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The Ohio Bobcats take on the Miami (OH) RedHawks in Oxford, Ohio, on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
Ohio is favored by -1.5 points on the spread with a moneyline of -118. Miami (OH), meanwhile, enters as a +1.5 underdog and is +102 on the moneyline to pull off the upset. The over/under sits at 46.5 total points.
Here’s my Ohio vs. Miami (OH) prediction and college football pick for Tuesday, November 10.
Ohio vs Miami (OH) Prediction
- Ohio vs. Miami (OH) Pick: Ohio ML -113 (Play to -125)
My Miami (OH) vs. Ohio best bet is on the Bobcats to win the game. Find the best line available on our live NCAAF odds page.
Ohio vs Miami (OH) Odds
| Ohio Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-1.5 -110 | 46.5 -115o / -105u | -118 |
| Miami (OH) Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+1.5 -110 | 46.5 -115o / -105u | -102 |
- Ohio vs Miami (OH) point spread: Ohio -1.5 (-110), Miami (OH) +1.5 (-110)
- Ohio vs Miami (OH) over/under: 46.5 (-115o / -105u)
- Ohio vs Miami (OH) moneyline: Ohio -118, Miami (OH) -102
Ohio vs Miami (OH) College Football Preview
Ohio Bobcats Betting Preview: Feeling Very Lucky
Despite massive turnover and coaching scandals, Ohio is 5-0 in MAC play with a direct path to its second crack at a MAC title in three seasons and third in five seasons.
Players in place understand the culture and the drill — it's an integral part of why Ohio can withstand so much turnover year over year and still produce the same excellent results as the last.
Everything is kept in-house and homegrown in Athens. Wash, rinse, repeat.
Quarterback Nick Poulos missed a stretch of games earlier in the season, leading to some real bummers of offensive output for the Bobcats. But he's been back since Week 6, and Ohio is unbeaten in that stretch.
He leads a multiple run game that excels on early downs and inside the red zone, but it's not the most explosive unit in the MAC.
In fact, some heroic efforts from special teams and defense — namely Darren James-Hamilton's 100-yard kickoff return that ended up being the winning score over Eastern Michigan — have covered up some really poor offensive outputs.
Ohio was handily outplayed by EMU but eked out that 24-20 victory. Its 28-20 win over Akron to open MACtion came courtesy of a pick-six and two touchdowns of 60-plus yards. It'd be foolish not to be concerned about the offense.
The Bobcats' defense has been just OK and not spectacular. It gives up too many long plays on the ground and too much consistent production through the air.
The defense is really green, as 10 underclassmen contribute heavily in the two-deep. This unit will improve with time, but inexperience shines through in 2026.
Ohio closes out the year against Miami (away) and Toledo (home), plus Ball State (home), making this one of the most interesting teams to monitor as it controls its own destiny to Detroit.
Miami (OH) RedHawks Betting Preview: Playing With Fire
At times, this RedHawks team has been a really tough watch.
Down to QB3, the offense took a major hit when David McComb went down — who was already next-man up after Thomas Gotkowski went down with a season-ending injury in camp — and the RedHawks took two bad losses to Bowling Green and Buffalo.
At 5-4 (3-2 in MAC play), Miami is on the outside of the conference race, with help needed to reach Detroit.
Although exciting, Miami has found itself in six games with a margin of four or fewer points in its last seven games played (two by one point!). That kind of stretch is exhausting as a fan, player and coach.
Miami has gone 3-3 in those games, a risk you take playing in toss-up contests.
Rodney Nelson provides an occasional pop to the offense (he has scored four touchdowns in the last three games), but limited push up front and limited opportunities have hamstrung the former 1,600-yard rusher.
Teams have forced the ball into Caleb Heavner's hands by stacking boxes and challenging Miami to throw the ball.
Heavner has led Miami to the No. 110 offense in Passing Success Rate while throwing for just 146.6 yards per game. He has also thrown four interceptions on the season.
The defense hasn't come to the rescue consistently enough to offset the offensive woes. Opponents score touchdowns on 30.2% of possessions (99th), and opposing quarterbacks have found success.
Miami ranks 93rd in Passing Success Rate allowed against a bad cast of opposing quarterbacks — names include Aedan McCarthy (UMass), Jay Kastantin (BGSU) and Brayden Roggow (Akron).
Each of Miami's last four opponents was on a backup quarterback.
Poor injury luck hurt this team's outlook for 2026. But it's a remarkably consistent product in Oxford under head coach Chuck Martin.
Ohio vs Miami (OH) Pick, Betting Analysis
The Battle of the Bricks is one of the MAC's oldest and best rivalries. Miami leads the all-time series, 56-44-2, but Ohio is on a 15-5 run since 2006, including taking four of the last six.
Ohio is the superior team, playing better football at the moment. Miami has proven to be very fortunate with its cast of opposing backup QBs played and has come away operating by an extremely fine margin.
That's not a recipe for prolonged success against a team whose quarterback is back in the lineup and healthy.
This year, Miami has struggled against mobile quarterbacks — not necessarily by way of rushing production, but with those QBs being able to extend plays and find explosive throws downfield. Poulos is the most physical runner Miami has seen yet this year.
The pivotal advantage Ohio has comes in the red zone. Miami's defense ranks 119th in Success Rate, while Ohio's offense ranks inside the top 20 (54.4%). Only eight teams score touchdowns in the red zone more frequently than the Bobcats (75%).
This line has moved in favor of Ohio, but given it moved through zero, a play on the Bobcats is still good.
Pick: Ohio ML -113 (Play to -125)
