Ohio and Eastern Michigan meet in MAC action

Eastern Michigan (4-4) at Ohio (5-2), Oct. 24 at 4 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: Ohio by 9.5. Against the spread: Ohio 4-3, Eastern Michigan 3-5.

How to watch: ESPNU

Key stats

Ohio Offense

Overall: 371.3 yards per game (84th in FBS)

Passing: 164.3 yards per game (126th)

Rushing: 207 yards per game (24th)

Scoring: 30.4 points per game (63rd)

Ohio Defense

Overall: 337.1 yards per game (51st in FBS)

Passing: 198.4 yards per game (52nd)

Rushing: 138.7 yards per game (62nd)

Scoring: 22.1 points per game (57th)

Eastern Michigan Offense

Overall: 320 yards per game (123rd in FBS)

Passing: 215 yards per game (86th)

Rushing: 105 yards per game (128th)

Scoring: 21.5 points per game (110th)

Eastern Michigan Defense

Overall: 379.3 yards per game (97th in FBS)

Passing: 237 yards per game (106th)

Rushing: 142.3 yards per game (71st)

Scoring: 25.9 points per game (92nd)

Ohio is 106th in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents to convert 42.1% of the time. Eastern Michigan ranks 56th on offense, converting on 41.9% of third downs.

Both teams avoid getting penalized. Ohio ranks 18th in the FBS averaging 42.6 penalty yards per game, and Eastern Michigan ranks 15th with a 41.8-yard average.

Team leaders

Ohio

Passing: Nick Poulos, 503 yards, 5 TDs, 0 INTs, 55.9 completion percentage

Rushing: Duncan Brune, 330 yards on 73 carries, 3 TDs

Receiving: Riley Neer, 440 yards on 32 catches, 5 TDs

Eastern Michigan

Passing: Noah Kim, 1,678 yards, 11 TDs, 4 INTs, 59.3 completion percentage

Rushing: Amareon Blue, 338 yards on 68 carries, 3 TDs

Receiving: Joshua Long, 366 yards on 38 catches, 2 TDs

Last game

Ohio defeated Sacramento State 48-7 on Oct. 17. Poulos passed for 165 yards on 11-of-14 attempts (78.6%) with one touchdown and no interceptions. He also carried the ball five times for 48 yards. Irving Brown carried the ball eight times for 87 yards and scored one touchdown. Preston Bowman had three receptions for 94 yards and one touchdown.

Eastern Michigan fell 34-14 to Toledo on Oct. 17. Kim threw for 214 yards on 16-of-36 attempts (44.4%) with two touchdowns and no interceptions. Blue had 23 rushing yards on seven carries, adding one reception for three yards. Long had seven receptions for 84 yards and one touchdown.

Next game

Ohio plays at Akron on Nov. 3. Eastern Michigan plays Central Michigan on Nov. 4.