Miami RedHawks vs Western Michigan Broncos Prediction, 1/15/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Redhawks vs Western Michigan Broncos

Date: Saturday, January 15, 2022

Location: University Arena (MI) in Kalamazoo, MI

TV: ESPN+

University Arena (MI) is the site where the Western Michigan Broncos (4-11) will meet the Miami Redhawks (7-7) on Saturday.

The Miami RedHawks faced off with Toledo and took a loss by a score of 75-72 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the RedHawks walked away with 12 and Toledo racked up 9 personal fouls. They also buried 7 of 19 shots from distance. Toledo finished 100.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of 14 tries. Furthermore, Toledo grabbed 32 boards (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Toledo distributed 10 assists and had 5 steals in this game. When it comes to the defense, Miami allowed the other team to go 43.5% from the field on 27 of 62 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists in this contest while forcing 14 turnovers and having 6 steals. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 28 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the RedHawks converted 6 of 7 attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. Miami ended the contest having earned a 46.7% FG percentage (28 of 60) and made 10 of their 31 shots from 3-point land.

Dalonte Brown is a guy who was important in the game. He shot 66.7% from the field and recorded 2 dimes. He was on the court for 35 mins and also totaled 8 rebounds. He left the arena with 14 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Miami will play this game with a mark of 7-7 for the campaign. They turn the ball over 9.8 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 15.2 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Miami is pulling in 37.9 boards per contest and has 194 dimes for the year, which is 196th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The RedHawks are connecting on 35.1% on shots from 3-point land (135 of 385) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. They average 79.1 points per contest (35th in the nation) while shooting 45.6% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the RedHawks are forcing 12.1 turnovers every game while drawing 17.1 fouls. They surrender 33.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 209th in D-1 in opponents PPG (69.5). The RedHawks defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 40.8% (347 of 850) and they relinquish 35.4 boards per game as a squad. They are 155th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 178 relinquished this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Western Michigan Broncos walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-64 when they played Buffalo. The Broncos pulled down 17 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 22 in the matchup. They also gave up possession 17 times, while getting 5 steals in this matchup. Buffalo committed 12 fouls for this contest which took the Broncos to the charity stripe for 8 attempts. They were able to make 6 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 75.0%. With regard to three-point shots, Western Michigan buried 6 of 16 tries (37.5%). When all was said and done, the Broncos ended up shooting 26 out of 51 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.0%. The Broncos allowed Buffalo to knock down 28 out of 60 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.7% for this game. They shot 35.0% from three-point range by going 7 of 20 and ended up going 15 of 22 from the charity stripe (68.2%). In regard to team rebounding, Western Michigan allowed Buffalo to grab 32 overall (12 offensive).

Markeese Hastings was important for the Broncos in the game. He earned 12 points in his 26 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to get an assist. He knocked down 4 of 7 in this game for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and had 4 rebounds.

Western Michigan has a record of 4-11 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Broncos are shooting 42.3% from the field, which ranks 279th in D-1. Western Michigan has earned 976 pts on the season (65.1 per contest) and they pull down 34.5 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 10.2 times per game (340th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 16.3 times per game. The Broncos commit 16.4 fouls per contest and they hit 69.2% from the charity stripe.

The Broncos are ranked 340th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 78.4. They are forcing their opponents into 10.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.9% from the floor (322nd in Division 1). The Western Michigan defense gives up 33.8% on 3-point attempts (124 of 367) and their opposition knocks down 73.0% of their foul shots. They relinquish 14.0 dimes and 35.7 rebounds per game, which is ranked 286th and 235th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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