawks — Sat, Oct 17

Sat, Oct 17 · Yager Stadium, Oxford, OH · ESPN+

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Ratings differential M-OH by 10.3

What is at stake

A MAC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Akron: -17.9#131
Efficiency margin
Miami OH: -10.0#107
Akron: 22.6
Offense (pts/100)
Miami OH: 25.2
Akron: 31.5
Defense (pts/100)
Miami OH: 26.2
Akron: 64.0
Pace (plays/g)
Miami OH: 57.5
Akron: 5.37
Yards / play
Miami OH: 6.13
Akron: 6.58
Yards / play allowed
Miami OH: 6.07
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

Akron: 19.7
Points / game
Miami OH: 25.7
Akron: 32.2
Points allowed
Miami OH: 27.5
Akron: 344
Yards / game
Miami OH: 353
Akron: 422
Yards allowed
Miami OH: 387
Akron: 243
Pass yds allowed
Miami OH: 284
Akron: 180
Rush yds allowed
Miami OH: 103
Akron: 1.50
Turnovers / game
Miami OH: 0.67
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Akron form

L 23-25vs EMUL 17-41at CMUL 10-38vs UNLVL 7-41at MINNW 45-10vs RMU
2026 season

Miami OH form

W 20-19at MASSL 20-24vs BGSUW 24-21vs CONNL 31-35at CINW 45-7vs HC
2026 season

Akron this season

Straight up1-5 · 17% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 games)

Miami OH this season

Straight up3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 6

OpponentAkronMiami OH
C Michigan
MAC
at L 17-41 previewat Wk 8 · scheduled preview
Kent State
MAC
at Wk 8 · scheduled previewat Wk 12 · scheduled preview
Ohio
MAC
vs Wk 10 · scheduled previewvs Wk 11 · scheduled preview
W Michigan
MAC
vs Wk 11 · scheduled previewat Wk 13 · scheduled preview
UMass
MAC
at Wk 12 · scheduled previewat W 20-19 preview
Buffalo
MAC
vs Wk 13 · scheduled previewvs Wk 10 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Miami OH leads 12–5 · Miami OH has won the last 8
17 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 7.2 points toward Miami OH
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20252025-10-11Miami OH 20 — 7 Akronat AKRMiami OH
20232023-11-08Akron 0 — 19 Miami OHat M-OHMiami OH
20222022-10-29Miami OH 27 — 9 Akronat AKRMiami OH
20212021-10-16Akron 21 — 34 Miami OHat M-OHMiami OH
20202020-11-28Miami OH 38 — 7 Akronat AKRMiami OH
20192019-11-20Akron 17 — 20 Miami OHat M-OHMiami OH
20182018-10-06Miami OH 41 — 17 Akronat AKRMiami OH
20172017-11-07Akron 14 — 24 Miami OHat M-OHMiami OH
20162016-10-08Miami OH 13 — 35 Akronat AKRAkron
20152015-11-14Akron 37 — 28 Miami OHat M-OHAkron
20142014-10-11Miami OH 19 — 29 Akronat AKRAkron
20132013-10-19Akron 24 — 17 Miami OHat M-OHAkron
20122012-09-29Miami OH 56 — 49 Akronat AKRMiami OH
20112011-11-03Akron 3 — 35 Miami OHat M-OHMiami OH
20102010-11-17Miami OH 19 — 14 Akronat AKRMiami OH
20072007-11-14Akron 0 — 7 Miami OHat M-OHMiami OH
20062006-10-21Miami OH 13 — 24 Akronat AKRAkron

Akron leaders 2026 regular season

PassingBrayden Roggow QB #653/94, 605 YDS, 3 TD, 4 INT
Cibastian Broughton QB #1153/66, 380 YDS, 4 TD
RushingJordan Gant RB #162 CAR, 293 YDS, 3 TD
Sean Patrick RB #1335 CAR, 195 YDS
Cibastian Broughton QB #1130 CAR, 170 YDS
ReceivingMarcel Williams WR #920 REC, 201 YDS
Kyan Mason WR #315 REC, 143 YDS
Jordan Gant RB #19 REC, 93 YDS
Sean Patrick RB #1311 REC, 91 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesDonelius Johnson LB #3241
Rodrick Hunter S #1330
Dwight Nunoo LB #1829
SacksOmari Abor DE #561
Cyrus Durham DL #11
InterceptionsOmari Abor DE #561

Miami OH leaders 2026 regular season

PassingDavid McComb QB #1665/103, 1121 YDS, 7 TD, 1 INT
Caleb Heavner QB #624/33, 234 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingRodney Nelson RB #044 CAR, 154 YDS
Lazaro Rogers RB #2120 CAR, 97 YDS, 1 TD
D'Shawntae Jones RB #926 CAR, 72 YDS, 2 TD
ReceivingDamarion Witten WR #812 REC, 274 YDS, 2 TD
Lynel Billups-Williams WR #1019 REC, 265 YDS, 2 TD
Maleek Huggins WR #114 REC, 262 YDS, 1 TD
Braylon Isom WR #1810 REC, 153 YDS
Defense
TacklesMalcolm McCain LB #339
Blayne Myrick LB #1524
Dillon Tatum DB #123
SacksGrant Lyons LB #432
Tyler Dikos LB #352
Roosevelt Andrews III DL #921.5
InterceptionsCJ Young LB #81
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.