Toledo Rockets vs Eastern Michigan Eagles Prediction, 2/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toledo Rockets vs Eastern Michigan Eagles

Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Location: George Gervin GameAbove Center in Ypsilanti, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Eastern Michigan Eagles (9-13) will try to defeat the Toledo Rockets (14-8) at George Gervin GameAbove Center on Tuesday.

The Toledo Rockets faced off with Akron and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 77-70 in their last contest. Toledo wrapped up the game having earned a 43.3% field goal percentage (26 out of 60) and made 2 out of their 12 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Rockets buried 16 of 21 attempts for a percentage of 76.2%. Regarding hauling in boards, they compiled 27 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 11 dimes in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In terms of defense, Toledo allowed 48.1% from the field on 25 of 52 shooting. Akron distributed 15 dimes and had 2 steals in this matchup. In addition, Akron grabbed 31 rebounds (5 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Akron went 73.1% from the free throw line by converting 19 of 26 tries. They also converted 8 of 23 attempts from 3-point land. In reference to fouls, the Rockets ended up with 20 while Akron totaled 18 fouls.

Ra'Heim Moss is one guy who was a major factor for the matchup. He finished 41.2% from the field and also earned 3 dimes. He played for 31 mins and grabbed 6 rebounds. He recorded 16 points on 7 of 17 shooting.

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Toledo will play this contest with a record of 14-8 so far this season. They are turning it over 10.9 times per contest and as a group they are committing 15.3 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Toledo is grabbing 33.3 boards per game and has accounted for 291 assists this year, which ranks 197th in the country in terms of passing. The Rockets are connecting on 36.4% on shots from beyond the arc (133 of 365) and 76.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 79.1 points per contest (62nd in college basketball) while connecting on 47.7% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Rockets are forcing 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 242nd in D-1 in allowing assists with 302 surrendered on the campaign. The Rockets defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 48.3% (629 of 1,302) and they concede 33.1 rebounds per game as a team. They relinquish 33.9% on three-point shots and they are 279th in college hoops in points per game allowed (75.5).

The last time they took the court, the Eastern Michigan Eagles walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 76-66 when they faced Northern Illinois. Concerning rebounds, Eastern Michigan allowed Northern Illinois to get 38 in total (13 offensive). They wrapped up this game 22.2% from downtown by connecting on 4 out of 18 and ended up going 30 out of 35 at the free throw line (85.7%). The Eagles allowed Northern Illinois to convert 21 of their 54 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 38.9% in the matchup. Overall, the Eagles went 24 out of 59 from the floor which had them at 40.7%. In regard to 3-pointers, Eastern Michigan made 5 of 18 attempts (27.8%). They were able to bury 13 of those for a percentage of 76.5%. Northern Illinois was called for 17 fouls in this contest which got the Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 17 shots. They coughed it up 13 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. The Eagles were able to corral 18 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 28 in the matchup.

Orlando Lovejoy ended up having an impact for the Eagles for this game. He racked up 19 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 assists for this game. He made 5 out of 9 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and had 2 rebounds.

Eastern Michigan has a win-loss mark of 9-13 on the season. As an offense, the Eagles are shooting 43.3% from the field, which ranks them 260th in college hoops. Eastern Michigan has accounted for 1,458 pts on the campaign (66.3 per contest) and they snag 33.4 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 10.3 times per game (347th in the country) and they cough up possession 12.0 times per contest. The Eagles are responsible for committing 16.4 fouls every game and they connect on 67.8% from the charity stripe.

The Eagles on the defensive side of the court are 260th in college hoops in PPG given up with 74.6. They are forcing 10.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (328th in college basketball). The Eastern Michigan defense allows 33.1% on 3-pointers (167 of 505) and opponents are knocking down 70.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 13.5 assists and 36.0 rebounds per game, which ranks them 236th and 250th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Eastern Michigan

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