Akron Zips vs Toledo Rockets Prediction, 3/11/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Akron Zips vs Toledo Rockets

Date: Friday, March 11, 2022

Location: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: CBSSN

Odds/Point Spread: Akron (+6)

Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse is the location where the Toledo Rockets (26-6) will attempt to beat the Akron Zips (22-9) on Friday. Akron opens this game as 6-point underdogs from oddsmakers. The betting total comes in at 140.

The Akron Zips played Buffalo and walked away with a win by a score of 70-68 in their last game. Akron wrapped up the game with a 43.6% FG percentage (24 out of 55) and buried 9 of their 17 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Zips knocked down 13 of 16 shots for a rate of 81.3%. In regard to grabbing boards, they collected 32 with 8 of them being offensive. They also dished out 8 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 14 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Pertaining to defense, Akron let their opponent shoot 40.4% from the floor on 23 of 57 shooting. Buffalo recorded 9 dimes and had 10 steals in the game. Additionally, Buffalo collected 33 rebounds (12 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Buffalo ended up going 80.0% from the charity stripe by making 16 of their 20 attempts. They also buried 6 of 20 tries from three-point range. In reference to fouls, the Zips ended up walking away with 18 and Buffalo accounted for 17 fouls.

Mikal Dawson is one guy who came through for the matchup. He finished with 14 points on 5 of 9 shooting. He played 34 minutes and pulled down 4 boards. He finished shooting 55.6% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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Akron will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 22-9 for the campaign. They are turning it over 11.5 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 16.0 fouls per contest. As a unit, Akron is pulling down 35.3 boards per contest and has 367 dimes this year, which has them ranked 257th in the country in terms of passing. The Zips are shooting 35.3% from downtown (243 of 689) and 68.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 71.1 points per outing (172nd in the country) while shooting 46.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Zips are able to force 11.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.3 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 34.1% on 3-point attempts while they are 27th in D-1 in PPG allowed (63.1). The Zips defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 42.2% (718 of 1,702) and they surrender 30.9 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 11th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 290 surrendered this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Toledo Rockets took home the win by a final score of 72-71 against Central Michigan. In regard to attacking the glass, Toledo permitted Central Michigan to snag 37 in all (12 on the offensive side). They finished 25.9% from distance by connecting on 7 out of 27 and ended up shooting 10 of 13 at the charity stripe (76.9%). The Rockets allowed Central Michigan to knock down 27 of their 62 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 43.5% in this contest. When the game finished, the Rockets finished 27 out of 58 from the floor which had them sitting at 46.6%. When discussing 3-point shots, Toledo buried 6 of their 21 attempts (28.6%). They were able to knock down 12 of them for a rate of 66.7%. Central Michigan was called for 18 fouls in this game which got the Rockets to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. The Rockets recorded 19 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 28 in this contest.

Setric Millner ended up having an impact for the Rockets for this game. He knocked down 10 out of 17 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and totaled 5 rebounds. He earned 22 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist in this matchup.

Toledo has a win-loss mark of 26-6 so far this season. The Rockets are committing 15.2 fouls per game and they connect on 76.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.6 times per contest (34th in the country) and they are turning it over 10.4 times per contest. Toledo has earned 2,600 points this year (81.3 per game) and they grab 40.3 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Rockets are shooting 48.5% from the field, which is ranked 14th in the nation.

The Rockets on the defensive side of the court are 158th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 68.4. They are forcing 11.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 39.9% from the floor (28th in college basketball). The Toledo defense concedes 30.6% on shots from beyond the arc (260 of 849) and opponents are converting on 66.4% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 12.6 assists and 34.9 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 179th and 201st in Division 1.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Akron (+6)

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