Central Michigan Chippewas vs Western Michigan Broncos Prediction, 2/12/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Central Michigan Chippewas vs Western Michigan Broncos

Date: Saturday, February 12, 2022

Location: University Arena (MI) in Kalamazoo, MI

TV: ESPN3

University Arena (MI) is the site where the Western Michigan Broncos (4-20) will take on the Central Michigan Chippewas (6-14) on Saturday.

The Central Michigan Chippewas stepped onto the hardwood against Ball State and earned the victory with a final of 89-85 in their last contest. Central Michigan ended the game with a 45.9% field goal percentage (28 of 61) and converted 14 out of their 31 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Chippewas made 19 of 26 shots for a percentage of 73.1%. In reference to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 28 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 17 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 6 steals. Concerning defending, Central Michigan let their opponent shoot 44.6% from the floor on 29 of 65 shooting. Ball State earned 17 assists and had 10 steals in this contest. Moreover, Ball State snagged 41 rebounds (15 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Ball State finished the game at 64.3% when shooting free throws by burying 18 of their 28 tries. They converted 9 of their 24 tries from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Chippewas finished with 21 and Ball State totaled 20 personal fouls.

Kevin Miller is a guy who came through in this game. He notched 18 points on 5 of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 45 mins and also totaled 7 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 38.5% from the floor and totaled 10 assists.

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Central Michigan comes into this one with a mark of 6-14 this year. They are turning it over 13.9 times per game and as a unit they are committing 20.2 fouls per game. As a unit, Central Michigan is collecting 31.4 boards per game and has tallied 229 assists for the year, which has them ranked 329th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Chippewas are connecting on 36.7% on 3-point shots (163 of 444) and 67.0% from the charity stripe. They average 65.8 pts per game (306th in D-1) while connecting on 41.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Chippewas are forcing 11.9 turnovers per game and they draw 17.7 personal fouls. They are 175th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 283 surrendered so far this season. The Chippewas defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.9% (553 of 1,179) and they concede 39.2 boards per game as a squad. They concede 34.6% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 353rd in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (79.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Western Michigan Broncos walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 62-57 against Miami. The Broncos recorded 24 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 17 times, while earning 3 steals for the game. Miami had 16 personal fouls for this game which got the Broncos to the free throw line for a total of 23 tries. They were able to knock down 18 of those for a percentage of 78.3%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Western Michigan made 7 out of 25 tries (28.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Broncos walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 44 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.4%. The Broncos allowed Miami to knock down 18 of their 49 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 36.7% for this contest. They shot 31.8% from three-point range by shooting 7 out of 22 and finished the game at 19 out of 24 from the free throw line (79.2%). When talking about team rebounding, Western Michigan allowed Miami to snag 26 overall (5 offensive).

Mileek McMillan ended up having an impact for the Broncos in the game. He had 11 points in his 27 mins of playing time, but didn't get an assist. He knocked down 2 of 9 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 22.2%, and had 7 rebounds.

Western Michigan has a mark of 4-20 so far this year. The Broncos are committing 17.1 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 69.5% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 9.8 times per contest (348th in the country) and they are turning it over 14.7 times per game. Western Michigan has accounted for 1,554 points this year (64.8 per game) and they pull in 32.3 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Broncos are hitting on 42.5% from the floor, which is 261st in the nation.

The Western Michigan defense concedes 34.0% on shots from 3-point land (191 of 561) and their opponents are converting on 72.0% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 13.5 dimes and 34.8 boards per contest, which ranks them 257th and 193rd in those categories on the defensive end. The Broncos defensively are ranked 330th in college basketball in points given up per game with 76.6. They have forced 10.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (345th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Central Michigan

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