Castaneda leads Akron against Ohio after 23-point outing

Published Feb. 10, 2023 3:43 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Akron Zips (17-7, 9-2 MAC) at Ohio Bobcats (13-11, 5-6 MAC)

Athens, Ohio; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Ohio -1.5; over/under is 142

BOTTOM LINE: Akron visits the Ohio Bobcats after Xavier Castaneda scored 23 points in Akron's 84-74 loss to the Toledo Rockets.

The Bobcats have gone 10-1 at home. Ohio ranks fifth in the MAC with 13.3 assists per game led by Jaylin Hunter averaging 4.3.

The Zips are 9-2 in conference matchups. Akron scores 72.0 points and has outscored opponents by 8.4 points per game.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dwight Wilson is scoring 15.9 points per game with 9.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists for the Bobcats. Hunter is averaging 11.9 points and 4.0 rebounds while shooting 43.4% over the past 10 games for Ohio.

Castaneda is scoring 21.1 points per game and averaging 4.4 rebounds for the Zips. Enrique Freeman is averaging 14.8 points and 11.2 rebounds over the last 10 games for Akron.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bobcats: 5-5, averaging 79.5 points, 32.1 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 5.6 steals and 1.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.0 points per game.

Zips: 8-2, averaging 75.1 points, 30.4 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 5.5 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.1 points.

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