Cleveland State Vikings vs Detroit Titans Prediction, 2/1/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland State Vikings vs Detroit Titans

Date: Thursday, February 1, 2024

Location: Calihan Hall in Detroit, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Cleveland State Vikings (13-9) are hitting the road to Calihan Hall on Thursday where they will meet the Detroit Titans (0-22).

The Cleveland State Vikings faced off with Robert Morris and notched a win by a score of 66-64 in their last game. Cleveland State wrapped up the game with a 49.0% FG percentage (25 out of 51) and made 7 of 17 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Vikings knocked down 9 of their 12 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. With respect to grabbing boards, they earned 26 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 17 dimes in this contest in addition to creating 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. When it comes to defending, Cleveland State let their opponent shoot 42.4% from the field on 25 of 59 shooting. Robert Morris earned 12 assists and had 3 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Robert Morris snagged 34 rebounds (13 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Robert Morris shot 46.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 7 of 15 attempts. They also made 7 of their 22 tries from beyond the arc. In the matter of personal fouls, the Vikings ended up walking away with 14 and Robert Morris recorded 16 personal fouls.

Tristan Enaruna is a guy who came through for the contest. He ended up shooting 57.9% from the field and also recorded 1 assist. He saw the court for 37 mins and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He notched 28 points on 11 of 19 shooting.

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Cleveland State comes into this contest with a record of 13-9 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 11.0 times per game and as a squad they are committing 19.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Cleveland State is pulling in 36.0 boards per game and has totaled 293 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 134th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Vikings are shooting 36.6% on 3-point shots (163 of 445) and 65.8% from the free throw line. They average 77.3 pts per contest (98th in D-1) while going 44.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Vikings are able to force 14.7 turnovers per game and they draw 17.6 fouls. They currently rank 307th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 302 surrendered so far this year. The Vikings are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.7% (576 of 1,260) and they concede 37.4 boards per contest as a group. They are giving up 32.1% on 3-point shots and they rank 246th in college basketball in opponents PPG (73.9).

When they last played, the Detroit Titans took a defeat with a final score of 78-64 when they played Green Bay. The Titans pulled down 21 defensive boards and 2 offensive rebounds for a total of 23 for this contest. They turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 4 steals in the matchup. Green Bay earned 19 personal fouls for the contest which took the Titans to the free throw line for 27 shots. They were able to make 22 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.5%. When talking about three-point shots, Detroit converted 4 out of their 19 attempts (21.1%). Overall, the Titans went 19 for 49 from the field which had them sitting at 38.8%. The Titans allowed Green Bay to make 28 of 60 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.7% for the matchup. They went 30.3% from 3-point land by shooting 10 out of 33 and finished the contest at 12 out of 15 at the free throw line (80.0%). Regarding rebounds, Detroit allowed Green Bay to get 33 in all (8 offensive).

Jayden Stone ended up being a major contributor for the Titans for the game. He scored 20 points in his 38 mins on the court and tallied 4 assists in this game. He buried 6 of 19 in this contest for a rate of 31.6%, and accumulated 7 rebounds.

Detroit has a win-loss record of 0-22 on the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Titans are shooting 39.4% from the floor, which is ranked 350th in the nation. Detroit has totaled 1,395 points for the campaign (63.4 per contest) and they average 30.8 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 10.2 times per game (352nd in Division 1) and they turn the ball over 13.6 times per contest. The Titans are responsible for committing 17.5 personal fouls every game and they shoot 73.8% from the charity stripe.

The Detroit defense gives up 38.0% on three-point shots (184 of 484) and their opposition makes 77.4% of their foul shots. They allow 15.3 dimes and 38.2 total boards per game, which ranks 334th and 317th in D-1. The Titans defensively are ranked 353rd in D-1 in points allowed per game with 80.7. They are forcing 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 48.8% from the field (360th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland State

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