Toledo vs Central Michigan 2/19/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Central Michigan Chippewas and the Toledo Rockets meet Saturday in college basketball action from Savage Arena. Central Michigan is sitting at 6-17 on the year and coming off a loss to Eastern Michigan. As for Toledo, they’re currently 20-6 this season. The Rockets lost to Kent State in their last game. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.

Central Michigan kicked off the year on an ugly 2-13 run with wins over only Eastern Illinois and Kent State. The Chippewas are 4-4 since then. They’ve lost to Buffalo, Ohio, Western Michigan and Eastern Michigan in that time. 

In the Tuesday game versus Eastern Michigan, the Chippewas were outscored 30-43 in the first half. Central Michigan got better from there but still lost 75-70. Tops in scoring was Kevin Miller with 23 points, six rebounds and five assists. 

Over on the Toledo side, they hit a 9-4 run out of the gate this year. The Rockets would then win nine straight from January 4 through February 1. The last four games have been a 2-2 run with losses to Ball State and Kent State, however. 

Matched up against Kent State on Tuesday, the Rockets were down 20-36 by halftime. Toledo managed 39 points in the second but still lost 72-59 in a rough outing. RayJ Dennis was the top team scorer with 21 points and five boards. 

Toledo is 7-1 ATS in their last eight at home and 38-16-1 ATS in their last 55 overall. The Rockets are 6-1-1 ATS in their last eight Saturday games. 

Meanwhile, the Chippewas are 20-8-1 ATS in their last 29 Saturday games and the over is 6-1 in their last seven road games. The over is 5-2 in Central Michigan’s last seven after an ATS loss. 

PICK: I’m going to stay with Toledo here. The Rockets played perhaps their worst game of the year in their last outing and lost to a Kent State team they frankly should have beaten without much issue. Still, Toledo has been scoring very well otherwise during this 11-2 run. They’ve hit 75 or more points in 12 of those 13 games. 

The Rockets managed an 82-54 road victory the last time these teams met back on January 4. This one might not be such a blowout but Toledo should have full control.