Central Michigan Chippewas vs Eastern Michigan Eagles Prediction, 1/7/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Central Michigan Chippewas vs Eastern Michigan Eagles

Date: Saturday, January 7, 2023

Location: Convocation Center (MI) in Ypsilanti, MI

TV: Youtube TV

The Central Michigan Chippewas (6-8) are en route to Convocation Center (MI) on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Eastern Michigan Eagles (3-11).

The Central Michigan Chippewas took the court against Miami and notched a win by a score of 68-56 in their last game. Central Michigan ended the game with a 35.7% FG percentage (20 of 56) and buried 4 out of their 24 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Chippewas buried 24 of their 32 tries for a rate of 75.0%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they compiled 44 with 17 of them being offensive. They also distributed 5 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When discussing the defense, Central Michigan let their opponent shoot 33.9% from the floor on 20 out of 59 shooting. Miami recorded 9 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. In addition, Miami grabbed 31 rebounds (11 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Miami finished the contest at 64.7% from the charity stripe by burying 11 of 17 attempts. They also made 5 of 26 attempts from three-point range. With respect to personal fouls, the Chippewas ended up walking away with 19 and Miami finished the game with 24 personal fouls.

Jesse Zarzuela is one player who played a role for the matchup. He ended up with 19 points on 3 out of 8 shooting. He saw the court for 26 mins played and collected 4 rebounds. He ended up going 37.5% from the field and also earned 1 assist.

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Central Michigan will take the court with a record of 6-8 on the campaign. They average 68.9 points per game (257th in Division 1) while shooting 42.2% from the floor. The Chippewas are shooting 27.6% on three-point shots (84 of 304) and 71.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Central Michigan is grabbing 37.9 rebounds per game and has tallied 161 dimes this season, which is 319th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 15.3 times per game and as a squad they commit 19.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Chippewas are able to force 15.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 212th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 186 relinquished so far this season. The Chippewas defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 41.6% (337 of 811) and they surrender 36.4 boards per game as a team. They are relinquishing 30.2% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 195th in college basketball in PPG allowed (69.0).

For their last game, the Eastern Michigan Eagles walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 91-65 when they played Bowling Green. In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Eastern Michigan permitted Bowling Green to grab 39 in total (11 on the offensive side). They finished 43.5% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 10 out of 23 and ended up shooting 9 out of 12 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Eagles permitted Bowling Green to convert 36 out of 68 tries from the floor which had them shooting 52.9% for the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Eagles went 18 for 64 from the field which had them at 28.1%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, Eastern Michigan made 3 of their 22 tries (13.6%). They were able to knock down 26 of them for a percentage of 78.8%. Bowling Green earned 23 fouls in this game which got the Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 33 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. The Eagles were able to collect 19 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 34 for this contest.

Emoni Bates ended up being a major contributor for the Eagles for the contest. He earned 15 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood, but didn't record an assist. He made 2 out of 14 for the matchup giving him a rate of 14.3%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

Eastern Michigan has a win-loss mark of 3-11 so far this season. The Eagles commit 19.8 personal fouls every game and they connect on 75.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 9.9 times per game (356th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 11.5 times per game. Eastern Michigan has tallied 1,028 points on the year (73.4 per game) and they snag 31.9 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Eagles are hitting on 43.1% from the field, which is ranked 258th in the country.

The Eagles on the defensive side of the court are 358th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 81.5. They are forcing 12.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 49.7% from the field (359th in the nation). The Eastern Michigan defense surrenders 35.0% on shots from beyond the arc (117 of 334) and opponents are knocking down 67.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 12.5 assists and 36.9 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 180th and 302nd in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Central Michigan

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