Toledo vs Miami-Ohio Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 3/9/23
Miami-Ohio RedHawks (12-19) vs. Toledo Rockets (25-6)
March 9, 2023 11:00 am EDT
The Line: Toledo Rockets -13 / Miami-Ohio RedHawks +13; Over/Under: +160
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The Miami (OH) RedHawks and Toledo Rockets meet Thursday in the college basketball MAC Tournament Quarterfinal at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Miami (OH) RedHawks are averaging 73.6 points on 45.8 percent shooting and allowing 74 points on 45.8 percent shooting. Mekhi Lairy is averaging 17.4 points and 4 assists, while Morgan Safford is averaging 15.2 points and 5.8 rebounds. Anderson Mirambeaux is the third double-digit scorer and Ryan Mabrey is grabbing 2 rebounds. The Miami (OH) RedHawks are shooting 34.1 percent from beyond the arc and 78 percent from the free throw line. The Miami (OH) RedHawks are allowing 34.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 28.9 rebounds per game.
The Toledo Rockets are averaging 85.7 points on 49.6 percent shooting and allowing 76.1 points on 45.9 percent shooting. RayJ Dennis is averaging 19.4 points and 4.4 rebounds, while JT Shumate is averaging 16.5 points and 4.9 rebounds. Setric Millner Jr. is the third double-digit scorer and Dante Maddox Jr. is grabbing 4 rebounds. The Toledo Rockets are shooting 40.5 percent from beyond the arc and 77.6 percent from the free throw line. The Toledo Rockets are allowing 36.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.3 rebounds per game.
The RedHawks are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Rockets are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The under is 4-1 in RedHawks last 5 overall. The over is 5-1 in Rockets last 6 overall. The favorite is 9-4-1 ATS in the last 14 meetings.
The Miami-Ohio RedHawks are playing improved ball as of late, but I question if it’s good enough to give Toledo a run. These teams met about three weeks ago and Toledo ran away with things. Nine of Toledo’s 18 covers have come as double-digit favorites. Toledo wins in the favorite role by an average of 11.2 points. I’ll lay the chalk.
