Western Michigan pays a visit to Central Michigan on Saturday, hoping to send the Chippewas to a loss while covering the college basketball spread at Rose Center.

The Chippewas currently sports a 10-19 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 8-15-3 ATS. The Broncos are 18-11 and 8-11-2 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Chippewas produce a 9-17 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Broncos have gone 14-7 against the number.



View Western Michigan vs Central Michigan Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Chippewas are listed as 2-point underdogs at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 295 (Chippewas) and the No. 155 (Broncos) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 70-62 result in favor of the Broncos has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature Central Michigan's No. 270-rated squad against Western Michigan's No. 71-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, Central Michigan rates No. 295 in the country with 5 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 204 nationally with 6 per match.

Defensively, Western Michigan features the nation's No. 85-rated defense on the road, allowing 67.5 points per game. Central Michigan, meanwhile, comes in at No. 330 nationally in scoring at home.

Western Michigan won its last outing, an 87-70 result against Ball State on March 2. They covered in that game as a 4.5-point favorite. Mike Douglas scored 25 points for Western Michigan on Wednesday, leading the Broncos to an 87-70 win over Ball State at University Arena.

Central Michigan was a 68-56 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against Toledo. They covered the 4–point spread as favorites. Trey Zeigler scored 22 points leading the Chippewas to a 68-56 victory over Toledo at Savage Arena on Tuesday.


Western Michigan Broncos Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
After playing Ball State are 8-2
After a win are 5-5

Central Michigan Chippewas Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
After playing Toledo are 7-3
After a win are 1-9

A few Broncos at Chippewas trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Western Michigan's last 7 games when playing on the road against Central Michigan
Western Michigan is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Western Michigan's last 5 games on the road
Western Michigan is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Central Michigan
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Central Michigan's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Central Michigan's last 7 games when playing at home against Western Michigan
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Central Michigan's last 7 games when playing Western Michigan
Central Michigan is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home