The Miami (OH) RedHawks are three wins away from a perfect 31-0 season, yet their March Madness hopes may hinge on winning the MAC tournament.
Without a conference tournament title, the RedHawks will be at the mercy of the selection committee, and scoring an at-large bid to the Big Dance will require “style points” in the final days of MAC-tion.
Miami (OH) took down WMU 87-76 at home back in early January, but fell short of the 14.5-point spread. The RedHawks are once again facing a mountain of points as visitors in Kalamazoo.
All that tourney chatter and the pressure to be perfect plus a brighter national spotlight — and the inflated lines that come with it — has my Miami (OH) vs. Western Michigan predictions and college basketball picks fading the No. 21 team in the country.
Miami (OH) vs Western Michigan prediction
Miami (OH) vs Western Michigan best bet: Western Michigan +12 (-116)
The Western Michigan Broncos haven't had much to play for and have been running uphill for about a month, with six of their past eight games played away from home.
The Broncos recorded just their fourth win of the season at Bowling Green (+11.5) on Tuesday, so this homestand versus the mighty Miami (OH) RedHawks will serve as WMU’s de facto championship — hoping to wreck the RedHawks' run.
Western Michigan is much stronger in Kalamazoo, with an average margin of +1.5 compared to -12.2 as a visitor. That’s helped the Broncos to a 7-4 ATS mark as hosts.
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Miami (OH) vs Western Michigan same-game parlay
The Broncos’ recent results are skewed due to that road-heavy schedule. Western Michigan is much stronger at home and Miami (OH) has a number of distractions, including their March Madness fate and a look-ahead spot to a huge matchup with Toledo next week.
This will be the second road game in four days for Miami (OH) and its third away tilt in four games over an 11-day period.
Miami (OH) can fill it up with an up-tempo attack that gets to the rim and knocks down triples. Western Michigan isn’t on the same level but does score almost seven more points per game at home and played Over in six of the past eight outings.
Game projections sit as high as 166 points.
Miami (OH) vs Western Michigan SGP
- Western Michigan +12
- Over 161.5
Miami (OH) vs Western Michigan odds
- Spread: Miami (OH) -12 | Western Michigan +12
- Moneyline: Miami (OH) -800 | Western Michigan +550
- Over/Under: Over 161.5 | Under 161.5
Miami (OH) vs Western Michigan betting trend to know
Western Michigan is 7-4 ATS with a +1.5 average margin at home this season. Find more college basketball betting trends for Miami (OH) vs. Western Michigan.
How to watch Miami (OH) vs Western Michigan
| Location | University Arena, Kalamazoo, MI |
| Date | Friday, February 27, 2026 |
| Tip-off | 6:00 p.m. ET |
| TV | CBSSN |
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