Many eyes in the college basketball world will be on Savage Arena Saturday as host Toledo looks to handle the Eastern Michigan Eagles in NCAA hoops action.

The Rockets bring a 10-10 record (10-7 ATS) to this tilt against the 11-11 Eagles, who are 11-7 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed Toledo go 6-6-3 so far and the Eagles go 9-6.



View Eastern Michigan vs Toledo Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
On the Sportsbook NCAA basketball line for this matchup, Toledo sat as 6.5-point favorites over at Sportsbook. Also, check out the current total, which often goes up first at online sportsbook Sportsbook.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Rockets at No. 210 and the Eagles at No. 151 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 63-62 result in favor of the Rockets.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature Toledo's No. 256-rated squad against Eastern Michigan's No. 195-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, Toledo rates No. 253 in the country with 5.4 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 311 nationally with 4.6 per match.

Defensively, Eastern Michigan features the nation's No. 264-rated defense on the road, allowing 73.7 points per game. Toledo, meanwhile, comes in at No. 192 nationally in scoring at home.

Eastern Michigan was a 65-46 Sportsbook in its last match at home against Buffalo. They covered the 3-point spread as underdogs. Eastern Michigan got 17 points from Glenn Bryant en route to a 65-46 victory over Buffalo on Wednesday at EMU Convocation Center.

In their last action, Toledo was a 65-64 Sportsbook at home against Miami (Ohio). They failed to cover the 6.5-point spread as favorites. The Rockets grabbed a 65-64 win over the RedHawks on Wednesday, behind an 18 -point effort from Julius Brown at Savage Arena.


Eastern Michigan Eagles Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Akron are 3-7
After playing Buffalo are 6-4
After a win are 4-6

Toledo Rockets Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Buffalo are 3-7
After playing Miami (Ohio) are 2-8
After a win are 5-5

A few Eagles at Rockets trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Eastern Michigan's last 6 games on the road
Eastern Michigan is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Toledo
Eastern Michigan is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Toledo is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games at home
Toledo is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toledo's last 5 games when playing Eastern Michigan
Toledo is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Eastern Michigan


Next up:
Eastern Michigan home to Akron, Wednesday, February 13
Toledo at Buffalo, Wednesday, February 13