Central Michigan Chippewas vs Western Michigan Broncos Prediction, 2/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Central Michigan Chippewas vs Western Michigan Broncos

Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025

Location: University Arena (MI) in Athens, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Central Michigan Chippewas (11-15) are en route to University Arena (MI) on Saturday where they will play the Western Michigan Broncos (9-17).

The Central Michigan Chippewas took the court against Ohio and took a loss by a final of 84-82 in their last game. Central Michigan finished with a 42.6% field goal percentage (23 of 54) and converted 9 out of their 18 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Chippewas made 27 of their 35 tries for a percentage of 77.1%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 30 with 4 of them being offensive. They also distributed 11 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 4 turnovers and having 4 steals. When discussing defense, Central Michigan allowed their opponent to shoot 43.8% from the floor on 28 of 64 shooting. Ohio distributed 15 dimes and had 3 steals in the matchup. In addition, Ohio pulled down 27 boards (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Ohio finished 70.0% from the free throw line by making 14 of their 20 shots. They made 14 of their 29 tries from 3-point land. When it comes to fouls, the Chippewas ended up walking away with 17 while Ohio totaled 23 fouls.

Jakobi Heady is one player who was a contributor for this contest. He notched 35 points on 9 out of 18 shooting. He was on the court for 40 mins and also snagged 5 rebounds. He finished shooting 50.0% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Central Michigan will play this contest with a win-loss record of 11-15 so far this year. They turn it over 12.4 times per game and as a team they commit 16.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Central Michigan is grabbing 36.2 boards per game and has tallied 358 assists on the season, which is 202nd in the country in terms of passing. The Chippewas are shooting 32.3% on shots from downtown (175 of 542) and 72.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 75.3 pts per contest (144th in D-1) while going 46.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Chippewas are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers per game while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 243rd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 367 conceded this season. The Chippewas defense is allowing a FG percentage of 44.0% (666 of 1,515) and they relinquish 32.1 boards per game as a team. They are surrendering 33.3% on 3-pointers while they are 197th in the nation in PPG allowed (72.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Western Michigan Broncos took home the win by a final score of 97-64 against Buffalo. The Broncos were able to corral 22 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 36 in this matchup. They gave up possession 11 times, while recording 11 steals for the contest. Buffalo had 13 fouls in the matchup which took the Broncos to the free throw line for a total of 5 attempts. They were able to make 2 of the free throw tries for a clip of 40.0%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, Western Michigan knocked down 13 of 26 tries (50.0%). When the game finished, the Broncos finished the game shooting 41 for 71 from the floor which had them shooting 57.7%. The Broncos permitted Buffalo to make 19 of 43 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 44.2% in the matchup. They shot 15.4% from beyond the arc by shooting 2 of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 24 of 37 from the free throw line (64.9%). In regard to how they rebounded, Western Michigan allowed Buffalo to collect 22 in all (4 on the offensive glass).

Markhi Strickland was important for the Broncos in the game. He recorded 20 points in his 31 minutes on the court and tallied 1 assist for the contest. He knocked down 9 of 13 in this contest for a rate of 69.2%, and added 4 rebounds.

Western Michigan has a record of 9-17 on the season. The Broncos commit 18.2 fouls every game and they shoot 67.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.5 times per game (268th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.2 times per contest. Western Michigan has scored 1,887 pts for the season (72.6 per contest) and they collect 38.4 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Broncos are shooting 42.6% from the floor, which is 300th in the country.

The Broncos on the defensive side of the court are 309th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 76.6. They are able to force 11.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the floor (334th in the country). The Western Michigan defense gives up 35.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (224 of 637) and their opponents are connecting on 69.5% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 15.6 assists and 34.0 total boards per game, which ranks them 336th and 167th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Western Michigan

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