Central Michigan Chippewas vs Eastern Michigan Eagles Prediction, 3/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Central Michigan Chippewas vs Eastern Michigan Eagles

Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025

Location: George Gervin GameAbove Center in El Paso, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Eastern Michigan Eagles (14-14) will go up against the Central Michigan Chippewas (13-15) at George Gervin GameAbove Center on Saturday.

The Central Michigan Chippewas faced off with Buffalo and earned the victory with a final of 73-69 in their last contest. Central Michigan ended the contest with a 47.5% FG percentage (28 of 59) and made 6 out of their 14 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Chippewas knocked down 11 of 13 tries for a rate of 84.6%. In reference to pulling down boards, they earned a total of 33 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 11 dimes for the contest while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to defending, Central Michigan allowed their opponent to shoot 40.0% from the field on 26 out of 65 shooting. Buffalo recorded 10 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Buffalo had 35 rebounds (14 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Buffalo shot 80.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 8 of their 10 attempts. They made 9 of their 24 shots from three-point range. Concerning fouls, the Chippewas ended up finishing with 10 while Buffalo totaled 15 fouls.

Anthony Pritchard is someone who was important for this contest. He shot 33.3% from the field and also dished out 6 assists. He was on the court for 37 minutes and collected 5 boards. He ended up walking away with 18 points on 5 of 15 shooting.

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Central Michigan will play this contest with a mark of 13-15 so far this year. They are averaging 75.6 pts per contest (133rd in the nation) while shooting 46.3% from the field. The Chippewas are shooting 32.8% on 3-pointers (186 of 567) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Central Michigan is snagging 36.4 boards per game and has tallied 388 assists on the season, which ranks 188th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.3 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.5 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Chippewas have forced 12.9 turnovers every game and they draw 17.8 fouls. They are giving up 33.1% on 3-point shots and they rank 171st in the country in PPG allowed (71.5). The Chippewas defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.5% (713 of 1,639) and they relinquish 32.3 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 229th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 387 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Eastern Michigan Eagles took a defeat with a final score of 65-60 against Bowling Green. Concerning rebounds, Eastern Michigan permitted Bowling Green to collect 26 in all (3 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 52.9% from 3-point land via 9 of 17 and ended up going 10 of 16 at the charity stripe (62.5%). The Eagles permitted Bowling Green to make 23 of 50 attempts from the field which had them shooting 46.0% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Eagles finished shooting 26 out of 63 from the floor which had them shooting 41.3%. In relation to shooting from distance, Eastern Michigan made 6 out of their 28 tries (21.4%). They were able to bury 2 of them for a rate of 50.0%. Bowling Green committed 10 fouls for this contest which took the Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 4 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 10 steals in the game. The Eagles were able to snag 24 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 37 in this contest.

Jalen Terry was important for the Eagles for this contest. He earned 14 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 3 assists in this matchup. He converted 6 out of 17 for the matchup for a rate of 35.3%, and added 6 rebounds.

Eastern Michigan has a record of 14-14 for the campaign. As an offense, the Eagles are shooting 45.9% from the floor, which ranks them 120th in the nation. Eastern Michigan has totaled 2,043 points for the campaign (73.0 per game) and they snag 32.5 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 12.8 times per contest (249th in college) and they turn it over 13.0 times per contest. The Eagles are committing 17.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 72.3% from the free throw line.

The Eastern Michigan defense concedes 36.9% on shots from beyond the arc (228 of 618) and opponents are making 74.7% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 13.1 dimes and 33.6 boards per contest, ranking them 180th and 138th in D-1. The Eagles on the defensive end are ranked 305th in the nation in points allowed per game with 76.4. They are forcing their opponents into 12.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (316th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Eastern Michigan

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