The Western Michigan Broncos hope to be lousy hosts on Wednesday as the Toledo Rockets pay a visit to University Arena on the college basketball betting menu.

The Broncos bring a 8-7 record (6-5 ATS) to this tilt against the 6-7 Rockets, who are 6-4 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed Western Michigan go 3-4 so far and the Rockets go 3-4-1.



View Toledo vs Western Michigan Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to go with the Broncos in this one found them listed as 2-point favorites earlier on the NCAA basketball betting menu for Monday's contest. Check for updates as money coming in on the Rockets was expected to move the line.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 104 (Broncos) and the No. 198 (Rockets) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 69-67 result in favor of the Broncos has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Rockets is ranked No. 242 in NCAA hoops at 33.7 per game. Contrast that with Western Michigan’s No. 44 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, Western Michigan is the No. 271-ranked team in the country at 5.1 per game, while Toledo rates No. 236 at 5.6 per game.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Toledo owns the country's No. 209-rated mark, allowing 71.8 points per game on the highway. Western Michigan, on the other hand, rates No. 182 in scoring at home.

Toledo won its last outing, a 76-72 result against Central Michigan on January 12. They failed to cover in that game as a 7.5-point favorite. The Rockets grabbed a 76-72 win over the Chippewas on Saturday, behind a 21-point effort from Julius Brown at Savage Arena.

Western Michigan lost its last outing, a 61-59 result against Ohio on January 12. They covered in that game as an 8-point underdog. Western Michigan got 18 points from Jared Klein but lost anyway, 61-59, to Ohio on Saturday at University Arena.


Toledo Rockets Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Ohio are 2-8
After playing Central Michigan are 3-7
After a win are 4-6

Western Michigan Broncos Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 9-1
Before playing Northern Illinois are 5-5
After playing Ohio are 7-3
After a loss are 5-5

A few Rockets at Broncos trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toledo's last 5 games when playing on the road against Western Michigan
Toledo is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Toledo is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Western Michigan
Toledo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Western Michigan
Western Michigan is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toledo
Western Michigan is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Western Michigan's last 5 games when playing at home against Toledo
Western Michigan is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Toledo


Next up:
Toledo at Ohio, Saturday, January 19
Western Michigan at Northern Illinois, Saturday, January 19