Mid-American foes will collide when the Ohio Bobcats (10-6) face off against the Western Michigan Broncos (7-10) at Convocation Center. Action begins at 7:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Jan. 19 and can be seen on ES3.
The Bobcats are hoping to rebound after their 89-82 loss to Kent State on Saturday. Kenny Kaminski had a solid performance, recording 21 points, eight rebounds, and two steals for Ohio. The Broncos, meanwhile, are coming off an 83-69 win against Northern Illinois on Saturday. Bryce Moore was the game’s top scorer, accounting for 24 points on 7-for-11 shooting.
Thomas Wilder has upped his play over the last five games for the Broncos, averaging 20.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.2 steals, and 1.2 three-pointers.
Ohio is a six-point favorite against Western Michigan and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at 152 points. The Bobcats have gone 10-6 Straight Up (SU) and 7-5 Against The Spread (ATS). Over their last 10 games, they have only managed a record of 2-5 ATS. The Bobcats are one of the best in Division I in terms of free throws made, making an impressive 20.0 per game.
As for their opponent, the Broncos have 7-10 SU and 6-6 ATS records.
These conference foes will be squaring off for the first time this season. In their most recent meeting a season ago, Western Michigan came out on top, bringing the head-to-head record to an even 5-5 SU over their most recent meetings. They are also even ATS in their most recent games (5-5). Neither team held the edge in field goals, rebounds, or three-pointers in a single game during this span.
Predictions: SU Winner – Ohio, ATS Winner – Ohio, O/U – Over
Notes
Ohio is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ohio’s last 5 games.
Ohio is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games.
Ohio is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Western Michigan.
Ohio is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Western Michigan.
The Ohio Bobcats and Western Michigan Broncos both hold losing records of 1-3 SU against teams in the Mid-American Conference.
Ranked 44th, the Ohio Bobcats have an offensive rating of 113.4. The Western Michigan Broncos rank 197th with a defensive rating of just 103.3.
Ohio has an average field goal percentage of 46.9%. Western Michigan is a losing 1-4 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Ohio Bobcats rank lower for their field goal percentage (57th) than they do for their effective field goal percentage (46th), but the Western Michigan Broncos have a better FG% ranking (207th) than eFG% ranking (212th).
Ohio, the 85th-ranked team in blocked shots, records an average of 4.4 per game. Western Michigan does worse, ranked 293rd with 2.4.
Ohio ranks 276th in offensive rebounds, while Western Michigan ranks 90th in defensive rebounds.
Ohio averages a forced turnover rate of 15.2% this season. Western Michigan has a 6-7 record when it suffers a turnover rate equal to or exceeding this.
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