Eastern Michigan vs Ohio 2/12/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Ohio Bobcats (20-4) vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles (8-15)
February 12, 2022 3:30 pm EDT
The Line: Eastern Michigan Eagles +9.5 / Ohio Bobcats -9.5; Over/Under: -143.5
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The Ohio Bobcats and the Eastern Michigan Eagles meet in college basketball action from the GameAbove Center on Saturday night.
The Ohio Bobcats will look to build on an 81-72 win over Central Michigan last time out. Mark Sears leads the Bobcats in scoring and assists with 19.6 PPG and 3.9 APG along with 5.2 RPG while Ben Vander Plas has 13 PPG with 6.8 RPG and Jason Carter has 14.9 PPG with a team-high 6.9 RPG to lead the Bobcats on the glass and to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Ohio up to this point in the season. As a team, Ohio is averaging 74.7 PPG on 44% shooting from the field, 34.2% from three and 73.5% from the foul line while allowing 66.7 PPG on 43.9% shooting from the field and 30.9% from three this season.
The Eastern Michigan Eagles will look to bounce back from a 102-64 loss to Buffalo last time out. Noah Farrakhan leads the Eagles in scoring with 15.8 PPG along with 3.8 RPG while Monty Scott has 11.7 PPG and Bryce McBride has 11.9 PPG to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for Eastern Michigan so far this season. Colin Golson Jr. has 8.8 PPG with 4.4 RPG and Nate Scott has 9 PPG and a team-high 5.5 RPG to lead the Eagles on the glass this season. As a team, Eastern Michigan is averaging 71 PPG on 43.1% shooting from the field, 31.7% from three and 72.2% from the foul line while allowing 76.9 PPG on 44.8% shooting from the field and 35% from three this season.
Ohio is 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a losing record and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall while the over is 9-1-1 in their last 11 games as a favorite. Eastern Michigan is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as a home underdog while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record.
I get the case to be made with a home underdog here, but the reality for me here is that Eastern Michigan’s struggled and did just lose to Ohio by 14 points last time they met. Ohio bounced back with a win against Central Michigan and I just think the Bobcats need as many wins as they can get to keep the train rolling. Ohio wins this one by double-digits. Lay the points with Ohio here.
