Central Michigan at Akron

Akron has won 8 of 11 games. They have home court for this one where the Zips are 9-1. The Zips are coming off a 67-50 win over then-MAC East leader Bowling Green. They face an up-tempo Central Michigan offense, but the Chippewas are just 3-2 on the road (1-1 in the MAC). The Zips have forced 103 turnovers (17.2 tpg) thanks to 52 steals (8.7 spg) over the last six games. Akron owns a 29-13 lead in the series and has won seven straight and 14 of the last 15 meetings overall. Akron is also 16-5 at home vs. CMU, winning six straight on this court. The Zips won last season's only meeting 82-74, so grab the home team to win the game again. Play Akron on the moneyline.