Central Michigan Chippewas vs Miami RedHawks Prediction, 2/24/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Central Michigan Chippewas vs Miami Redhawks

Date: Thursday, February 24, 2022

Location: Millett Hall in Oxford, OH

TV: ESPN3

The Central Michigan Chippewas (6-19) are en route to Millett Hall on Thursday where they will play the Miami Redhawks (12-15).

The Central Michigan Chippewas played Ohio and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 76-50 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Chippewas ended up walking away with 17 while Ohio accumulated 11 personal fouls. They buried 10 out of their 28 tries from distance. Ohio went 60.0% from the charity stripe by burying 12 of 20 attempts. Moreover, Ohio pulled down 41 rebounds (9 offensive, 32 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Ohio recorded 23 assists and had 7 steals for the game. In the matter of the defense, Central Michigan allowed the other team to shoot 45.8% from the floor on 27 of 59 shooting. They also doled out 8 assists in this contest while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned 40 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Chippewas converted 6 of their 12 attempts for a rate of 50.0%. Central Michigan walked away from the contest with a 31.3% FG percentage (20 of 64) and knocked down 4 of 22 three-point shots.

Ralph Bissainthe is someone who was a contributor in this matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 44.4% from the field and dished out 1 assist. He was on the court for 32 mins played and grabbed 9 rebounds. He scored 12 points on 4 out of 9 shooting.

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Central Michigan comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 6-19 this season. They have an average of 65.4 points per outing (306th in the country) while connecting on 40.4% from the field. The Chippewas are hitting 34.5% on shots from 3-point land (193 of 559) and 68.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Central Michigan is pulling down 32.8 boards per game and has 285 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 316th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.6 times per contest and as a team they are committing 19.8 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Chippewas are forcing their opponents into 11.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.1 personal fouls. They are 260th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 368 surrendered on the campaign. The Chippewas defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 46.8% (684 of 1,463) and they concede 38.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They are surrendering 36.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 346th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (78.5).

The last time they took the court, the Miami RedHawks took a defeat with a final score of 86-84 when they played Buffalo. When discussing rebounds, Miami permitted Buffalo to pull down 42 in all (14 offensive). They finished the game shooting 40.0% from 3-point land by going 8 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 8 out of 11 at the free throw line (72.7%). The RedHawks permitted Buffalo to convert 35 of 74 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.3% for the game. Overall, the RedHawks went 30 for 69 from the field which had them shooting 43.5%. In reference to shots from distance, Miami made 7 of 22 tries (31.8%). They were able to make 17 of the free throw tries for a rate of 81.0%. Buffalo committed 16 personal fouls for this contest which took the RedHawks to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They also turned it over 10 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. The RedHawks were able to collect 25 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in the game.

Dae Dae Grant ended up being a factor for the RedHawks for the game. He converted 8 out of 17 for this game for a field goal rate of 47.1%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. He recorded 22 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and added 5 assists in this game.

Miami has a mark of 12-15 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the RedHawks are shooting 44.4% from the field, which ranks 160th in college basketball. Miami has earned 2,040 pts for the year (75.6 per game) and they grab 35.0 boards per game. They are earning an assist 13.3 times per contest (168th in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 10.2 times per game. The RedHawks are responsible for committing 15.8 fouls per game and they hit 78.9% from the charity stripe.

The RedHawks on defense are ranked 282nd in college basketball in PPG allowed with 73.0. They are forcing their opponents into 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.0% from the floor (233rd in college basketball). The Miami defense surrenders 35.7% from downtown (234 of 656) and opponents are converting on 72.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 13.3 dimes and 36.1 boards per game, which ranks them 238th and 275th in the nation.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Central Michigan

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