Detroit Titans vs Central Michigan Chippewas Prediction, 12/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Titans vs Central Michigan Chippewas

Date: Thursday, December 21, 2023

Location: McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Detroit Titans (0-11) are traveling to McGuirk Arena on Thursday where they will take on the Central Michigan Chippewas (3-6).

The Detroit Titans faced off with Loyola Marymount and took a loss by a score of 76-56 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Titans left the arena with 17 and Loyola Marymount accounted for 18 fouls. They also converted 7 of 17 shots from distance. Loyola Marymount went 84.6% from the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of 13 tries. In addition, Loyola Marymount collected 46 rebounds (13 offensive, 33 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Loyola Marymount recorded 11 dimes and had 4 steals in the game. In reference to defense, Detroit allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the field on 29 of 58 shooting. They also recorded 6 assists for the game while creating 16 turnovers and having 10 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they collected a total of 25 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Titans knocked down 17 of 22 tries for a rate of 77.3%. Detroit ended having earned a 28.3% FG percentage (17 of 60) and knocked down 5 of their 19 3-point attempts.

Marcus Tankersley is one player who had an impact for the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 38.9% from the floor but finished the game without an assist. He saw the court for 36 mins played and grabbed 5 boards. He totaled 17 points on 7 of 18 shooting.

Get all of our NCAA Basketball Picks Today

Detroit steps onto the hardwood with a record of 0-11 for the season. They have an average of 60.8 pts per contest (357th in D-1) while shooting 40.4% from the field. The Titans are shooting 28.2% on shots from distance (60 of 213) and 67.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Detroit is grabbing 30.0 boards per contest and has racked up 115 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 320th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.6 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.9 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Titans are able to force 11.4 turnovers per game and they draw 14.7 personal fouls. They are ranked 341st in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 178 surrendered on the year. The Titans defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.9% (302 of 630) and they relinquish 36.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They are relinquishing 41.6% on shots from downtown and they rank 318th in college hoops in opponents PPG (77.6).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Central Michigan Chippewas took a loss by a final score of 109-64 when they played Creighton. In the matter of team rebounding, Central Michigan allowed Creighton to collect 36 overall (6 on the offensive glass). They shot 48.4% from beyond the arc by going 15 out of 31 and ended up going 12 out of 14 from the free throw line (85.7%). The Chippewas allowed Creighton to convert 41 out of 63 attempts from the field which left them shooting 65.1% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Chippewas shot 29 for 73 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.7%. Concerning three-point shots, Central Michigan made 2 of their 19 attempts (10.5%). They were able to knock down 4 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 100.0%. Creighton earned 5 fouls in this contest which took the Chippewas to the free throw line for 4 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 5 times, while recording 6 steals for this contest. The Chippewas were able to snag 15 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 22 for the game.

Derrick Butler ended up being a factor for the Chippewas for the contest. He recorded 28 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the game. He buried 13 out of 21 in the game for a rate of 61.9%, and had 7 rebounds.

Central Michigan has a mark of 3-6 this season. As an offense, the Chippewas are hitting on 42.3% from the floor, which ranks 284th in college hoops. Central Michigan has accounted for 585 points for the season (65.0 per contest) and they average 31.7 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 10.1 times per game (347th in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 14.0 times per contest. The Chippewas are responsible for committing 16.2 personal fouls per contest and they hit 64.2% from the charity stripe.

The Central Michigan defense gives up 36.7% from downtown (77 of 210) and opponents are connecting on 80.3% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 16.4 dimes and 35.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 351st and 215th in college hoops. The Chippewas on the defensive end are ranked 333rd in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 79.0. They have forced 12.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 48.9% from the floor (351st in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here