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Akron is coming off a 78-75 win over Houston in the first round of the NIT where they covered the spread as a 7.5-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 153, which was over the closing line of 143.5. Previous to the Houston game the Zips had failed to cover the spread in two in a row and the total had gone under in four in a row. Overall, Akron has won four of their last five games.
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Texas-Arlington is coming off a 105-89 win over BYU in the first round of the NIT where they covered the spread as a 5.5-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 194, which was well over the closing line of 166.5. The Mavericks have covered the spread in two of their last three games and in three of their last four games, including their last two, the total has gone over. Texas-Arlington has won two of their last three games.
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Offensively, Akron is putting up 77.2 points per game on a 46.6% FG average. On the defensive side of things the Zips are allowing 70.4 points per game on a 44.6% FG average.
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Texas-Arlington is putting up 78.1 points per game on a 45.6% FG average. On defense the Mavericks are allowing 69.6 points per game on a 41.8% FG average.
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This is the first ever meeting between these two teams.
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Akron Zips at Texas-Arlington Mavericks Betting Trends<br />
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Akron is 5-10 against the spread in their last 15 games.
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The Zips are 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 road games.
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The game total has gone over in 6 of Akron’s last 8 road games.
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Texas-Arlington is 4-2 against the spread in their last 6 games.
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The Mavericks are 6-3 against the spread in their last 9 games at home.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NCAAB matchup between Akron and Texas Arlington have the public leaning to the home Mavericks minus the 5 points with 60%. The over/under bettors are thinking this game will go over the posted total line of 154 with 59% on board.
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