Akron Zips vs Toledo Rockets Prediction, 1/28/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Akron Zips vs Toledo Rockets

Date: Friday, January 28, 2022

Location: Savage Arena in Toledo, OH

TV: CBSSN

The Akron Zips (13-5) are traveling to Savage Arena on Friday where they will go up against the Toledo Rockets (16-4).

The Akron Zips played Central Michigan and earned the victory with a final of 60-56 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Zips walked away with 14 and Central Michigan finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They also made 6 out of their 16 attempts from long range. Central Michigan ended up shooting 85.7% when shooting free throws by burying 6 of 7 shots. Furthermore, Central Michigan collected 29 rebounds (11 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Central Michigan doled out 10 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. With regard to defense, Akron allowed 36.1% from the field on 22 out of 61 shooting. They also doled out 8 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 30 with 6 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Zips converted 12 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Akron ended the game with a 47.8% field goal percentage (22 out of 46) and knocked down 4 of 15 three-point attempts.

Enrique Freeman is a guy who was a factor in the game. He scored 16 points on 7 of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 32 minutes played and also snagged 11 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 77.8% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist.

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Akron will take the court with a mark of 13-5 this year. They turn the ball over 11.6 times per contest and as a unit are committing 16.0 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Akron is pulling in 36.5 boards per game and has tallied 221 dimes on the campaign, which is 265th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Zips are hitting 34.8% on shots from downtown (148 of 425) and 66.8% from the charity stripe. They average 71.7 points per outing (181st in the country) while hitting 45.3% from the floor.

On defense, the Zips are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers per game and they draw 19.4 fouls. They are ranked 12th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 158 conceded for the season. The Zips defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.4% (414 of 1,000) and they concede 31.9 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are giving up 34.1% on 3-point shots and they rank 27th in college basketball in points per game allowed (62.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Toledo Rockets got the victory with a final of 86-75 against Buffalo. The Rockets snagged 29 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for the game. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. Buffalo committed 20 fouls for the game which got the Rockets to the free throw line for a total of 32 shots. They were able to knock down 25 of the free throws for a percentage of 78.1%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Toledo buried 3 of their 12 attempts (25.0%). In all, the Rockets went 29 for 57 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.9%. The Rockets permitted Buffalo to make 27 of their 73 tries from the field which had them shooting 37.0% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 33.3% from beyond the perimeter via 9 out of 27 and ended up going 12 of 15 at the free throw line (80.0%). Concerning team rebounding, Toledo permitted Buffalo to snag 41 overall (15 offensive).

Ryan Rollins ended up having an impact for the Rockets for this contest. He scored 25 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and earned 5 dimes in this game. He converted 6 of 13 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and added 11 rebounds.

Toledo has a record of 16-4 on the campaign. As an offense, the Rockets are shooting 47.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 45th in Division 1. Toledo has totaled 1,603 points on the year (80.2 per contest) and they collect 40.3 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 14.7 times per contest (91st in the nation) and they are giving up possession 11.2 times per contest. The Rockets have committed 15.9 fouls per contest and they shoot 78.7% from the charity stripe.

The Toledo defense gives up 29.2% on shots from 3-point land (158 of 541) and their opponents are making 66.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 12.4 assists and 35.5 total rebounds per game, which is 159th and 228th in the country. The Rockets are ranked 150th in college basketball in PPG given up with 67.9. They have forced 12.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.7% from the field (31st in the country).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toledo and under the total points

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