Wyoming vs Akron Prediction 8/28/2025 Today’s College Football Picks

The Wyoming Cowboys and the Akron Zips meet Thursday in college football action from Infocision Stadium. Here’s a Wyoming vs Akron prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Wyoming vs Akron pick. We will examine:

The Wyoming Cowboys recent form and player performance

The Akron Zips recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Wyoming Cowboys

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Akron Zips

Recent betting trends in games played between Wyoming and Akron

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Wyoming vs Akron game

Wyoming Cowboys Betting Preview

The Cowboys suffered through something of a rebuilding phase last season following the retirement of ten-year head coach Craig Bohl. Wyoming didn’t fare too well in their first year without him, as the team stumbled to a 3-9 overall record and a 2-5 run in the Mountain West games. That would give the Cowboys a second-to-last-place finish, ahead of only Nevada in the standings. If there’s good news, it’s that Wyoming was able to win two of their final four games, taking victories on the road versus both New Mexico and Washington State.

2025 marks the second year of head coach Jay Sawvel and his coaching staff. With it should (hopefully) come a bit more consistency and a step forward in the win column as a result. There aren’t a lot of expectations tied to Wyoming this year however, as they finished ahead of only New Mexico and Nevada in the preseason media poll prediction.

Akron Zips Betting Preview

Over on the Zips’ side, they didn’t post a great run in 2025 either. Akron ended up with a 4-8 overall record and went just 3-5 in Mid-American Conference matchups. That result would land the Zips ahead of only Eastern Michigan, Central Michigan, Ball State and Kent State in the MAC standings. Similarly to Wyoming, Akron played better late in the season than they did at the beginning. The Zips went 3-2 over their final five outings (following a 1-6 start), dispatching Eastern Michigan, Kent State and Toledo during that time.

The Zips get head coach Joe Moorhead and defensive coordinator Tim Tibesar back in their fourth years with the program. Unfortunately, Akron is ineligible for postseason play no matter what kind of progress the team makes in the record column. That’s due to an insufficient Academic Progress Rate, and Akron is the first team to be hit with that violation since Idaho way back in 2014. In any case, the Zips dealt with a healthy amount of turnover in the offseason as players bolted for greener pastures. Taking their places is an intriguing group, including WRs Tim Grear (Fresno State), Brandon Hills (Washington State) and Cameron Monteiro (Pitt), as well as ex-Syracuse QB Michael Johnson.

Why the Akron Zips will win

• Akron has won each of its last four home games against non-conference opponents.
• Wyoming has lost four of its last five games against non-conference opponents.
• The underdog has covered the spread in seven of Wyoming’s last eight games.
• Wyoming has failed to cover the spread in four of its last five season openers.
• Akron has won the first half in three of its last four games against non-conference opponents at InfoCision Stadium.

Why the Wyoming Cowboys will win

• Akron has lost five of its last six games against non-conference opponents.
• Wyoming has won five of its last six games against opponents from the Mid-American Conference.
• Akron has failed to cover the spread in nine of its last 10 home openers.
• Wyoming has covered the spread in four of its last five games against non-AP-ranked teams.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Akron’s last four games as an underdog in Ohio have gone UNDER the total points line.
• Five of Wyoming’s last six games have gone UNDER the total points line.

Wyoming vs Akron Prediction

I’ll take a wild stab on Akron in this one, but in reality I’m probably staying far away. Neither team has much buzz heading into the 2025 campaign, and they’ll both likely finish in the bottom half of their respective conferences. That said, Akron has a pretty good shot to at least match last year’s four-win total, provided everything goes well. The Zips have quite a bit of turnover on the offensive line (returning just two of five starters) and the defense had to be completely reworked. There’s still plenty of talent on the team however, including WR Alex Adams and TE Jake Newell, the latter being the Zips’ leading receiver to return. There’s tons of inexperience in the backfield, however if a couple of the rushers catch on early it’ll open things up for the passing game.

The good news here is that Akron will kick off the season against a relatively weak opponent coming off an offensive performance that ranked near the bottom of their conference last season (19.3 PPG). Will that be enough for Akron to cover? Maybe so.