Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Western Michigan Broncos Prediction, 2/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Western Michigan Broncos

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: University Arena (MI) in Kalamazoo, MI

TV: ESPN+

University Arena (MI) is where the Western Michigan Broncos (6-14) will take on the Eastern Michigan Eagles (10-10) on Saturday.

The Eastern Michigan Eagles faced Miami and went home with a loss by a final score of 89-80 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Eagles ended up with 27 while Miami accumulated 20 fouls. They also made 9 of their 19 attempts from 3-point range. Miami finished the game shooting 70.0% from the free throw line by burying 28 of their 40 tries. Furthermore, Miami had 35 boards (8 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Miami totaled 14 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. Concerning the defense, Eastern Michigan allowed 49.1% from the floor on 26 of 53 shooting. They also dished out 12 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they collected 27 with 8 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Eagles converted 16 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 76.2%. Eastern Michigan ended the game with a 43.5% FG percentage (27 out of 62) and buried 10 of their 23 3-point shots.

Christian Henry is a player who came through in this contest. He finished the game at 47.1% from the floor and also dished out 6 assists. He played for 39 mins played but finished the game without a rebound. He was able to score 25 points on 8 out of 17 shooting.

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Eastern Michigan comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 10-10 on the year. They are averaging 74.3 points per game (194th in college) while hitting 46.3% from the field. The Eagles are shooting 35.2% on three-point attempts (154 of 437) and 71.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Eastern Michigan is pulling down 32.1 boards per game and is sitting with 262 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 272nd in the country in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 13.2 times per game and as a team they commit 18.3 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Eagles are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers every game and they draw 18.8 fouls. They are giving up 37.1% on three-point shots and they are 332nd in Division 1 in PPG allowed (78.7). The Eagles are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.3% (541 of 1,144) and they concede 34.2 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 188th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 274 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Western Michigan Broncos got the win with a final of 74-71 when they faced Ball State. With respect to how they rebounded, Western Michigan permitted Ball State to grab 35 in total (14 on the offensive side). They finished 28.6% from three-point range by going 6 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 24 at the free throw line (62.5%). The Broncos permitted Ball State to bury 25 out of their 57 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.9% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Broncos went 28 out of 58 from the floor which had them sitting at 48.3%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Western Michigan converted 6 out of 14 tries (42.9%). They were able to convert 12 of them for a clip of 70.6%. Ball State earned 15 fouls for the matchup which took the Broncos to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They also gave up possession 8 times, while recording 5 steals for this contest. The Broncos were able to collect 20 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 27 in this game.

JaVaughn Hannah pitched in for the Broncos for the contest. He buried 7 out of 15 for this contest for a rate of 46.7%, and earned 4 rebounds. He had 17 points in his 33 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in the game.

Western Michigan has a mark of 6-14 on the year. The Broncos are committing 18.1 personal fouls every game and they go 66.9% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 12.6 times per contest (276th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 11.0 times per contest. Western Michigan has scored 1,433 points on the campaign (71.7 per game) and they average 38.4 boards per game. As an offense, the Broncos are connecting on 42.7% from the field, which ranks them 295th in the country.

The Western Michigan defense gives up 34.6% from downtown (171 of 494) and opponents are knocking down 70.1% of their free throw shots. They give up 14.9 dimes and 34.3 rebounds per game, which is ranked 308th and 173rd in those defensive categories. The Broncos on the defensive side of the court are 298th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 76.1. They are able to force 11.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (319th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Eastern Michigan

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