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Akron Zips vs. Central Michigan Chippewas

The Akron Zips and the Central Michigan Chippewas will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at McGuirk Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Zips as -10.5-point favorites versus the Chippewas, while the game's total opened at 140.5.

Last time out for Central Michigan, they were a 99-68 loser as they battled Eagles on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a +9-point underdog.

Akron was a 46-44 winner in their most recent outing at home against Eagles. They failed to cover the -12-point spread as favorites.

Akron:
Team record: 12-5 SU,8-7 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Akron is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Akron's last 6 games on the road
Akron is 11-4-1 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Central Michigan

Central Michigan:
Team record: 2-12 SU,5-9 ATS
Central Michigan is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Central Michigan is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
Central Michigan is 4-11-1 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Akron

Next up:
Akron at Toledo Friday, January 28
Central Michigan at Northern Illinois Saturday, January 29