Akron vs Wright State 12/14/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Wright State Raiders and the Akron Zips meet in college basketball action from the James A. Rhodes Arena on Wednesday.

The Wright State Raiders will try to snap a three-game losing skid after their 64-60 loss to Western Kentucky in their last game. Trey Calvin leads Wright State in scoring and assists with 17 PPG and 5.2 APG while Amari Davis has 12.9 PPG and 5.1 RPG this season. Brandon Noel has 12.1 PPG and a team-high 6.4 RPG to lead the Raiders on the glass and AJ Braun has 10.1 PPG with 4.7 RPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Wright State up to this point in the year. As a team, Wright State is averaging 77.4 PPG on 50.4% shooting from the field, 32.7% from three and 67.1% from the foul line this season.

The Akron Zips will be out to build on an 85-72 win over Jackson State last time out. Xavier Castaneda leads the Zips in scoring and assists with 18.4 PPG along with 3.1 APG as well as 4.2 RPG this season and Enrique Freeman leads the Zips on the glass, averaging 12.7 PPG and 9.7 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Akron up to this point in the season. As a team, Akron is averaging 67.8 points per game on 41.4% shooting from the field, 32.8% from behind the three point line and 63.5% from the foul line this season.

Wright State is 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games against a team with a winning record and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games following an ATS win. Akron is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS loss while the under is 6-1 in their last 7 games overall.

I get the reasoning for Akron being favored at home, but side-by-side, the Zips don’t shoot the ball well enough to take advantage of the defensive issues the Raiders have been having in recent games. I feel like this is a great buy low spot on Wright State so give me the Raiders here.