Akron vs Kent State Prediction, Picks & Odds (Week 8)
Sun, Oct 25, 12:00 AM ET
Why we pick this side
This season, Akron is 1-3 with 78 points for and 127 against; Kent State is 2-2 with 65 points for and 144 against.
Akron is 2-3 in its last 5, averaging 19.4 scored and 28.6 allowed; most recently losing to UNLV 10-38 on September 26, 2026. Kent State is 3-2 in its last 5, averaging 20.0 scored and 35.0 allowed; most recently beating Ball State 26-13 on September 26, 2026.
These teams have met once in our results history, on November 11, 2025: Kent State 42, Akron 35.
Injury report: Akron lists 10 (Cibastian Broughton, Injured; Reese Poffenbarger, Injured; Chris Gee, Injured; more below); Kent State lists 2 (Zy'aire Fletcher, Injured; Camdon Wilborn, Injured).
Injuries
Akron
- Cibastian Broughton: Injured, Knee
- Reese Poffenbarger: Injured, Not Injury Related
- Chris Gee: Injured, Undisclosed
- Cameron Monteiro: Injured, Undisclosed
- Jaborree Riggins: Injured, Undisclosed
- Jason Hocker: Injured, Undisclosed
- Jeremiah Jones: Injured, Not Injury Related
- Dawayne Galloway Jr.: Injured, Knee
- Iesa Jarmon: Injured, Undisclosed
- Terence Thomas: Injured, Undisclosed
Kent State
- Zy'aire Fletcher: Injured, Undisclosed
- Camdon Wilborn: Injured, Undisclosed
Recent form
Akron
- September 26, 2026: L 10-38 vs UNLV
- September 19, 2026: L 7-41 at Minnesota
- September 12, 2026: W 45-10 vs Robert Morris
- September 3, 2026: L 16-38 at Wake Forest
- November 18, 2025: W 19-16 at Bowling Green
Kent State
- September 26, 2026: W 26-13 vs Ball State
- September 19, 2026: L 3-59 at Ohio State
- September 12, 2026: W 36-15 vs Wofford
- September 5, 2026: L 0-57 at South Carolina
- November 28, 2025: W 35-31 at Northern Illinois
Head to head
- November 11, 2025: Kent State 42, Akron 35