Eastern Michigan vs. Central Michigan Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 27

The Eastern Michigan Eagles (9-11, 3-5 MAC) visit the Central Michigan Chippewas (5-15, 1-7 MAC) at McGuirk Arena, beginning at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. The Chippewas are 3-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 138.5.

Eastern Michigan is coming off of a 76-75 OT loss to Kent State in its most recent outing on Saturday. Mohammad Habhab scored a team-high 22 points for Eastern Michigan in the loss. Central Michigan's most recent contest on Saturday ended in a 77-65 loss to Western Michigan. Nathan Claerbaut totaled 17 points, five rebounds and one assist for Central Michigan.

Eastern Michigan vs. Central Michigan Odds and Game Time

• When: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, Michigan
• Spread favorite: Eastern Michigan -3
• Moneyline favorite: Eastern Michigan -176
• Moneyline underdog: Central Michigan +148
• Over/Under: 138.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Eastern Michigan vs. Central Michigan

• This season, Eastern Michigan's games have seen a combined score higher than this matchup's 138.5-point total 10 times.
• This season, 15 of Central Michigan's games have ended with a combined score higher than 138.5 points.
• The total for the matchup of 138.5 is 5.1 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Eagles (72.1 points per game) and the Chippewas (71.5 points per game).
• This game's over/under is 12.5 fewer points than the 151 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2024.
• On average, Eastern Michigan has seen a 143.9-point over/under in its games this season, 5.4 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• Central Michigan's games have an average over/under of 150.7 points this season, 12.2 more points than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Eastern Michigan vs. Central Michigan

• Eastern Michigan has 14 wins against the spread in 19 games this year.
• The Eagles have been favored by 3 points or more four times this season and are 3-1 ATS in those matchups.
• Central Michigan is 10-8-0 against the spread this year.
• This season, the Chippewas have an against-the-spread record of 6-7 in their 13 games as an underdog of 3 points or more.
• Central Michigan is 2-4 overall, and 4-2 against the spread, at home.
• Central Michigan is winless ATS (0-1) as a 3-point underdog or greater at home.
• Eastern Michigan is 7-4 against the spread, and 3-8 overall, away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Eastern Michigan vs. Central Michigan

• Eastern Michigan has been the moneyline favorite in five games this season and won three (60%) of those contests.
• This season, the Eagles have won two of their three games when favored by at least -176 on the moneyline.
• Eastern Michigan has a 63.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Central Michigan has come away with one win in the 15 contests it has been listed as the moneyline underdog this season.
• This year, the Chippewas have won one of 13 games when listed as at least +148 or worse on the moneyline.
• Central Michigan has an implied victory probability of 40.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.