The Eastern Michigan Eagles travel to Ohio to play the Bobcats at 6:00 PM on Thursday, November 1, 2012. Ohio is the favorite in this matchup, laying -15.0 points here at home. The Total has been posted at Over/Under 58.5.
Before getting to specific team details, let's have a look at the recent games in this series to see if we can identify any College Football sports betting trends to assist in making the right pick in this game.
| Date | AwayTeam | Score | HomeTeam | Score | HomeLine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1, 2012 | Eastern Michigan | 14 | Ohio | 45 | -15.0 | 58.5 |
| October 13, 2007 | Eastern Michigan | 42 | Ohio | 48 | ||
| November 4, 2006 | Ohio | 16 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | ||
| October 12, 2002 | Eastern Michigan | 27 | Ohio | 55 | ||
| Ohio | 47 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | |||
| Ohio | 26 | Eastern Michigan | 27 | |||
| Ohio | 20 | Eastern Michigan | 31 | |||
| Eastern Michigan | 21 | Ohio | 49 | |||
| Eastern Michigan | 0 | Ohio | 7 |
When looking at the last 9 games in this series, we can see the home team has won 7 games compared to 2 wins for the road team. Average points scored per game for the home team in the Eastern Michigan/Ohio series is 31 ppg while the vistor has put up 23.7 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 7.3 favoring the home team.
As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last 9 games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 7.3 ppg. That represents a value number of -7.7 when meassured against the offered line of -15.0, suggesting a wager on Eastern Michigan makes the most sense - at least, when looking at betting against the number according to the historical series trends.
The average Total points scored spanning the last 9 games between the Eagles and the Bobcats is 54.7 per game. That creates a differential of 3.8 against the line, suggesting a bet of Under 58.5 may hold the greatest value. At least in relation to the series history.
Now let's take a look at the series history in this exact situation, with Eastern Michigan as the road team and with Ohio as the home team.
| Date | AwayTeam | Score | HomeTeam | Score | HomeLine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1, 2012 | Eastern Michigan | 14 | Ohio | 45 | -15.0 | 58.5 |
| October 13, 2007 | Eastern Michigan | 42 | Ohio | 48 | ||
| October 12, 2002 | Eastern Michigan | 27 | Ohio | 55 | ||
| Eastern Michigan | 21 | Ohio | 49 | |||
| Eastern Michigan | 0 | Ohio | 7 |
When looking at the last 5 games in this series while Ohio has been the home team, we can see the Bobcats have won 5 games compared to 0 wins for the Eagles. Average points scored per game by Ohio in this situation is is 40.8 ppg while Eastern Michigan has put up 20.8 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 20 favoring the Bobcats.
As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 20 ppg. That represents a value number of 5 when meassured against the offered line of -15.0, suggesting a wager on the Bobcats makes the most sense. At least, that's the way it looks when you ponder a bet against the line, looking at this wager in the vacuum of this series situation.
The average Total points scored spanning the last 5 games between the Eagles and the Bobcats is 61.6 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 3.1 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 58.5 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.
This season the Eastern Michigan Eagles have played 12 games, averaging 21.3 points per game, while allowing 37.6 points per game. This has led to a season record of 2-10. Let's have a closer look at recent Eastern Michigan Eagles results.
| Date | AwayTeam | Score | HomeTeam | Score | HomeLine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 23, 2012 | Northern Illinois | 49 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 20.5 | 61.5 |
| November 17, 2012 | Eastern Michigan | 29 | Western Michigan | 23 | -13.5 | 62.0 |
| November 10, 2012 | Central Michigan | 34 | Eastern Michigan | 31 | 2.5 | 62.0 |
| November 1, 2012 | Eastern Michigan | 14 | Ohio | 45 | -15.0 | 58.5 |
| October 27, 2012 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | Bowling Green | 24 | -14.5 | 52.0 |
| October 20, 2012 | Army | 38 | Eastern Michigan | 48 | 1.5 | 63.0 |
| October 13, 2012 | Toledo | 52 | Eastern Michigan | 47 | 15.5 | 57.0 |
This season the Eastern Michigan Eagles have played 6 games on the road, averaging 15.8 points per game, while allowing 34.3 points per game. This has led to a season record of 1-5. Let's have a closer look at recent Eastern Michigan Eagles results on the road.
| Date | AwayTeam | Score | HomeTeam | Score | HomeLine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 17, 2012 | Eastern Michigan | 29 | Western Michigan | 23 | -13.5 | 62.0 |
| November 1, 2012 | Eastern Michigan | 14 | Ohio | 45 | -15.0 | 58.5 |
| October 27, 2012 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | Bowling Green | 24 | -14.5 | 52.0 |
| September 22, 2012 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | Michigan St. | 23 | -31.0 | 49.5 |
| September 15, 2012 | Eastern Michigan | 16 | Purdue | 54 | -24.0 | 50.5 |
This season the Ohio Bobcats have played 13 games, averaging 31.7 points per game, while allowing 24.8 points per game. This has led to a season record of 9-10. Let's have a closer look at recent Ohio Bobcats results.
| Date | AwayTeam | Score | HomeTeam | Score | HomeLine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 28, 2012 | Ohio | 45 | UL - Monroe | 14 | -7.0 | 60.0 |
| November 23, 2012 | Ohio | 6 | Kent St. | 28 | -8.5 | 60.0 |
| November 14, 2012 | Ohio | 27 | Ball St. | 52 | -6.0 | 60.0 |
| November 7, 2012 | Bowling Green | 26 | Ohio | 14 | -2.5 | 48.0 |
| November 1, 2012 | Eastern Michigan | 14 | Ohio | 45 | -15.0 | 58.5 |
| October 27, 2012 | Ohio | 20 | Miami - OH | 23 | 6.5 | 59.5 |
| October 13, 2012 | Akron | 28 | Ohio | 34 | -18.0 | 67.5 |
| October 6, 2012 | Buffalo | 31 | Ohio | 38 | -14.0 | 57.0 |
| September 29, 2012 | Ohio | 37 | Massachusetts | 34 | 24.0 | 55.0 |
| September 22, 2012 | Norfolk State | 10 | Ohio | 44 |
This season the Ohio Bobcats have played 6 games here at home, averaging 37.7 points per game, while allowing 22.2 points per game. This has led to a season record of 5-1. Let's have a closer look at recent Ohio Bobcats results when playing at home.
| Date | AwayTeam | Score | HomeTeam | Score | HomeLine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 7, 2012 | Bowling Green | 26 | Ohio | 14 | -2.5 | 48.0 |
| November 1, 2012 | Eastern Michigan | 14 | Ohio | 45 | -15.0 | 58.5 |
| October 13, 2012 | Akron | 28 | Ohio | 34 | -18.0 | 67.5 |
| October 6, 2012 | Buffalo | 31 | Ohio | 38 | -14.0 | 57.0 |
| September 22, 2012 | Norfolk State | 10 | Ohio | 44 | ||
| September 8, 2012 | New Mexico St. | 24 | Ohio | 51 | -21.0 | 58.5 |
| December 17, 2011 | Utah St. | 23 | Ohio | 24 | 1.0 | 61.5 |
| December 2, 2011 | Northern Illinois | 23 | Ohio | 20 | 3.0 | 70.5 |
| November 22, 2011 | Miami - OH | 14 | Ohio | 21 | -9.0 | 55.5 |
| November 2, 2011 | Temple | 31 | Ohio | 35 | 3.5 | 47.5 |