Miami RedHawks vs Akron Zips Prediction, 3/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami RedHawks vs Akron Zips

Date: Thursday, March 14, 2024

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: ESPN+

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is the location where the Akron Zips (21-10) will attempt to beat the Miami RedHawks (15-16) on Thursday.

The Miami RedHawks stepped onto the hardwood against Ohio and ended up losing by a score of 72-59 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the RedHawks ended up with 18 while Ohio totaled 17 fouls. They also buried 9 of their 25 shots from beyond the arc. Ohio finished the game shooting 65.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 13 of 20 tries. On top of that, Ohio collected 36 boards (13 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Ohio totaled 11 dimes and had 12 steals for this contest. When discussing defense, Miami allowed the other team to go 38.5% from the field on 25 out of 65 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists for the game in addition to creating 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they earned 42 with 17 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the RedHawks made 8 of 17 attempts for a percentage of 47.1%. Miami finished with a 36.8% FG percentage (21 out of 57) and knocked down 9 out of their 22 shots from 3-point land.

Anderson Mirambeaux is a guy who was a major factor for the matchup. He finished the contest at 40.0% from the field and also recorded 3 assists. He played for 24 mins played and collected 4 boards. He scored 13 points on 4 of 10 shooting.

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Miami steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 15-16 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 11.7 times per game and as a group they commit 17.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Miami is pulling down 33.4 boards per game and has 456 assists for the year, which has them ranked 98th in college hoops in terms of passing. The RedHawks are shooting 36.5% on three-point shots (253 of 693) and 70.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 70.8 pts per game (265th in the country) while shooting 44.3% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the RedHawks have forced 12.4 turnovers every game while drawing 17.5 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 83rd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 365 surrendered on the year. The RedHawks defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 42.6% (769 of 1,804) and they concede 36.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 31.8% on shots from distance and they rank 115th in college hoops in PPG allowed (69.9).

In their last game, the Akron Zips took a loss by a score of 90-84 against Western Michigan. The Zips were able to pull down 21 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 27 for the matchup. They also gave up possession 9 times, while earning 6 steals for the game. Western Michigan was called for 15 fouls in this matchup which got the Zips to the charity stripe for 14 attempts. They were able to bury 11 of those for a rate of 78.6%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Akron made 9 out of their 22 tries (40.9%). When the game finished, the Zips finished shooting 32 for 63 from the floor which had them shooting 50.8%. The Zips allowed Western Michigan to knock down 29 out of 57 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.9% in the matchup. They went 27.3% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 6 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 26 of 35 at the free throw line (74.3%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Akron allowed Western Michigan to collect 36 overall (12 on the offensive side).

Greg Tribble was important for the Zips for the game. He recorded 18 points in his 31 mins on the court and had 5 assists in this game. He converted 6 of 9 in the game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 4 rebounds.

Akron has a win-loss record of 21-10 this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Zips are shooting 45.9% from the field, which is ranked 105th in D-1. Akron has accounted for 2,315 pts on the campaign (74.7 per game) and they pull in 36.5 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 13.3 times per game (161st in D-1) and they turn it over 11.2 times per game. The Zips commit 16.5 fouls per game and they connect on 72.7% from the free throw line.

The Zips on the defensive side of the court are 32nd in the country in points allowed per contest with 66.2. They are forcing 11.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.1% from the field (146th in college hoops). The Akron defense concedes 30.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (199 of 655) and their opposition makes 68.1% of their free throw attempts. They allow 11.6 assists and 32.2 boards every game, which has them ranked 83rd and 43rd in college basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Akron

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