Toledo vs. Eastern Michigan betting: College basketball preview for January 7

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The Toledo Rockets (7-6, 1-0 MAC) host the Eastern Michigan Eagles (7-6, 1-0 MAC) in a matchup of MAC teams at Savage Arena, starting at 7:00 PM ET on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. The Eagles are 9.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has a point total of 154.5.

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Toledo Cover -9.5 vs Eastern Michigan -110

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Toledo vs. Eastern Michigan betting lines

  • Toledo moneyline odds to win: -535
  • Eastern Michigan moneyline odds to win: +390
  • Spread: Toledo (-9.5)
  • Total: 154.5

Toledo statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Toledo covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games last year. Toledo covered seven times in 15 games when playing at home, and it covered seven times in 13 games when playing on the road.
  • The Rockets went over the total in seven of 15 home games (46.7%) last year. They did better on the road, eclipsing the total in eight of 13 matchups (61.5%).
  • As a moneyline favorite last season, Toledo picked up the win in 12 of 15 games at home, good for a .800 winning percentage. Toledo won four of six games away from home (.667) as a moneyline favorite.

Last season stats

  • The Rockets scored 80.0 points per game and allowed 76.1 last season, ranking them 38th in college basketball on offense and 296th defensively.
  • With 30.4 rebounds per game and 30.3 rebounds allowed, Toledo was 283rd and 109th in the country, respectively, last season.
  • The Rockets were 181st in the country in assists (13.0 per game) last season.

Toledo betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-5-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 5-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 9.5+: 2-0-0 (As Favorite: 5-3-0; As Underdog: 2-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-6-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-2 (Home: 1-1; Away: 3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.7 (151st in nation) 46.0 (307th) 31.9 (243rd) 34.3 (315th) 13.5 (214th) 9.3 (17th)

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Eastern Michigan statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Eastern Michigan has a lower winning percentage at home (.250, 1-3-0 record) than away (.286, 2-5-0).
  • Eagles games have gone above the over/under 75% of the time at home (three of four), and 42.9% of the time on the road (three of seven).
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Eagles have won a higher percentage of games at home (1-1) than on the road (2-4).

Last season stats

  • While the Eagles ranked in the bottom 25 in the country in points per game last season with 66.0 (23rd-worst), they ranked 203rd in college basketball with 72.6 points given up per contest.
  • Eastern Michigan grabbed 31.0 boards per game (247th-ranked in college basketball) last year, while allowing 33.6 rebounds per contest (297th-ranked).
  • The Eagles didn’t produce many assists last year, ranking 13th-worst in the nation with 10.4 assists per contest.

Eastern Michigan betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-8-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 2-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 9.5+: 0-2-0 (As Favorite: 0-3-0; As Underdog: 4-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-5-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-1 (Home: 1-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-5 (Home: 1-1; Away: 2-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.5 (218th in nation) 46.4 (317th) 29.6 (320th) 31.9 (234th) 13.2 (240th) 12.0 (237th)
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