- Odds for the MAC Championship are in favor of Miami (OH) by 1.5 points over Ohio.
- Specific betting trends suggest Ohio covering and potentially winning in a close game.
DETROIT – The MAC regular season is coming to an end with the conference championship heading to Ohio regardless of who wins. The Miami RedHawks are slight favorites over the Ohio Bobcats to win the conference title.
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As it sits right now, Miami (OH) is favored by 1.5 points on college football prop sites to win the MAC Championship. This line is the only line of all conference championship games to stay put since opening as it has not shifted.
With that, bettors can use these betting trends as they please to bet whichever way they feel most comfortable. There are trends that back both of them covering.
Ohio Bobcats Betting Trends
Outright this season, Ohio has gone a MAC best 8-4 against the spread and also lead the conference in both cover margin (+6.1) and winning margin (9.8).
In conference this season, they’d had an impressive run going 6-2 ATS with a +10.9 cover margin and 18.4 winning margin.
They’ve also risen to the occasion when playing as an underdog on college football sportsbooks this season. Through five games as an underdog, they’ve gone 3-2 ATS with a +1.5 cover margin. They’ve won two of those games outright.
Miami RedHawks Betting Trends
Miami (OH) sits two games behind Ohio as far as playing against the spread as they’ve gone 6-6 ATS this year with a +3.9 cover margin and 6.9 winning margin.
They improve their ATS record when playing in conference games with a 5-3 record and a nice +8.7 cover margin and 15.4 winning margin.
Through seven games that they’ve been favored in, they are 4-3 ATS with a +6.1 cover margin and 17.1 winning margin.