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Western Michigan Broncos @ Clev. State Vikings
Current Records: Western Michigan 2-8, Clev. State 7-5
After three games on the road, Clev. State is heading back home. They will be home for the holidays to greet the Western Michigan Broncos at 6:00 p.m. ET on Thursday at Wolstein Center. Coming in fresh off a victory as the underdog, Clev. State will stroll into this one as the favorite.
Last Friday, the Vikings earned a 76-69 win over the Braves.
Clev. State can attribute much of their success to Tristan Enaruna, who scored 23 points along with seven rebounds, and Drew Lowder, who went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 26 points and 1 assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which Lowder has scored at least 33% of Clev. State’s points.
Meanwhile, the matchup between Western Michigan and UIC on Saturday hardly resembled the 62-56 effort from their previous meeting. The Broncos might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Flames an easy 89-68 win. Western Michigan’s defeat continues a disappointing trend for the squad, making it four in a row.
Despite their loss, Western Michigan saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Javonte Brown, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. Less helpful for Western Michigan was B. Artis White’s abysmal 0-6 three-point shooting.
Even though they lost, Western Michigan were smashing the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive rebounds. That’s the most offensive rebounds they’ve managed all season.
The Vikings’ win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 7-5. As for the Broncos, they bumped their record down to 2-8 with that defeat, which was their 19th straight on the road dating back to last season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Clev. State have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 36.5 rebounds per game. However, it’s not like Western Michigan struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 36.7 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it’ll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Clev. State took their win against Western Michigan when the teams last played back in November of 2022 by a conclusive 71-49. With Clev. State ahead 38-19 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Clev. State is a big 9.5-point favorite against Western Michigan, according to the latest college basketball odds.
Bettors have moved against the Vikings slightly, as the game opened with the Vikings as a 11-point favorite.
The over/under is set at 142.5 points.
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Clev. State has won 2 out of their last 3 games against Western Michigan.
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