The Bowling Green Falcons (6-7, 0-0 MAC) battle the Eastern Michigan Eagles (3-10, 0-0) at Convocation Center Tuesday. Tip from Ypsilanti, Miss., is set for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Bowling Green vs. Eastern Michigan'odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Eastern Michigan lost 74-64 at South Carolina Friday. The Eagles failed to cover as 8.5-point road underdogs and pushed their against-the-spread (ATS) record to just 4-8. They are 1-4 ATS over their last 5 games. The Eagles have struggled this season because of their defense, ranking 359th in opponents’ field goal percentage (49.4%).
Bowling Green beat Ohio Dominican 102-65 Thursday. The Falcons’ last 2 games haven’t had a spread but they were just 2-6 ATS in the 8 prior games. Their weakness has also been defense, sitting 313th in opponents’ points per game (74.4).
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