The Eastern Michigan Eagles (4-15, 1-5 MAC) take on the Toledo Rockets (13-6, 4-2) Tuesday. Tip from Savage Arena is set for 7 p.m. ET (CBSSN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Eastern Michigan vs. Toledo odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Eastern Michigan was embarrassed on their home court last Saturday, losing 88-67 to Northern Illinois and failing to cover as 3-point favorites. It has now lost 4 straight games both straight up and against the spread (ATS). The Eagles are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games and 2-8 ATS in their last 10, falling to 5-13 ATS on the season. Their defense has struggled immensely this season, allowing 81.6 points per game (ppg), good for 349th out of 352 teams in the nation.
Toledo took down Buffalo 86-77 Friday to cover as 5-point road favorites. It has now covered the spread in 3-straight games and is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 to improve to 10-7 ATS this season. The Rockets are playing some of the best offense in the country this season, scoring an average of 84.9 ppg (4th).
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Eastern Michigan at Toledo odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated 8:20 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Eastern Michigan +1200 (bet $100 to win $1200) | Toledo -7000 (bet $7000 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Eastern Michigan +19.5 (-115) | Toledo -19.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 166.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Eastern Michigan at Toledo picks and predictions
Prediction
Toledo 89, Eastern Michigan 69
Moneyline
PASS.
There is no value on either team here.
Against the spread
LEAN TOLEDO -19.5 (-105).
Toledo is 7-1 at home this season while Eastern Michigan is 1-7 on the road. With only 4 wins this season, do not expect the Eagles to keep this a close game. The Rockets have one of the best offenses in the country facing an Eagles defense that is one of the worst in the country.
Personally, even though Toledo is on a hot streak and playing some of the best ball in the country on the offensive end while facing an outright awful defense, 19.5 points are just too many for me to go more than a half-unit.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 166.5 (-115).
This is a huge total. Although Toledo will most certainly take care of business on offense, Eastern Michigan has struggled a lot on the offensive end this season. The Eagles are shooting 42.49% from the field this season (284th) and 31.2% from 3-point range (300th).
Eastern Michigan’s highest closing line in its last 10 games has been 157 points while the Rockets have only had 1 game in their last 10 close above 166.5.
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