This is a 10* TOTAL OF THE WEEK on the UNDER BG/CMU.

Neither team is having a great season. CMU is 7-12 overall and 2-4 in league play. It's coming off a 96-68 loss at Ohio, but note that it's seen the total go UNDER the number in four of its last five off a SU/ATS loss in which it allowed 95 or more points in.

BG is 9-10 and 3-3 in MAC action. It just broke a three-game slide with an 83-73 win at home over Miami Ohio.

Central Michigan only averages 67.4 PPG. It plays at one of the slowest paces in the nation. Because it's at home here, we can expect it to set the tone.

Bowling Green averages 77.9 PPG, but I don't see the visitors coming to close to reaching their offensive average tonight.

This is a game that both teams will believe that it can win. Expect this competitive battle to be a tighter, lower-scoring one though.

The play is the UNDER.

Good luck, NP