Miami RedHawks vs Central Michigan Chippewas Prediction, 1/3/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami RedHawks vs Central Michigan Chippewas

Date: Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Location: McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, MI

TV: Youtube TV

McGuirk Arena is the site where the Central Michigan Chippewas (5-8) will take on the Miami RedHawks (6-7) on Tuesday.

The Miami RedHawks faced off with SMWC and earned the victory with a final of 90-51 in their last game. Miami ended the contest with a 55.0% FG percentage (33 out of 60) and converted 7 out of their 20 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the RedHawks made 17 of their 26 tries for a percentage of 65.4%. Concerning rebounding, they earned 37 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 13 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 24 turnovers and getting 15 steals. Regarding defense, Miami allowed their opponent to shoot 33.3% from the floor on 16 out of 48 shooting. SMWC doled out 8 dimes and had 9 steals for the contest. Furthermore, SMWC totaled 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. SMWC ended up shooting 63.6% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of 22 attempts. They also converted 5 out of their 19 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In the matter of fouls, the RedHawks ended up finishing with 17 while SMWC finished the game with 20 fouls.

Morgan Safford is one player who had an impact for this game. He finished the game at 66.7% from the floor and dished out 2 assists. He saw the court for 24 minutes and collected 7 rebounds. He ended up with 19 points on 6 of 9 shooting.

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Miami comes into this game with a record of 6-7 so far this season. They turn it over 14.3 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 16.4 fouls per contest. As a team, Miami is snagging 32.7 rebounds per contest and has 188 dimes this year, which has them ranked 198th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The RedHawks are hitting 36.0% on 3-pointers (122 of 339) and 81.2% from the charity stripe. They average 76.5 pts per game (99th in Division 1) while hitting 44.5% from the field.

On defense, the RedHawks are forcing their opponents into 15.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.7 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 262nd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 196 surrendered on the year. The RedHawks defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.2% (350 of 741) and they relinquish 33.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 38.2% on shots from distance and they are ranked 318th in college basketball in points per game allowed (74.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Central Michigan Chippewas walked away with a victory by a final of 63-61 against Michigan. The Chippewas collected 26 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in the matchup. They turned it over 13 times, while getting 3 steals in the matchup. Michigan committed 14 fouls for the game which got the Chippewas to the free throw line for a total of 6 tries. They were able to knock down 5 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 83.3%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Central Michigan converted 6 out of 29 tries (20.7%). At the conclusion of this game, the Chippewas ended up going 26 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.6%. The Chippewas permitted Michigan to make 20 out of their 57 attempts from the field which had them shooting 35.1% for the matchup. They finished 27.3% from three-point range via 6 out of 22 and finished the game at 15 of 21 from the free throw line (71.4%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Central Michigan allowed Michigan to get 29 in total (11 offensive).

Jesse Zarzuela pitched in for the Chippewas for the contest. He tallied 19 points in his 27 mins on the court and tallied 2 assists in this contest. He buried 8 out of 17 in this contest giving him a rate of 47.1%, and had 6 rebounds.

Central Michigan has a win-loss mark of 5-8 on the season. The Chippewas are committing 19.8 fouls every game while shooting 71.4% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 12.0 times per contest (288th in D-1) and they lose possession via turnover 15.3 times per contest. Central Michigan has accounted for 897 pts for the year (69.0 per game) and they collect 37.1 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Chippewas are shooting 42.7% from the floor, which ranks them 274th in the country.

The Chippewas are ranked 221st in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 70.0. They have forced 15.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.2% from the floor (159th in college basketball). The Central Michigan defense surrenders 31.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (100 of 322) and their opposition makes 64.2% of their free throw attempts. They concede 13.6 assists and 36.5 boards per game, which ranks them 250th and 285th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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