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Akron Zips vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles
The Akron Zips and the Eastern Michigan Eagles will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at George Gervin GameAbove Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Zips as -4.5-point favorites versus the Eagles, while the game's total opened at 136.5.
Eastern Michigan was a 83-69 loser in its last match at home against Bulls. They failed to cover the +10.5-point spread as underdogs.
Akron lost its last outing, a 66-63 result against Huskies on February 17. They failed to cover in that game as a -12-point favorite.
Akron:
Team record: 16-9 SU,10-13 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Akron is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Akron is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Akron's last 11 games on the road
Eastern Michigan:
Team record: 9-17 SU,13-13 ATS
Eastern Michigan is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Eastern Michigan is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Eastern Michigan is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Akron
Next up:
Akron home to Bowling Green Tuesday, February 22
Eastern Michigan home to Northern Illinois Tuesday, February 22