The Central Michigan Chippewas will look to pick up a win while covering the spread when they take on the Raiders in Wright State at Nutter Center on Thursday in college basketball action.

The Raiders sport records of 5-8 and 4-6 ATS heading into this battle, while the Chippewas have 5-7 and 6-4-1 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 5-4-1 for the Raiders and 6-5 for the Chippewas.



View Central Michigan vs Wright State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had set the Raiders as 2-point favorites on the Sportsbook line for this contest.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 300 (Raiders) and the No. 165 (Chippewas) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 61-57 result in favor of the Chippewas has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Wright State's No. 327 nationally ranked offense (57.2 points per game) against a Chippewas defense that sits as the No. 208 at 68.1 PPG. The Raiders have been averaging 38.6% from the field, less than the Chippewas have managed so far this season (41.4% on average).

Defensively, Central Michigan features the nation's No. 165-rated defense on the road, allowing 70.6 points per game. Wright State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 308 nationally in scoring at home.

Central Michigan was a 72-69 loser in its last match on the road against Nebraska. They covered the 12–point spread as underdogs. The Chippewas endured a 72-69 loss at the hands of the Cornhuskers on Tuesday, despite a 20-point effort from Trey Zeigler at Bob Devaney Sports Center.

In their last action, Wright State was an 80-78 Sportsbook at home against Idaho. They covered the 1.5–point spread as underdogs. Wright State got 28 points from Julius Mays en route to an 80-78 victory over Idaho on Tuesday at Nutter Center.


Central Michigan Chippewas Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Toledo are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4

Wright State Raiders Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Loyola of Chicago are 7-3
After a win are 3-7

A few Chippewas at Raiders trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Central Michigan's last 22 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Central Michigan's last 6 games on the road
Central Michigan is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Wright State is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Wright State's last 6 games at home
Wright State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Wright State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home


Next up:
Central Michigan home to Toledo, Saturday, January 7
Wright State at Loyola of Chicago, Thursday, December 29