Toledo vs Akron 1/28/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Akron Zips (13-5) vs. Toledo Rockets (16-4)
January 28, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Toledo Rockets -8 / Akron Zips +8; Over/Under: -139.5
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The Akron Zips and the Toledo Rockets meet in college basketball MAC-tion from the Savage Arena on Friday night.
The Akron Zips will look to build on their four-game winning streak after a 60-56 win over Central Michigan last time out. Ali Ali leads the Zips in scoring with 14.1 PPG and 2.6 APG while Enrique Freeman has 12.2 PPG and a team-high 10.8 RPG to lead the Zips on the glass with a double-double per game. Xavier Castaneda and Bryan Trimble Jr. each have 10+ PPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers for Akron up to this point in the season with Castaneda logging 13.5 PPG and a team-high 2.8 APG to lead the Zips in assists. As a team, Akron is averaging 71.7 PPG on 45.3% shooting from the field, 34.8% from three and 66.8% from the foul line while allowing 62.1 PPG on 41.4% shooting from the field and 34.1% from three this season.
The Toledo Rockets will look to build on their seven-game win streak after an 86-75 win over Buffalo last time out. Ryan Rollins leads the Rockets in scoring with 20 PPG along with 5.9 RPG and 3.6 APG while JT Shumate has 15.2 PPG with 6.3 RPG to lead the Rockets on the glass. Setric Millner Jr. has 14.2 PPG with 6 RPG and RayJ Dennis has 11.8 PPG with 6.1 RPG and a team-high 3.7 APG this season. As a team, Toledo is averaging 80.2 PPG on 47.1% shooting from the field, 36.3% from three and 78.7% from the foul line while allowing 67.9 PPG on 39.7% shooting from the field and 29.2% from three this season.
Akron is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record while the under is 6-1 in their last 7 road games. Toledo is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 home games and 10-1 ATS in their last 11 games following a win while the over is 21-6 in their last 27 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600.
I get the case to be made either way here, but I think my stronger play in this one is the over. The last three meetings between these two teams have smashed the total and have gone well over, and with the way these two teams can score well into the 70s if not 80s, I think this one flies over.
