Akron Zips vs Eastern Michigan Eagles Prediction, 1/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Akron Zips vs Eastern Michigan Eagles

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location: George Gervin GameAbove Center in Ypsilanti, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Akron Zips (9-5) are traveling to George Gervin GameAbove Center on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Eastern Michigan Eagles (7-7).

The Akron Zips faced Central Michigan and took home the win by a score of 87-71 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Zips ended up with 16 and Central Michigan recorded 13 personal fouls. They made 8 of 21 tries from 3-point range. Central Michigan finished the game at 100.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 11 of their 11 shots. Furthermore, Central Michigan snagged 25 boards (5 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Central Michigan doled out 15 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. In the matter of the defense, Akron allowed the other team to shoot 43.3% from the field on 26 out of 60 shooting. They also recorded 21 assists in this contest in addition to creating 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Concerning rebounding, they compiled 33 with 10 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Zips made 9 of 10 attempts for a percentage of 90.0%. Akron walked away from the contest with a 46.2% field goal percentage (30 of 65) and knocked down 18 of 41 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Seth Wilson is a player who played a role for the contest. He left the arena with 18 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He played 26 mins played and grabbed 5 rebounds. He finished the game at 50.0% from the floor and totaled 1 assist.

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Akron will enter this game with a mark of 9-5 for the year. They are averaging 80.4 points per contest (71st in the country) while shooting 42.9% from the field. The Zips are hitting 35.0% on shots from beyond the arc (164 of 468) and 74.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Akron is collecting 40.2 boards per game and has earned 245 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 81st in the country in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.4 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.3 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Zips have forced 14.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.6 fouls. They are 68th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 172 surrendered on the year. The Zips are allowing a FG percentage of 43.2% (371 of 859) and they concede 38.3 boards per contest as a team. They are giving up 33.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 226th in D-1 in points per game allowed (72.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Eastern Michigan Eagles walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 90-87 against Toledo. Regarding rebounding, Eastern Michigan allowed Toledo to collect 30 in total (8 on the offensive side). They finished 44.4% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 8 out of 18 and finished the contest at 22 of 29 at the free throw line (75.9%). The Eagles permitted Toledo to knock down 30 of 58 attempts from the floor which had them at 51.7% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Eagles ended up going 31 out of 56 from the field which had them shooting 55.4%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Eastern Michigan buried 10 of their 23 tries (43.5%). They were able to knock down 15 of the free throws for a rate of 78.9%. Toledo was called for 18 fouls for the contest which got the Eagles to the charity stripe for 19 attempts. They gave up possession 15 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. The Eagles earned 24 defensive boards and 2 offensive boards for a total of 26 for this contest.

Christian Henry was important for the Eagles in this contest. He made 7 of 16 in the game for a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. He scored 25 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and tallied 5 assists for this game.

Eastern Michigan has a win-loss record of 7-7 so far this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Eagles are shooting 45.3% from the floor, which ranks them 170th in college hoops. Eastern Michigan has accumulated 1,009 points this year (72.1 per game) and they collect 32.5 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 13.0 times per game (253rd in the country) and they are giving up possession 12.9 times per contest. The Eagles have committed 17.2 fouls per game and they go 69.0% from the free throw line.

The Eastern Michigan defense surrenders 38.3% on 3-point shots (120 of 313) and opponents are converting on 74.6% of their free throw attempts. They concede 14.2 dimes and 34.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 267th and 173rd in D-1. The Eagles are ranked 307th in college in points per game surrendered with 76.5. They have forced 12.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.8% from the field (334th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Eastern Michigan

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