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Akron Zips (19-5, 11-0 MAC) at Central Michigan Chippewas (11-13, 4-7 MAC)
Mount Pleasant, Michigan; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Zips -4.5; over/under is 154.5
BOTTOM LINE: Central Michigan plays Akron after Ugnius Jarusevicius scored 32 points in Central Michigan’s 91-83 loss to the Kent State Golden Flashes.
The Chippewas are 7-4 in home games. Central Michigan is 1-5 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Zips are 11-0 in MAC play. Akron is the MAC leader with 36.3 rebounds per game led by James Okonkwo averaging 7.9.
Central Michigan makes 46.4% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.3 percentage points higher than Akron has allowed to its opponents (42.1%). Akron averages 11.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.3 more made shots on average than the 8.4 per game Central Michigan allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jarusevicius is shooting 51.7% and averaging 14.6 points for the Chippewas. Jakobi Heady is averaging 14.3 points over the last 10…
