Joe Moorhead has coached Akron to eight wins in his three seasons, but last year was his best, getting four wins on the season, and he's got quarterback Ben Finley back for his senior season. The future looks brighter than the experts think about Akron, considering they won their final two games last year. The big question is, how does Wyoming come in off a 3-9 season as a favorite over anybody on the road? Wyoming only has five returning starters, and that does not include the quarterback, the running back, or the three receivers in their starting lineup. I think it's going to be a rough second year for Coach Jay Sawvel. Give me Akron with the points.

Week 1 FBS games last year went 48-28 (63%) on the Under. Akron's home games went 1-3 on the Under last season, and while Wyoming's road games averaged 52 points, if you remove the New Mexico game (94 points), the Cowboys' road games averaged 44 points. Akron averaged 24 points at home, and Wyoming averaged 19 points on the road. Akron ranks 131st in returning defensive production, and Wyoming ranks 129th in defensive returning production. It makes sense that the total is a little higher than expected because of the unknowns on defense, but neither team was particularly good on defense last season, and we are betting on two bad offenses to continue to struggle.