Central Michigan Chippewas vs Western Michigan Broncos Prediction, 3/3/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Central Michigan Chippewas vs Western Michigan Broncos

Date: Friday, March 3, 2023

Location: University Arena (MI) in Kalamazoo, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Central Michigan Chippewas (10-20) are traveling to University Arena (MI) on Friday where they will go up against the Western Michigan Broncos (7-23).

The Central Michigan Chippewas took the court against Toledo and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 99-65 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Chippewas ended up with 21 and Toledo recorded 23 personal fouls. They converted 9 out of their 16 tries from three-point range. Toledo finished shooting 100.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 28 of 28 shots. In addition, Toledo pulled down 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Toledo totaled 13 dimes and had 12 steals in the matchup. Concerning defense, Central Michigan let their opponent shoot 58.5% from the field on 31 out of 53 shooting. They also dished out 9 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they earned 22 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Chippewas knocked down 14 of their 23 tries for a percentage of 60.9%. Central Michigan ended the game with a 42.0% field goal percentage (21 of 50) and made 9 of 21 shots from distance.

Reggie Bass is someone who had an impact in this game. He finished the game at 40.9% from the floor and dished out 4 dimes. He was on the court for 36 minutes and totaled 4 rebounds. He accounted for 27 points on 9 of 22 shooting.

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Central Michigan will play this game with a mark of 10-20 on the year. They are averaging 65.8 pts per game (325th in Division 1) while connecting on 41.6% from the floor. The Chippewas are shooting 29.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (183 of 615) and 68.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Central Michigan is grabbing 35.7 boards per contest and is sitting with 321 assists this year, which is 340th in the nation in terms of passing. They cough up possession 16.1 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 20.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Chippewas are forcing 13.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 176th in the country in allowing assists with 377 surrendered this season. The Chippewas are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.7% (739 of 1,691) and they relinquish 35.4 boards per game as a team. They are conceding 34.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 259th in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (72.7).

When they last played, the Western Michigan Broncos took a loss by a final score of 77-62 when they played Miami. Regarding rebounding, Western Michigan permitted Miami to grab 30 in total (6 offensive). They went 40.0% from distance by connecting on 8 of 20 and finished the game at 19 out of 23 from the charity stripe (82.6%). The Broncos allowed Miami to convert 25 of 50 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Broncos ended up going 23 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.3%. When talking about three-point shots, Western Michigan made 6 out of 25 tries (24.0%). They were able to knock down 10 of them for a percentage of 71.4%. Miami had 17 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Broncos to the free throw line for 14 shots. They turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. The Broncos recorded 19 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for the game.

Tray Maddox ended up being a factor for the Broncos in this game. He buried 10 of 20 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds. He had 25 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes for the game.

Western Michigan has a win-loss record of 7-23 on the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Broncos are connecting on 43.1% from the floor, which is ranked 273rd in college basketball. Western Michigan has earned 2,085 points on the year (69.5 per contest) and they pull in 36.8 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 12.5 times per game (235th in the nation) and they are turning it over 12.9 times per contest. The Broncos commit 16.8 personal fouls every game and they go 71.4% from the charity stripe.

The Western Michigan defense allows 36.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (249 of 690) and opponents are connecting on 71.1% of their foul shots. They surrender 14.4 assists and 32.5 boards every game, which is 306th and 82nd in D-1. The Broncos defensively are ranked 302nd in college hoops in PPG allowed with 74.3. They have forced 9.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (325th in D-1).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Western Michigan and under the total points

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