Eastern Michigan vs Miami-Ohio 1/29/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Miami Ohio Redhawks and the Eastern Michigan Eagles meet in college basketball action from the Gervin GameAbove Center on Saturday afternoon.

The Miami Ohio Redhawks will look to find some consistency after alternating wins and losses in each of their last five games following an 81-64 loss to Ball State last time out. Dae Dae Grant leads the RedHawks in scoring with 16.9 PPG and 4.1 APG while Mekhi Lairy has 14.3 PPG with 3.4 APG and Precious Ayan has 9.8 PPG. Dalonte Brown has 12.4 PPG with 6.6 RPG to lead the RedHawks on the glass and to finish off the offense in double figures for Miami-Ohio this season. As a team, Miami-Ohio is averaging 77.2 PPG on 45% shooting from the field, 34.1% from three and 78.6% from the foul line while allowing 71.3 PPG on 42.8% shooting from the field and 35% from three this season.

The Eastern Michigan Eagles will try to snap a four-game losing streak after an 85-71 loss to Bowling Green last time out. Noah Farrakhan leads the Eagles in scoring with 16.2 PPG along with 3.9 RPG while Monty Scott has 13.6 PPG with a team-high 2.7 APG to lead the Eagles in assists and Bryce McBride has 12.6 PPG to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for Eastern Michigan so far this season. Colin Golson Jr. has 9.5 PPG with 4.7 RPG and Nate Scott has a team-high 5.4 RPG to lead the Eagles on the glass this season. As a team, Eastern Michigan is averaging 71.1 PPG on 43.4% shooting from the field, 30.6% from three and 71.7% from the foul line while allowing 74.1 PPG on 42.8% shooting from the field and 33% from three this season.

Miami Ohio is 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games as a favorite while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games as a road favorite. Eastern Michigan is 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games as an underdog and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games following an ATS loss while the over is 6-2 in their last 8 home games against a team with a losing road record.

I find myself trying to make sense of the line, as I get that Miami Ohio has a higher-scoring offense than the Eagles, but the Redhawks couldn’t cover themselves with a bedsheet right now let along cover a point spread. Eastern Michigan’s been far better at home this season and I think they get the job done once again in this one. Give me the Eagles and the free bucket.