Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Toledo Rockets Prediction, 2/21/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Toledo Rockets

Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026

Location: Savage Arena in Toledo, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Toledo Rockets (13-13) will try to defeat the Eastern Michigan Eagles (10-17) at Savage Arena on Saturday.

The Eastern Michigan Eagles played Central Michigan and walked away with a win by a score of 66-54 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Eagles finished with 14 and Central Michigan accounted for 17 fouls. They knocked down 2 of 17 tries from long range. Central Michigan walked away from this one shooting 50.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of their 20 tries. In addition, Central Michigan pulled down 29 rebounds (10 offensive, 19 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Central Michigan dished out 8 dimes and had 14 steals for the contest. With respect to defense, Eastern Michigan allowed their opponent to shoot 36.8% from the field on 21 out of 57 shooting. They also recorded 12 dimes for the game while forcing 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning rebounding, they earned a total of 37 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Eagles knocked down 12 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Eastern Michigan wrapped up the contest having earned a 49.0% field goal percentage (25 of 51) and made 4 of their 12 shots from beyond the arc.

Gregory Lawson is one guy who was a major factor in this game. He accounted for 17 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins played and pulled down 4 rebounds. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists.

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Eastern Michigan heads into this game with a record of 10-17 for the year. They are averaging 71.0 points per contest (297th in the country) while connecting on 44.9% from the field. The Eagles are connecting on 33.0% on shots from 3-point land (168 of 509) and 72.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Eastern Michigan is grabbing 35.5 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 344 assists this year, which is 254th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 12.0 times per game and as a team they commit 18.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Eagles are forcing 11.5 turnovers per game while drawing 16.2 fouls. They are currently ranked 184th in D-1 in giving up assists with 357 relinquished so far this year. The Eagles are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.6% (690 of 1,582) and they concede 35.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They relinquish 32.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 145th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (72.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Toledo Rockets took a loss by a score of 80-70 against Bowling Green. In regard to attacking the glass, Toledo allowed Bowling Green to collect 35 in total (8 on the offensive side). They went 52.4% from 3-point land by shooting 11 of 21 and finished the game at 13 of 19 from the free throw line (68.4%). The Rockets permitted Bowling Green to convert 28 out of their 59 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.5% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Rockets walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.1%. In terms of shots from downtown, Toledo knocked down 10 of 24 attempts (41.7%). They were able to knock down 10 of them for a percentage of 76.9%. Bowling Green had 14 personal fouls for this contest which got the Rockets to the charity stripe for 13 shots. They turned it over 9 times, while recording 6 steals in this game. The Rockets were able to pull down 25 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 36 for this contest.

Sonny Wilson was important for the Rockets for this game. He had 20 points in his 39 mins on the court and earned 3 assists in this contest. He buried 8 out of 14 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and totaled 7 rebounds.

Toledo has a mark of 13-13 for the season. As an offensive unit, the Rockets are shooting 47.7% from the field, which is ranked 45th in D-1. Toledo has earned 2,102 points for the campaign (80.8 per contest) and they pull in 34.1 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 15.7 times per game (78th in the country) and they turn it over 10.6 times per game. The Rockets commit 15.1 fouls every game and they shoot 76.9% from the charity stripe.

The Rockets on the defensive end are ranked 285th in the nation in PPG given up with 77.6. They are able to force 13.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (317th in D-1). The Toledo defense gives up 35.0% on shots from distance (223 of 638) and opponents are converting on 70.3% of their foul shots. They relinquish 15.3 dimes and 35.6 boards per contest, which ranks them 306th and 252nd in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toledo

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