Akron Zips vs Toledo Rockets Prediction, 2/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Akron Zips vs Toledo Rockets

Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Location: Savage Arena in Toledo, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Akron Zips (19-8) are traveling to Savage Arena on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Toledo Rockets (22-6).

The Akron Zips took the court against Buffalo and took home the win by a score of 86-66 in their last game. Akron ended the game with a 47.5% field goal percentage (29 of 61) and knocked down 8 out of their 22 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Zips converted 20 of their 23 shots for a rate of 87.0%. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they compiled 33 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 15 dimes in the matchup in addition to creating 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. In relation to the defense, Akron allowed 46.4% from the field on 26 out of 56 shooting. Buffalo earned 9 dimes and had 4 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Buffalo snagged 25 rebounds (5 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Buffalo shot 66.7% at the free throw line by burying 8 of their 12 attempts. They also buried 6 of their 18 shots from 3-point land. With respect to fouls, the Zips ended up with 14 and Buffalo recorded 20 fouls.

Xavier Castaneda is a player who was a factor in this contest. He finished the game at 53.8% from the floor and also earned 3 assists. He was on the court for 30 minutes played and pulled down 6 rebounds. He accumulated 30 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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Akron enters this one with a mark of 19-8 so far this season. They turn the ball over 11.3 times per game and as a squad they commit 15.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Akron is grabbing 36.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 358 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 190th in the country in terms of passing. The Zips are connecting on 35.4% on 3-point shots (243 of 687) and 72.8% from the charity stripe. They average 73.1 points per outing (149th in the country) while going 43.6% from the field.

On defense, the Zips are forcing 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.2 personal fouls. They give up 33.5% on 3-point shots while they are 36th in D-1 in points per game allowed (64.2). The Zips defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.3% (636 of 1,503) and they surrender 32.4 rebounds per game as a team. They are 73rd in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 306 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Toledo Rockets took home the win by a final score of 91-86 against Bowling Green. The Rockets snagged 19 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 22 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. Bowling Green was called for 19 fouls in this matchup which got the Rockets to the free throw line for 28 tries. They were able to convert 24 of the free throws for a clip of 85.7%. In relation to 3-point attempts, Toledo converted 11 out of their 21 attempts (52.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Rockets finished 28 for 55 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.9%. The Rockets permitted Bowling Green to make 32 of 59 tries from the field which had them sitting at 54.2% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 44.0% from downtown by connecting on 11 out of 25 and ended up shooting 11 out of 13 at the free throw line (84.6%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Toledo allowed Bowling Green to get 28 in total (5 on the offensive glass).

Rayj Dennis ended up being a major contributor for the Rockets in this game. He made 10 of 18 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and accumulated 7 rebounds. He had 27 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and added 7 dimes for the matchup.

Toledo has a record of 22-6 this season. As an offensive team, the Rockets are connecting on 48.7% from the floor, which ranks 14th in the nation. Toledo has accounted for 2,380 pts so far this season (85.0 per contest) and they grab 35.0 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.0 times per game (60th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 10.4 times per game. The Rockets have committed 16.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 76.3% from the charity stripe.

The Rockets on defense are ranked 343rd in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 77.3. They have forced 13.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.9% from the field (309th in college basketball). The Toledo defense gives up 36.6% on 3-point attempts (236 of 644) and their opposition makes 75.7% of their free throw shots. They give up 14.3 assists and 34.2 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 297th and 197th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Akron

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