Wright State vs. Eastern Michigan betting: College basketball preview for December 21

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The Eastern Michigan Eagles (5-5) are underdogs (+5.5) as they try to end a three-game losing streak when they host the Wright State Raiders (7-6) at 2:00 PM ET on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at George Gervin GameAbove Center. The game airs on ESPN+. The matchup has a point total of 147.5.

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Wright State Cover -5.5 vs Eastern Michigan -107

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Wright State vs. Eastern Michigan betting lines

  • Wright State moneyline odds to win: -210
  • Eastern Michigan moneyline odds to win: +172
  • Spread: Wright State (-5.5)
  • Total: 147.5

Wright State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Wright State has played better at home, covering two times in three home games, and two times in five road games.
  • The Raiders have eclipsed the over/under more consistently when playing at home, hitting the over in two of three home matchups (66.7%). On the road, they have hit the over in three of five games (60%).
  • Wright State has won a lower percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite at home, going 2-1 (.667). In road games as a moneyline favorite, it sports a record of 1-0 (1.000).

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Raiders were the fourth-best team in the country (86.5 points per game) last year. However, defensively they were third-worst (81.2 points allowed per game).
  • Wright State grabbed 31.3 rebounds per game and conceded 29.9 boards last season, ranking 230th and 77th, respectively, in college basketball.
  • The Raiders were 22nd-best in the nation in assists (16.5 per game) last year.

Wright State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-4-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 3-1-0 (As Favorite: 3-1-0; As Underdog: 4-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-5-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-1 (Home: 2-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
50.1 (18th in nation) 45.1 (275th) 30.8 (283rd) 31.2 (189th) 14.8 (135th) 10.9 (124th)

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Eastern Michigan statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Eastern Michigan was better against the spread on the road (8-7-0) than at home (7-7-0) last season.
  • Eagles games went above the over/under less frequently at home (three times out of 14) than away (eight of 15) last year.
  • Last year the Eagles were 5-5 at home when moneyline underdogs (.500 winning percentage). On the road they were 3-10 (.231).

Last season stats

  • While the Eagles ranked in the bottom 25 in the country in points per game last year with 66.0 (23rd-worst), they ranked 203rd in college basketball with 72.6 points allowed per contest.
  • Eastern Michigan averaged 31.0 boards per game (247th-ranked in college basketball) last season, while allowing 33.6 rebounds per contest (297th-ranked).
  • The Eagles dished out just 10.4 assists per contest, which ranked 13th-worst in college basketball.

Eastern Michigan betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-6-0 (Home: 0-2-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 1-4-0 (As Favorite: 0-2-0; As Underdog: 3-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-4-0 (Home: 2-0-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-4 (Home: 0-1; Away: 2-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.3 (218th in nation) 45.9 (304th) 29.6 (315th) 32.9 (274th) 13.2 (236th) 12.3 (247th)
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