The Miami (OH) RedHawks look to repeat as conference champions when they square off against the Ohio Bobcats at Ford Field in Detroit in the 2024 MAC Championship Game on Saturday. The 101st edition of the "Battle of the Bricks" sees both clubs entering with an impressive winning streak, as the RedHawks (8-4, 7-1) defeated Bowling Green 28-12 last weekend for their seventh straight win and Ohio (9-3, 7-1) rolled past Ball State 42-21 for its fifth consecutive triumph. Miami (OH), which defeated Toledo 23-14 in last year's conference title game, is 56-42-2 in the all-time series between the two oldest universities in the state of Ohio after posting a 30-20 victory at home on Oct. 19.

Kickoff is scheduled for noon ET. The RedHawks are 2.5-point favorites in the latest Miami (OH) vs. Ohio odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 44. Before making any Ohio vs. Miami (OH) picks or CFB predictions, you need to see what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say.

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The model knows Miami (OH) is looking to become just the fourth program in history and first since Northern Illinois (2011-12) to win back-to-back MAC titles. The RedHawks also will be attempting to defeat the same opponent twice in a season for the first time since accomplishing the feat against Bowling Green in 2003 after quarterback Brett Gabbert threw three touchdown passes and running back Keyon Mozee ran for 111 yards and a score versus Ohio in October. Mozee has rushed 159 times for 1,045 yards this year after gaining 151 yards on 34 carries in 2023.

The model also has taken into account that Ohio is 0-5 in MAC Championship Game appearances after suffering a 17-7 loss against Toledo in 2022. Each of the Bobcats' wins during their current five-game streak have been by at least 17 points, including last Friday's triumph over Ball State in which quarterback Parker Navarro threw for three TDs and ran for two others while wideout Coleman Owen hauled in a pair of touchdown passes. Navarro (110) and running back Anthony Tyus III (109) both rushed for more than 100 yards, while Owen finished with 142 receiving yards for his sixth 100-yard performance of the year. 

The model has simulated Ohio vs. Miami (OH) 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you the model is leaning Over on the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time!

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