Overview
- Ohio moved to 6-3 overall and 4-1 in the MAC by holding off Miami 24-20 on Tuesday in Athens, leaving both rivals at 4-1 in league play.
- The 44-point total finished under the 49.5 market line, matching SportsLine’s pregame projection that favored the Under.
- Miami’s loss ended a five-game winning streak and was its first regular-season MAC defeat across the last 12 such games, according to game reports.
- Ohio notched its 12th consecutive home victory at The Frank, with Sieh Bangura and Rodney Harris II producing key second-half scores.
- Model-driven previews for the remaining midweek slate flag UMass as a money-line value at Akron, back Ball State over Kent State with a lower total, and project Northern Illinois to cover against Toledo.