Western Michigan Broncos vs Miami RedHawks Prediction, 1/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Western Michigan Broncos vs Miami RedHawks

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location: Millett Hall in Oxford, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Western Michigan Broncos (3-11) are en route to Millett Hall on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Miami RedHawks (10-4).

The Western Michigan Broncos played Bowling Green and took a loss by a score of 83-79 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Broncos ended up with 20 and Bowling Green accounted for 17 fouls. They converted 6 out of their 17 shots from 3-point range. Bowling Green shot 60.0% when shooting free throws by burying 15 of 25 attempts. On top of that, Bowling Green pulled down 32 rebounds (12 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Bowling Green earned 10 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. Pertaining to defense, Western Michigan let their opponent shoot 53.4% from the floor on 31 of 58 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists in the matchup while forcing 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In reference to grabbing boards, they compiled 30 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Broncos converted 15 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. Western Michigan walked away from the contest with a 48.4% FG percentage (30 out of 62) and knocked down 4 of their 21 3-point attempts.

Owen Lobsinger is one guy who was a factor in the game. He ended up going 33.3% from the floor and also totaled 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins and snagged 8 rebounds. He racked up 12 points on 5 of 15 shooting.

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Western Michigan will play this contest with a record of 3-11 so far this year. They currently have an average of 71.0 points per game (277th in college) while hitting 42.6% from the field. The Broncos are shooting 28.5% on three-point shots (77 of 270) and 65.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Western Michigan is snagging 39.0 boards per game and has racked up 180 assists for the season, which has them ranked 310th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 10.6 times per contest and as a unit they commit 17.9 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Broncos are able to force 10.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.6 fouls. They rank 224th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 208 surrendered this season. The Broncos defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 45.9% (372 of 811) and they concede 33.6 boards per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 34.3% on shots from distance and they are ranked 275th in college in points per game from their opponents (74.9).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Miami RedHawks took home the win by a final score of 80-72 against Ball State. When it comes to rebounding, Miami permitted Ball State to pull down 31 in total (9 on the offensive side). They went 23.8% from 3-point land by shooting 5 out of 21 and finished the contest at 21 out of 30 at the charity stripe (70.0%). The RedHawks allowed Ball State to convert 23 out of their 53 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.4% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the RedHawks ended up shooting 31 for 56 from the field which had them sitting at 55.4%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Miami buried 6 out of 20 tries (30.0%). They were able to make 12 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Ball State committed 17 fouls for the matchup which took the RedHawks to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while earning 6 steals for the game. The RedHawks were able to pull down 22 defensive boards and 2 offensive boards totaling 24 for the game.

Kam Craft ended up being important for the RedHawks for the matchup. He buried 12 of 18 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. He recorded 28 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 3 assists in this matchup.

Miami has a win-loss mark of 10-4 for the campaign. The RedHawks have committed 16.4 fouls per contest and they shoot 72.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.4 times per contest (63rd in college) and they lose possession via turnover 11.1 times per contest. Miami has accounted for 1,162 pts this season (83.0 per contest) and they collect 33.2 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the RedHawks are hitting on 49.6% from the field, which is ranked 19th in D-1.

The RedHawks defensively are ranked 200th in college in PPG given up with 71.7. They are forcing 16.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.6% from the floor (328th in college). The Miami defense allows 37.1% on 3-point shots (126 of 340) and their opposition knocks down 68.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 13.4 assists and 31.8 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 212th and 51st in college.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Western Michigan

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