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Men's basketball

Akron will tip off against Bowling Green in at 2. Tom Gaffney from the ABJ confirmed what I've been saying: Bowling Green is a better team than it was early in the season. In fact, I'll say the Falcons are the most underrated team in the MAC.

• Danny Sheridan says Akron is a 4.5-point favorite.


• Most sportsbooks are predicting about the same.


• A blogger pegged Akron to win the MAC.


• At the half, the Zips are leading BG 37-23. Akron has 12 turnovers, but is dominating the rebounding and 3-point shooting.

Football

The ABJ also wrote quite a bit about recruiting in today's paper. That includes a list of Akron's commitments and a feature on stud kicker Igor Iveljic.

• As poster SDK pointed out, Josh Chichester committed to Louisville after a visit to Akron. Chichester is a top-flight receiver who committed to Ohio State in July. Then he decommitted and considered Akron.


• That Florida athlete who committed to Akron, Avery Holley, might try to play basketball, too.


• Defensive lineman Maurice Riquer is considering Akron, as well as a couple of smaller schools.


• Akron got another receiver commitment, Rivals.com says. Curtis Brown from Florida is 6-foot, 159. He runs the 40 in 4.72.