Akron Zips vs Eastern Michigan Eagles Prediction, 2/14/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Akron Zips vs Eastern Michigan Eagles

Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Location: Convocation Center (MI) in Ypsilanti, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Eastern Michigan Eagles (6-19) will go up against the Akron Zips (17-8) at Convocation Center (MI) on Tuesday.

The Akron Zips took the court against Ohio and went home with a loss by a final score of 90-81 in their last contest. Akron finished the contest with a 50.8% FG percentage (30 out of 59) and converted 11 out of their 23 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Zips made 10 of their 18 attempts for a percentage of 55.6%. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 29 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 11 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In reference to defending, Akron allowed the other team to shoot 48.4% from the field on 30 of 62 shooting. Ohio doled out 13 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Ohio pulled down 29 rebounds (10 offensive, 19 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Ohio ended up going 87.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 20 of 23 shots. They also buried 10 out of their 16 tries from three-point range. In relation to personal fouls, the Zips ended up finishing with 18 and Ohio recorded 18 personal fouls.

Xavier Castaneda is one player who was a major factor for this game. He shot 66.7% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist. He saw the court for 37 minutes and snagged 2 boards. He scored 34 points on 10 of 15 shooting.

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Akron comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 17-8 on the year. They average 72.4 points per game (159th in D-1) while hitting 43.4% from the floor. The Zips are shooting 35.4% on 3-point shots (225 of 635) and 72.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Akron is collecting 35.9 rebounds per contest and has totaled 329 assists on the year, which is 211th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.4 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.9 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Zips are able to force 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 34.3% on 3-point attempts while they are 49th in the country in points per game from their opponents (64.6). The Zips defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.3% (591 of 1,397) and they surrender 32.8 boards per game as a basketball team. They rank 82nd in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 288 relinquished this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Eastern Michigan Eagles walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 70-63 when they played Toledo. The Eagles were able to snag 20 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 31 in this game. They gave up possession 12 times, while recording 8 steals in this game. Toledo committed 9 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 3 attempts. They were able to convert 3 of the free throws for a clip of 100.0%. With respect to 3-point shots, Eastern Michigan converted 8 out of 21 attempts (38.1%). At the conclusion of this game, the Eagles went 26 for 65 from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.0%. The Eagles permitted Toledo to bury 24 of 61 attempts from the field which left them shooting 39.3% for this contest. They went 21.7% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 5 out of 23 and finished the contest at 17 of 20 from the free throw line (85.0%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, Eastern Michigan allowed Toledo to collect 39 in all (12 on the offensive side).

Tyson Acuff was important for the Eagles in this contest. He earned 36 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for this game. He knocked down 14 of 22 in the game for a field goal rate of 63.6%, and had 1 rebound.

Eastern Michigan has a record of 6-19 on the campaign. The Eagles are committing 19.6 fouls per game and they go 76.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 10.2 times per game (352nd in college basketball) and they turn it over 11.7 times per contest. Eastern Michigan has 1,859 points for the year (74.4 per game) and they pull in 31.5 boards per game. As an offense, the Eagles are shooting 44.5% from the field, which is ranked 191st in college basketball.

The Eastern Michigan defense allows 34.3% on three-point shots (214 of 623) and their opposition knocks down 70.1% of their foul shots. They give up 13.2 dimes and 37.1 boards every game, ranking them 224th and 319th in college basketball. The Eagles on the defensive end are ranked 359th in college hoops in PPG given up with 81.8. They are able to force 12.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.6% from the field (358th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Akron

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