Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Western Michigan Broncos Prediction, 1/23/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Western Michigan Broncos

Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Location: University Arena (MI) in Kalamazoo, MI

TV: ESPN+

University Arena (MI) is the location where the Western Michigan Broncos (7-11) will try to defeat the Eastern Michigan Eagles (8-10) on Tuesday.

The Eastern Michigan Eagles faced Ohio and went home with a loss by a final score of 85-67 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Eagles ended up with 18 and Ohio accumulated 15 fouls. They also buried 11 out of their 23 attempts from 3-point land. Ohio ended up going 60.0% when shooting free throws by making 12 of 20 attempts. Furthermore, Ohio pulled down 37 rebounds (9 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Ohio recorded 16 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. Pertaining to the defense, Eastern Michigan allowed their opponent to shoot 56.4% from the floor on 31 of 55 shooting. They also dished out 4 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 5 steals. In terms of getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 28 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Eagles converted 10 of 14 shots for a rate of 71.4%. Eastern Michigan wrapped up the contest with a 41.3% FG percentage (26 out of 63) and made 5 out of their 19 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Tyson Acuff is someone who was a major factor in the matchup. He walked away with 30 points on 9 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 37 minutes and collected 4 rebounds. He finished shooting 56.3% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Eastern Michigan heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 8-10 so far this season. They currently have an average of 67.5 points per outing (323rd in college hoops) while shooting 44.2% from the floor. The Eagles are hitting 30.8% on shots from 3-point land (99 of 321) and 69.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Eastern Michigan is pulling down 33.7 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 191 dimes this season, which ranks 342nd in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.1 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Eagles are able to force 10.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.9 personal fouls. They give up 34.6% on 3-point shots while they are 269th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (75.0). The Eagles defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 46.7% (488 of 1,045) and they surrender 35.1 boards per contest as a squad. They are 217th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 246 surrendered on the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Western Michigan Broncos took a loss by a final score of 84-79 against Bowling Green. With respect to how they attacked the glass, Western Michigan allowed Bowling Green to pull down 44 in total (17 on the offensive side). They went 36.8% from distance by connecting on 7 out of 19 and finished the contest at 23 out of 27 from the free throw line (85.2%). The Broncos permitted Bowling Green to convert 27 out of 69 tries from the field which had them at 39.1% in this contest. Overall, the Broncos walked away from this one shooting 32 out of 71 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.1%. With regard to 3-point attempts, Western Michigan buried 10 of 19 attempts (52.6%). They were able to make 5 of those for a rate of 50.0%. Bowling Green was called for 13 fouls for the contest which got the Broncos to the charity stripe for 10 shots. They also coughed it up 15 times, while earning 7 steals in this contest. The Broncos were able to collect 25 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 37 in the game.

Owen Lobsinger ended up being important for the Broncos for this game. He recorded 25 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist for this contest. He knocked down 9 of 12 for this game giving him a rate of 75.0%, and totaled 7 rebounds.

Western Michigan has a win-loss mark of 7-11 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Broncos are shooting 45.5% from the field, which ranks 149th in college hoops. Western Michigan has tallied 1,343 pts for the season (74.6 per game) and they average 37.7 boards per game. They are earning an assist 14.3 times per game (127th in D-1) and they are turning it over 13.3 times per game. The Broncos are committing 17.6 personal fouls per game and they go 61.7% from the free throw line.

The Broncos on the defensive side of the court are 303rd in college basketball in points given up per game with 76.7. They are forcing 11.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.8% from the floor (268th in college basketball). The Western Michigan defense allows 35.9% on shots from 3-point land (155 of 432) and their opposition makes 70.9% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 14.7 dimes and 35.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 318th and 209th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Western Michigan

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