Ohio (19-5) and Eastern Michigan (10-14) Square Off

Filed under Game Preview on February 10th, 2012

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You can bet that Convocation Center (MI) will be buzzing on Saturday as Ohio travels to meet Eastern Michigan in MAC action. It gets started at 4:30 EST.

Ohio is in 3rd place in the conference, Eastern Michigan is in 6th place. The Bobcats check in at 19-5 overall and are 7-3 in the MAC. The Eagles have a record of 10-14 including 5-5 in the conference. Ohio is 6-4 on the road and Eastern Michigan is 6-3 at home. According to the RPI rankings, the Bobcats are ranked #85 and the Eagles are #231. Ohio has won four of its last five games.

Ohio has better stats than Eastern Michigan in one key area, scoring, where the Bobcats outperform the Eagles, 70 pts/game to 52 pts/game. Last season, the Bobcats beat the Eagles 79-65. In four seasons, Ohio has a record of 2-2 against Eastern Michigan, and 0-2 at Convocation Center (MI).

• More violent crime happens per capita in Ypsilanti so be careful if you visit (when compared to Athens (according to the FBI).
• At least you keep showing up. Ohio has an average margin of victory of 10 over Eastern Michigan in 34 wins since 1980.
• Nick Kellogg is ranked 2nd in the MAC in three pointers
• Ohio has a better three-point shooting defense (28.6% vs 31.7%) than Eastern Michigan this season.

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