Wright St. vs Akron Prediction, Odds and Best Bets
Wright St. is on the road playing Akron at the James A. Rhodes Arena stadium on Wednesday, 12/14/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Akron -7 was the opening favorite and current line is
Game outlook
Wright St. is on the road playing Akron at the James A. Rhodes Arena stadium on Wednesday, 12/14/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Akron -7 was the opening favorite and current line is Akron -8.
Following a three-game home stand, Wright State travels to Ohio to face Akron University. With three straight losses, Wright State enters this game at 5-5. Akron is 5-4 and has won two straight games. This season, the Zips are 4-0 at home. 7:00pm EST is the kickoff time for this mid-major matchup.
The road to success
In their most recent home stand, Wright State lost all three games. Overall, the Raiders are 5-5, 2-3 at home, and have dropped their first two Horizon Conference games. Wright State lost 64-60 to Western Kentucky on Saturday night in a non-conference game. Trey Calvin led the Raiders with 20 points, while AJ Braun had his first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds in the loss. Wright State shot just 40% from the floor and made just three of 16 three-point shots. In the game, they outrebounded Western Kentucky 38-35.
Wright State is scoring over 77 points per game this season and has a +4.5 point differential. Even with the poor shooting performance against Western Kentucky, the Raiders are shooting 50% from the field overall this season, while the opposition is hitting 45%. Wright State makes 33% of its 3-point shots from long range while allowing teams to shoot 35% from long range. A Wright State team hits five three-point field goals per game, while opposing teams hit eight. In this season's games, they have a +2.1 rebounding edge and are forcing 15.2 turnovers.