Ohio hosts Zarzuela and Central Michigan

Central Michigan Chippewas (7-11, 2-3 MAC) at Ohio Bobcats (9-9, 1-4 MAC)

Athens, Ohio; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Ohio -11; over/under is 140.5

BOTTOM LINE: Central Michigan faces the Ohio Bobcats after Jesse Zarzuela scored 20 points in Central Michigan's 69-51 loss to the Akron Zips.

The Bobcats are 7-1 in home games. Ohio is the MAC leader with 35.6 rebounds per game led by Dwight Wilson averaging 10.0.

The Chippewas are 2-3 in MAC play. Central Michigan averages 15.7 turnovers per game and is 2-5 when committing fewer turnovers than opponents.

The Bobcats and Chippewas face off Saturday for the first time in MAC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jaylin Hunter is averaging 10 points, 4.3 assists and 1.5 steals for the Bobcats. Wilson is averaging 14.0 points over the last 10 games for Ohio.

Zarzuela is averaging 16.1 points for the Chippewas. Brian Taylor is averaging 13.8 points over the last 10 games for Central Michigan.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bobcats: 5-5, averaging 75.2 points, 34.9 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 6.9 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.6 points per game.

Chippewas: 3-7, averaging 63.1 points, 32.3 rebounds, 8.6 assists, 5.8 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 38.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.5 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.