The Bowling Green Falcons will open MAC play when they host the Akron Zips on Friday night. Bowling Green snapped a two-game losing streak with an 87-62 win over Aquinas College on Dec. 23, and it has been off since then. Akron has dropped three of its last four games, falling to Princeton in a 76-75 thriller on Monday. 

Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. ET on Friday at Stroh Center on CBS Sports Network. Akron is favored by 5.5 points in the latest Bowling Green vs. Akron odds, while the over/under is 154.5 points, per SportsLine consensus. Before entering any Akron vs. Bowling Green picks, you'll want to see the NCAA Basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.

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