Teams looking to stay hot meet in a key early-season Mid-American Conference showdown when the Ohio Bobcats take on the Akron Zips on Tuesday night. The Bobcats (10-2, 1-0) have won five in a row, while the Zips (8-3, 1-0) are on a six-game winning streak. Tipoff from James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio, is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET. Akron is favored by 1.5 points at Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under for total points is set at 130.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page).

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The model knows the Zips are hard to beat at home as Akron has compiled a 436-131 (.766) all-time record at Rhodes Arena, including a 230-35 (86.6 percent) mark there over the last 16 seasons. Sophomore forward Ali Ali is one of four players who average in double digits for the Zips. He has scored in double figures in eight games this season, including in each of the past six. He poured in a season-high 32 points and grabbed four assists in Saturday's win over Buffalo. Ali averages 14.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.

The model also knows sophomore guard Mark Sears tops the Bobcats in scoring, averaging 18.7 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists and two steals per game. He is making 47.2 percent of his field goals, including 44.1 percent from 3-point range, as well as 90.5 percent of his free throws. Sears has scored in double figures in all 12 games, including a season-high 33 points in an 85-70 win over South Carolina Upstate on Dec. 21. He poured in 21 points in the win over Western Michigan on New Year's Day.

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