Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Miami RedHawks Prediction, 1/28/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Miami RedHawks

Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Location: Millett Hall in Oxford, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Eastern Michigan Eagles (10-9) are en route to Millett Hall on Tuesday where they will take on the Miami RedHawks (14-5).

The Eastern Michigan Eagles took the court against Buffalo and walked away with a win by a score of 90-77 in their last contest. Eastern Michigan ended having earned a 54.2% FG percentage (32 of 59) and converted 5 out of their 15 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Eagles made 21 of their 22 shots for a percentage of 95.5%. With respect to getting rebounds, they compiled 24 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 16 assists for the contest as well as forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and getting 12 steals. In the matter of defending, Eastern Michigan allowed the other team to shoot 45.8% from the floor on 27 of 59 shooting. Buffalo earned 14 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. In addition, Buffalo collected 32 rebounds (14 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't have a block. Buffalo ended up shooting 75.0% when shooting free throws by converting 12 of 16 tries. They also converted 11 out of their 29 attempts from distance. With respect to fouls, the Eagles left the arena with 15 and Buffalo had 20 fouls.

Christian Henry is someone who came through in this matchup. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the field and earned 6 assists. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins and pulled down 6 boards. He ended up scoring 18 points on 5 of 10 shooting.

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Eastern Michigan heads into this contest with a mark of 10-9 on the campaign. They turn it over 13.3 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.8 fouls per contest. As a unit, Eastern Michigan is grabbing 32.1 boards per game and has 250 dimes on the season, which ranks 291st in D-1 in terms of passing. The Eagles are hitting 34.8% on 3-point shots (144 of 414) and 70.9% from the charity stripe. They average 73.9 pts per contest (204th in the country) while going 46.4% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Eagles are forcing 12.7 turnovers per game and they draw 18.7 fouls. They are ranked 165th in D-1 in giving up assists with 260 conceded for the campaign. The Eagles defense is allowing a FG percentage of 47.2% (515 of 1,091) and they surrender 34.1 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 36.6% on shots from distance and they are 328th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (78.1).

For their last game, the Miami RedHawks took a defeat with a final score of 102-75 when they faced Akron. The RedHawks were able to snag 14 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 20 in the game. They turned it over 15 times, while earning 8 steals in the matchup. Akron committed 20 personal fouls in this game which took the RedHawks to the free throw line for a total of 15 tries. They were able to bury 11 of those for a percentage of 73.3%. When talking about 3-point attempts, Miami converted 8 of 25 attempts (32.0%). When the final whistle blew, the RedHawks went 28 out of 60 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.7%. The RedHawks allowed Akron to convert 36 out of 65 tries from the field which had them at 55.4% in the game. They went 44.1% from beyond the arc by going 15 of 34 and ended up going 15 out of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). When talking about cleaning the glass, Miami allowed Akron to collect 35 in total (9 offensive).

Peter Suder ended up being important for the RedHawks in this matchup. He converted 8 of 12 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and accumulated 1 rebound. He scored 18 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist for this game.

Miami has a win-loss mark of 14-5 for the season. The RedHawks are responsible for committing 17.3 personal fouls per game and they shoot 74.3% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 15.9 times per contest (61st in the country) and they cough up possession 12.3 times per contest. Miami has accounted for 1,566 pts on the campaign (82.4 per game) and they collect 33.2 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the RedHawks are shooting 49.9% from the floor, which is 9th in the country.

The RedHawks on the defensive side of the court are 226th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 72.8. They are able to force 15.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.1% from the floor (312th in D-1). The Miami defense allows 35.6% on three-point shots (168 of 472) and opponents are connecting on 69.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 13.5 dimes and 31.4 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 212th and 34th in Division 1.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Eastern Michigan

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