Toledo Rockets vs Central Michigan Chippewas Prediction, 1/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toledo Rockets vs Central Michigan Chippewas

Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Location: McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Central Michigan Chippewas (8-9) are welcoming the Toledo Rockets (11-6) at McGuirk Arena on Saturday.

The Toledo Rockets stepped onto the hardwood against Buffalo and went home with a win by a final score of 77-66 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Rockets ended up finishing with 11 while Buffalo finished the game with 17 fouls. They knocked down 6 out of their 25 attempts from long range. Buffalo shot 54.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 6 of 11 tries. Additionally, Buffalo snagged 31 boards (6 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Buffalo recorded 11 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. Pertaining to the defense, Toledo allowed the other team to shoot 43.5% from the field on 27 of 62 shooting. They also distributed 16 dimes for this game while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they compiled 36 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Rockets buried 13 of 17 tries for a percentage of 76.5%. Toledo ended the game having earned a 46.0% FG percentage (29 of 63) and buried 6 of their 16 three-point shots.

Dante Maddox is one guy who had an impact for the contest. He ended up going 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist. He played 37 mins and also totaled 4 boards. He accounted for 21 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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Toledo heads into this game with a mark of 11-6 on the season. They are turning it over 11.2 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 15.4 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Toledo is snagging 33.0 boards per contest and has totaled 224 dimes for the year, which is 220th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Rockets are hitting 37.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (104 of 278) and 77.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 79.1 points per outing (73rd in college hoops) while hitting 47.5% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Rockets are forcing their opponents into 13.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 35.2% on shots from downtown while they are 315th in D-1 in opponents PPG (77.2). The Rockets defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 48.9% (494 of 1,010) and they surrender 32.9 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 260th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 238 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Central Michigan Chippewas went home defeated by a final of 73-61 when they faced Ohio. The Chippewas snagged 25 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in the game. They coughed it up 11 times, while getting 4 steals for the contest. Ohio had 11 personal fouls for the contest which got the Chippewas to the free throw line for a total of 9 tries. They were able to make 5 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 55.6%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Central Michigan knocked down 10 of 28 tries (35.7%). When the final whistle was blown, the Chippewas finished 23 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.4%. The Chippewas permitted Ohio to convert 27 out of their 58 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.6% in this matchup. They went 29.6% from beyond the arc via 8 out of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 14 at the free throw line (78.6%). When discussing how they rebounded, Central Michigan permitted Ohio to get 34 overall (5 offensive).

Anthony Pritchard ended up being a factor for the Chippewas in this matchup. He tallied 15 points in his 34 minutes on the court and accumulated 5 dimes for this game. He knocked down 6 out of 12 for the game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Central Michigan has a record of 8-9 this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Chippewas are shooting 43.7% from the field, which ranks 238th in college basketball. Central Michigan has scored 1,138 pts so far this year (66.9 per game) and they grab 32.6 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.1 times per contest (285th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 13.1 times per game. The Chippewas are responsible for committing 16.4 fouls per game and they shoot 66.0% from the charity stripe.

The Central Michigan defense gives up 33.1% from downtown (133 of 402) and their opposition knocks down 77.5% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 14.8 dimes and 35.6 boards on a nightly basis, which is 316th and 214th in college hoops. The Chippewas defensively are ranked 246th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 73.7. They are able to force 12.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.3% from the field (301st in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Central Michigan

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