Toledo Rockets vs Eastern Michigan Eagles Prediction, 2/11/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toledo Rockets vs Eastern Michigan Eagles

Date: Saturday, February 11, 2023

Location: Convocation Center (MI) in Ypsilanti, MI

TV: ESPN+

Convocation Center (MI) is the site where the Eastern Michigan Eagles (6-18) will attempt to beat the Toledo Rockets (19-6) on Saturday.

The Toledo Rockets faced off with Akron and notched a win by a score of 84-74 in their last game. Toledo ended with a 52.0% field goal percentage (26 out of 50) and buried 9 of their 18 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Rockets converted 23 of their 28 attempts for a rate of 82.1%. In reference to grabbing boards, they collected a total of 32 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 14 assists for the matchup in addition to creating 10 turnovers and having 1 steal. When it comes to the defense, Toledo allowed the other team to go 40.9% from the field on 27 out of 66 shooting. Akron earned 11 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. On top of that, Akron grabbed 27 boards (11 offensive, 16 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Akron went 81.8% at the charity stripe by making 9 of 11 attempts. They also knocked down 11 of their 32 tries from beyond the arc. When talking about fouls, the Rockets ended up with 12 while Akron finished the game with 23 fouls.

Setric Millner is a guy who came through for the matchup. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the field and also totaled 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins and also pulled down 9 rebounds. He finished with 20 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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Toledo steps onto the court with a record of 19-6 for the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 10.4 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 16.4 fouls per contest. As a team, Toledo is collecting 35.0 rebounds per game and has totaled 380 assists on the campaign, which is 37th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Rockets are shooting 38.5% on shots from beyond the arc (212 of 550) and 75.0% from the charity stripe. They average 85.2 points per game (3rd in D-1) while hitting 49.0% from the field.

On defense, the Rockets are able to force 13.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.2 fouls. They concede 36.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 350th in D-1 in PPG allowed (77.7). The Rockets defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 45.7% (703 of 1,538) and they concede 34.7 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 306th in the nation in allowing assists with 352 surrendered on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Eastern Michigan Eagles walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 102-97 when they played Buffalo. The Eagles earned 18 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 23 for this contest. They also turned it over 9 times, while recording 2 steals in the game. Buffalo was called for 16 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Eagles to the charity stripe for 19 shots. They were able to make 17 of the free throws for a percentage of 89.5%. With respect to 3-pointers, Eastern Michigan converted 8 of 22 attempts (36.4%). When the game finished, the Eagles finished shooting 36 for 63 from the field which had them shooting 57.1%. The Eagles permitted Buffalo to knock down 35 out of their 67 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 52.2% in the game. They finished the game shooting 40.7% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 11 out of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 26 at the charity stripe (80.8%). When talking about rebounds, Eastern Michigan permitted Buffalo to snag 34 overall (14 on the offensive glass).

Tyson Acuff was important for the Eagles for the matchup. He scored 35 points in his 37 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He knocked down 13 of 17 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 76.5%, and had 5 rebounds.

Eastern Michigan has a win-loss mark of 6-18 on the season. The Eagles are committing 19.7 fouls every game and they go 76.0% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 10.2 times per game (351st in Division 1) and they cough up possession 11.6 times per contest. Eastern Michigan has accumulated 1,796 pts so far this season (74.8 per contest) and they average 31.5 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Eagles are shooting 44.7% from the floor, which ranks 173rd in college basketball.

The Eagles are ranked 360th in D-1 in PPG given up with 82.3. They are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 49.0% from the field (359th in college hoops). The Eastern Michigan defense allows 34.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (209 of 600) and their opponents are converting on 69.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 13.3 dimes and 36.8 total rebounds per game, which is 226th and 311th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toledo

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