Western Michigan vs Miami-Ohio Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/28/23

The Miami-Ohio Redhawks and the Western Michigan Broncos meet in college basketball action from the University Arena at Reed Fieldhouse on Tuesday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

Western Michigan is listed as a 1.5-point home favorite with the total for this game set at 147.5 points.

Injuries

Neither side has anyone listed on the injury report for this game, so barring any last-minute announcements, both sides will come into this game at full strength.

Matchup History

Miami-Ohio’s 85-78 win over Western Michigan back on February 7^th, 2023, made it six straight wins for the Redhawks in this head-to-head matchup.

Trends

Miami-Ohio is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games overall and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS win while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 road games against a team with a losing road record. Western Michigan is 1-9-1 ATS in their last 11 games overall and 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games following an ATS loss while the under is 7-1 in their last 8 games against a team with a losing record.

Pick

I’m sticking with Miami-Ohio here. The Redhawks are just the better team playing better basketball right now even if it’s not saying a whole lot about Western Michigan. The Broncos have just been awful for much of the season and that’s not going to change here considering how much success the Redhawks have had in this matchup. Give me Miami-Ohio here.