Detroit Titans vs Eastern Michigan Eagles Prediction, 12/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Titans vs Eastern Michigan Eagles

Date: Sunday, December 18, 2022

Location: Convocation Center (MI) in Ypsilanti, MI

TV: Hulu Live TV

Convocation Center (MI) is the location where the Eastern Michigan Eagles (2-9) will attempt to defeat the Detroit Titans (5-6) on Sunday.

The Detroit Titans faced Charlotte and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 82-80 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Titans ended up with 14 while Charlotte totaled 13 fouls. They made 10 of their 17 tries from three-point range. Charlotte shot 94.1% from the charity stripe by burying 16 of their 17 shots. Furthermore, Charlotte pulled down 32 boards (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Charlotte totaled 20 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. When talking about defending, Detroit allowed 50.0% from the field on 28 out of 56 shooting. They also doled out 13 dimes in this contest in addition to creating 10 turnovers and having 4 steals. In terms of hauling in boards, they collected a total of 33 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Titans knocked down 7 of 10 attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. Detroit wrapped up the game with a 42.4% field goal percentage (28 of 66) and buried 17 of 36 three-point attempts.

Antoine Davis is a guy who was a major contributor for this game. He went 44.4% from the field and also recorded 2 assists. He played for 39 mins played and also grabbed 1 board. He totaled 36 points on 12 out of 27 shooting.

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Detroit will enter this matchup with a record of 5-6 for the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 12.0 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 15.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Detroit is snagging 35.6 boards per game and has totaled 125 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 274th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Titans are hitting 39.0% on three-point attempts (114 of 292) and 72.0% from the free throw line. They average 74.7 pts per game (140th in the nation) while hitting 42.4% from the field.

On defense, the Titans are forcing 12.4 turnovers per game while drawing 18.1 fouls. They rank 293rd in college basketball in giving up assists with 155 conceded on the year. The Titans defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 46.4% (305 of 658) and they concede 35.5 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 39.0% on 3-point attempts and they are 335th in college basketball in points per game allowed (76.4).

In their last game, the Eastern Michigan Eagles walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 87-60 against Niagara. The Eagles snagged 20 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 24 in the matchup. They also turned it over 5 times, while getting 4 steals for the matchup. Niagara was called for 20 fouls for the matchup which got the Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 6 shots. They were able to make 5 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 83.3%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, Eastern Michigan converted 7 of 16 tries (43.8%). Overall, the Eagles went 24 for 54 from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.4%. The Eagles allowed Niagara to bury 27 of 48 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 56.3% in the game. They shot 28.6% from three-point range by going 6 out of 21 and finished the game at 27 out of 34 from the free throw line (79.4%). Concerning attacking the glass, Eastern Michigan allowed Niagara to snag 31 in total (7 offensive).

Noah Farrakhan ended up being a factor for the Eagles in the matchup. He converted 8 of 17 for the game for a rate of 47.1%, and had 4 rebounds. He earned 21 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 4 dimes for this contest.

Eastern Michigan has a win-loss mark of 2-9 so far this season. As an offensive unit, the Eagles are connecting on 45.2% from the floor, which is 161st in the country. Eastern Michigan has 820 points for the year (74.5 per game) and they snag 30.9 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 10.2 times per game (352nd in the nation) and they cough up possession 11.5 times per game. The Eagles are committing 20.6 fouls every game and they go 74.2% from the free throw line.

The Eastern Michigan defense gives up 34.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (87 of 251) and opponents are connecting on 66.9% of their foul shots. They relinquish 12.1 assists and 35.1 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 159th and 230th in the nation. The Eagles on the defensive end are ranked 358th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 81.7. They have forced 12.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 51.0% from the field (361st in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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