Detroit Titans vs Davidson Wildcats Prediction, 12/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Titans vs Davidson Wildcats

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Location: John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Detroit Titans (5-6) are traveling to John M. Belk Arena on Saturday where they will go up against the Davidson Wildcats (7-2).

The Detroit Titans faced off with Wright State and took a loss by a score of 80-72 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Titans ended up with 16 and Wright State accumulated 13 personal fouls. They also made 8 of 19 shots from distance. Wright State finished shooting 84.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of 19 shots. Moreover, Wright State totaled 32 boards (5 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Wright State recorded 14 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. In relation to defense, Detroit allowed the other team to shoot 57.1% from the floor on 28 out of 49 shooting. They also dished out 10 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 14 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 29 with 12 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Titans knocked down 11 of 16 tries for a percentage of 68.8%. Detroit walked away from the game having earned a 41.8% FG percentage (28 of 67) and made 5 of 15 three-point shots.

Orlando Lovejoy is a player who was a contributor in the matchup. He ended up going 42.9% from the floor and also recorded 4 assists. He played 38 minutes and also snagged 7 boards. He ended up with 14 points on 6 out of 14 shooting.

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Detroit comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 5-6 this year. They are averaging 72.9 points per contest (244th in D-1) while going 42.6% from the floor. The Titans are shooting 36.4% from downtown (72 of 198) and 71.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Detroit is grabbing 40.9 rebounds per game and has accumulated 136 assists this year, which is 190th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 12.6 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.8 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Titans are forcing their opponents into 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.6 fouls. They are currently ranked 322nd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 160 surrendered this season. The Titans defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.2% (279 of 631) and they concede 33.2 rebounds per game as a group. They are surrendering 31.8% from beyond the arc and they are 261st in college basketball in PPG allowed (74.2).

When they last played, the Davidson Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 75-71 against Charlotte. The Wildcats pulled down 18 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 for this game. They gave up possession 6 times, while getting 4 steals for the contest. Charlotte earned 15 personal fouls in this contest which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for 19 tries. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 57.9%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Davidson knocked down 10 of their 29 attempts (34.5%). Overall, the Wildcats walked away from this one shooting 27 for 55 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.1%. The Wildcats permitted Charlotte to knock down 25 of 54 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.3% for this game. They went 30.4% from distance by shooting 7 of 23 and ended up going 14 out of 19 at the free throw line (73.7%). In relation to team rebounding, Davidson permitted Charlotte to collect 30 overall (11 on the offensive glass).

Reed Bailey ended up having an impact for the Wildcats for the contest. He scored 18 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and added 5 assists for this game. He buried 7 of 11 for this game for a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and tallied 7 rebounds.

Davidson has a win-loss mark of 7-2 this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Wildcats are connecting on 47.2% from the floor, which ranks 99th in the country. Davidson has earned 701 pts this season (77.9 per game) and they snag 33.8 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.7 times per contest (51st in the nation) and they turn the ball over 9.3 times per contest. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 16.0 personal fouls per game and they connect on 73.0% from the charity stripe.

The Davidson defense gives up 39.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (78 of 199) and their opponents are connecting on 69.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 12.3 assists and 34.3 rebounds per game, which ranks 136th and 176th in college hoops. The Wildcats defensively are ranked 249th in the country in points per game surrendered with 73.7. They are able to force 11.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.2% from the field (290th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Davidson

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