Eastern Michigan is merely a middle of the pack team in the Mid American Conference. They are not particularly good on offense or defense. Oakland is coming off of back to back home losses against average opponents. They have one outlying big win against Xavier. However, Oakland also has a 21 point loss against Purdue Fort Wayne, which is not to be mistaken with Purdue University. Both Oakland and Eastern Michigan play at a slow tempo on offense. EMU has a transfer senior (Tyson Acuff) who is currently the 7th leading scorer in the nation, averaging 22.8 points per game. Eastern Michigan is 3-0 in true home games this season. They are shooting about 38% from three point range, which is good for top 50 in the nation. EMU gets about 30% of their points from beyond the perimeter. They will likely need a decent three point shooting performance to stay in this game. With the home crowd behind them, we like Eastern Michigan’s chances of keeping this game within 6.5 points. Our stake is a half unit.