Akron at Marshall

Akron has had a week off after splitting its last four, including a 72-53 rout of Western Kentucky as an underdog. Akron has a terrific one-two punch in senior guard Xavier Castaneda (20.3 ppg) and 6-7 junior forward Enrique Freeman (13.2 ppg, 10 rpg). Four of their six games have been very close, with the only two one-sided losses against the SEC in Mississippi State and LSU. Akron is 9-1 ATS against teams that average 62+ shots. Marshall is on a 13-24 spread run, including 12-25 ATS at home after playing three straight as a favorite, plus 15-33 ATS after four or more consecutive victories. Akron has won seven of the last nine versus Marshall, including an 88-86 win last year. Play Akron.