Toledo vs Akron Prediction, Pick & Odds for Tuesday MACtion (Nov. 26)

• Start your Thanksgiving football feast when Akron (3-8) hosts Toledo (7-4) in some Tuesday MACtion with kickoff at 7 p.m. on ESPN2.
• The Rockets are over a touchdown favorite and are already bowl eligible.
• Everything you need to know for Toledo vs Akron is right here, including a look at the best odds, prediction and analysis for Tuesday night college football MACtion.

Akron (3-8, 5-6 ATS) hosts Toledo (7-4, 5-6 ATS) at InfoCision Stadium in some of the last Tuesday MACtion college football action of the season.

The Rockets have posted a winning record for the 15th straight season – the fifth longest active streak in FBS and are looking to improve their bowl resume. For the Zips, they might be playing for coach Joe Moorhead’s job. The Akron AD just left last week.

Both teams are out of the hunt for the MAC title. Toledo’s loss last week to Ohio knocked them out of the race.

Check out our look at Toledo vs Akron, including your guide to the best lines, analysis and prediction.

Toledo vs Akron odds

Odds as of November 25 at Caesars Sportsbook. Be sure to look over our top Caesars Sportsbook promos before making a bet on any Tuesday night MACtion.

The sportsbooks peg Toledo as the favorites entering Tuesday night on the road. The Rockets are just 5-6 against the number in 2024. They have been favored in each of their last four games, but are just 1-3 against the spread during that timespan.

Akron has been underdogs in every game but two this season. Their 5-6 ATS record is respectable. They are 3-1 in their last four games against the spread.

Both of these teams have been solid over bets. Akron’s last three games have all hit the over. The Zips are 8-3 over/under this season, while Toledo is 7-4. BetRivers has the total listed at 48, while every other book has it listed higher. The total is 49 at Caesars and DraftKings.

The weather forecast for kickoff is windy with temperatures in the mid-30s. Typical MAC weather in late November.

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— Akron Football (@ZipsFB) November 21, 2024

Ordinary Joe?

It’s a bad sign when you google Joe Moorhead and hot seat and plenty of things come up. The Akron coach took over a program that had sunk to the bottom of FBS three years ago, and it’s hard to tell if he’s made any progress. Akron won two games in 2022, two in 2023 and has now won three. Attendance at home games has been under 5,000 people the last two times out. Plus the AD being gone? Tough for Moorhead to survive.

The Zips are coming off maybe their best performance ever under Moorhead, scoring a season high 38 points in a win over woeful Kent State.

Junior QB Ben Finley leads an offense that scores just 20.4 points a game, second-to-last in the MAC. The big offensive weapon is wide receiver Adrian Norton who has 831 yards and seven touchdowns.

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Jerjuan Newton is coming off a career-high 3️⃣ touchdown performance against Western Michigan

He is currently tied for 1st in the nation for TD receptions @BCSNSports pic.twitter.com/e2ZxEXE3Vi

— Nicole Weaving (@NicoleWeavingTV) September 30, 2023

Rockets Red Glare

The Rockets are sure to be a little less enthusiastic after their loss last week to Ohio. They gave up 24 points in the second half in a 24-7 loss.

Offensively, the Rockets rank third in the MAC in scoring. Quarterback Tucker Gleason has thrown for 20 touchdowns. Senior wide receiver Jerjuan Newton leads the Rockets with 868 yards and 10 touchdowns. Running back Connor Walendzak and Gleason are the main ballcarriers, but the ground game is not Toledo’s strength (it ranks ninth in the MAC in rushing offense). Neither averages over four yards per carry.

Last week we told you about Rockets star safety Maxen Hook, he had a pick and a career-high 16 tackles in the loss to Ohio. He’s the big playmaker on the Toledo defense.

Toledo vs Akron Prediction

• Toledo -8.0 at Caesars
• Over 48.5 at FanDuel

You have two teams going in opposite directions. Coach Jason Candle has always had Toledo ready to play (remember, they clobbered Mississippi State earlier this year) and in contention in the MAC. A win here gets them to a mid-tier bowl. Moorhead hasn’t gotten it done for Akron. He could be in trouble. Akron is just a tough place to get kids to come play.

We think Toledo has more than enough offense to get it done at Akron and will take advantage of the total at FanDuel to be safe.