This is MidMaxx60 for Sunday, November 15.
Last night: Akron beat Tulane 65-63. Ty Pence led the Zips with 17 points. Akron won but didn't cover as a 3-point favorite. Miami (OH) beat Evansville 86-78. Kyle Waltz led the RedHawks with 19 points. Miami (OH) won but didn't cover as a 9.5-point favorite. Central Michigan beat Northern Kentucky 68-57. Phat Phat Brooks led the Chippewas with 27 points. Central Michigan covered as a 4.5-point favorite. Toledo beat Detroit Mercy 85-72. Mynor Strong led the Rockets with 22 points. Toledo covered as a 12-point favorite.
Tonight: Western Michigan visits Southern Indiana Screaming, 4:30 p.m. on ESPN+. The Broncos are 7.5-point favorites; our model makes it 4.2. The total is 139.5. Canisius visits Buffalo, 5:30 p.m. on ESPN+. The Bulls are 14-point favorites; our model makes it 11.2. The total is 151.5.
Line move of the day: Western Michigan opened as a 6-point favorite against Southern Indiana Screaming and is now a 7.5-point favorite.
Over-under watch: games with a MAC team are 21-13 to the under this season, landing 6.8 points below the closing total on average.
Still unbeaten: Central Michigan, Akron, Bowling Green and Miami (OH).
From the Fieldhouse Notes: Paved paradise, cut off them purple sleeves. Quite a shock to the system to turn on an Evansville purple Aces game and see the men's Cagers in short sleeves or a no sleeves as it were in tanks I'm...
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