The Akron Zips and Eastern Michigan Eagles face off on Tuesday in a college basketball showdown at the EMU Convocation Center. When these two teams faced off on January 13th it was Akron that secured the 104-67 victory.
Akron comes into this game with a 17-8 record and they have gone 9-13-1 against the spread.in the last game against Ohio the defense gave up 90 points and that led to the nine point defeat. Xavier Castaneda had a strong game finishing with 34 points, but the defense didn’t make enough plays. Akron is averaging 72.4 points while their defense is giving up 64.6 points per game. The offense is ranked 159th in the league while the defense is ranked 50th in the league. Xavier Castaneda is averaging 21.7 points while shooting 42.7 percent from the field and 41 percent from behind the three point line.
On the other side of this matchup is Eastern Michigan who sits with a 6-19 record and they have gone 11-13 against the spread. In the last game against Toledo, Eastern Michigan only scored 63 points and that led to the seven point defeat. Two games ago against Buffalo the defense gave up 102 points and they need better defense here. Eastern Michigan is averaging 74.4 points while their defense is giving up 81.8 points per game. Emoni Bates is averaging 20.5 points while shooting 42.5 percent from the field and 35.7 percent from behind the three point line.
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