The Eastern Michigan Eagles and Akron Zips face off on Friday in a college basketball showdown at the James A. Rhodes Arena. When these two teams faced off in February it was Akron that secured the 67-48 victory.
Eastern Michigan comes into this game with a 4-12 record and they have gone 5-10 against the spread. In the last game against Western Michigan, the defense gave up 85 points and that led to the six point defeat. Emoni Bates had a strong game finishing with 23 points, six rebounds, and three assists. Eastern Michigan is averaging 73.1 points while their defense is giving up 80.1 points per game. The defense is ranked 357th, and they need the defense to be better here. Emoni Bates is averaging 20.9 points while shooting 43.4 percent from the field and 35.9 percent from behind the three point line.
On the other side of this matchup is Akron who sits with a 10-6 record and they have gone 4-10 against the spread. In the last game against Bowling Green the offense was good scoring 74 points and they won by four points. Enrique Freeman finished with 21 points and 16 rebounds. Akron is averaging 69.7 points while their defense is giving up 62.8 points per game. The defense is ranked 34th and they need the defense to be good here.
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