Akron Zips vs Toledo Rockets Prediction, 2/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Akron Zips vs Toledo Rockets

Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Location: Savage Arena in Toledo, OH

TV: ESPN+

Savage Arena is where the Toledo Rockets (16-9) will play the Akron Zips (19-6) on Tuesday.

The Akron Zips stepped onto the hardwood against Buffalo and went home with a win by a final score of 73-62 in their last contest. Akron ended the game with a 46.7% FG percentage (28 out of 60) and converted 7 out of their 23 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Zips buried 10 of 21 tries for a percentage of 47.6%. Regarding getting rebounds, they earned 39 with 11 of them being offensive. They also distributed 14 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With regard to defense, Akron allowed the other team to go 38.3% from the floor on 23 of 60 shooting. Buffalo earned 14 assists and had 6 steals in the game. In addition, Buffalo grabbed 33 rebounds (8 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't have a block. Buffalo went 92.3% at the charity stripe by converting 12 of their 13 shots. They also converted 4 of their 24 attempts from distance. With respect to fouls, the Zips left the arena with 14 and Buffalo accounted for 16 fouls.

Enrique Freeman is one player who was important in the matchup. He finished 46.7% from the field and also earned 4 dimes. He played for 35 mins and grabbed 15 rebounds. He recorded 16 points on 7 out of 15 shooting.

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Akron steps onto the court with a mark of 19-6 for the year. They are averaging 75.1 pts per game (150th in the nation) while shooting 45.8% from the field. The Zips are hitting 33.9% on three-point shots (212 of 625) and 72.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Akron is grabbing 36.9 boards per game and is sitting with 338 assists for the year, which is 197th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 11.2 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.1 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Zips are able to force 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 63rd in college hoops in giving up assists with 292 relinquished for the campaign. The Zips defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 42.4% (596 of 1,406) and they relinquish 31.7 rebounds per contest as a group. They are relinquishing 29.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 21st in college hoops in points per game allowed (64.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Toledo Rockets got the win with a final of 85-83 against Ohio. Concerning cleaning up the glass, Toledo permitted Ohio to get 26 in total (6 offensive). They went 48.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 12 out of 25 and ended up going 17 out of 22 at the free throw line (77.3%). The Rockets permitted Ohio to bury 27 of their 57 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.4% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Rockets finished 32 out of 66 from the floor which had them sitting at 48.5%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Toledo converted 8 of their 17 tries (47.1%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throws for a clip of 81.3%. Ohio committed 16 personal fouls in this contest which got the Rockets to the free throw line for 16 attempts. They also turned it over 9 times, while recording 4 steals for this contest. The Rockets collected 27 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in this contest.

Dante Maddox was important for the Rockets for the contest. He scored 21 points in his 37 mins on the court and totaled 6 assists for the contest. He converted 8 of 14 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Toledo has a mark of 16-9 for the campaign. The Rockets are committing 15.4 fouls per game while shooting 76.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.4 times per contest (162nd in Division 1) and they are turning it over 10.7 times per contest. Toledo has earned 2,021 points on the campaign (80.8 per contest) and they pull in 33.5 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Rockets are connecting on 48.1% from the field, which has them ranked 28th in Division 1.

The Rockets defensively are ranked 319th in college hoops in points given up per game with 77.6. They are able to force 13.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 49.2% from the floor (360th in D-1). The Toledo defense gives up 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc (194 of 551) and their opposition knocks down 72.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 14.0 dimes and 33.1 boards per contest, which is ranked 283rd and 90th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toledo

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