Northern Kentucky Norse vs Detroit Titans Prediction, 1/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northern Kentucky Norse vs Detroit Titans

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: Calihan Hall in Detroit, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Detroit Titans (0-17) will go up against the Northern Kentucky Norse (8-9) at Calihan Hall on Saturday.

The Northern Kentucky Norse faced off with Oakland and took a loss by a score of 70-65 in their last contest. Northern Kentucky finished the game having earned a 36.8% field goal percentage (25 out of 68) and knocked down 5 out of their 28 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Norse converted 10 of their 16 tries for a rate of 62.5%. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they collected 43 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 11 dimes in this game in addition to creating 17 turnovers and getting 14 steals. When talking about defending, Northern Kentucky allowed the other team to shoot 37.7% from the field on 23 of 61 shooting. Oakland earned 11 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. Additionally, Oakland grabbed 44 rebounds (10 offensive, 34 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Oakland finished the game shooting 62.1% at the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of 29 shots. They knocked down 6 out of their 26 tries from downtown. In relation to personal fouls, the Norse ended up with 22 and Oakland recorded 15 personal fouls.

LJ Wells is one guy who was a major factor in this game. He went 31.3% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 39 minutes played and also totaled 15 rebounds. He accounted for 14 points on 5 out of 16 shooting.

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Northern Kentucky enters this one with a win-loss record of 8-9 for the season. They are averaging 73.1 pts per game (229th in D-1) while shooting 45.3% from the field. The Norse are hitting 30.8% on shots from beyond the arc (99 of 321) and 68.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Northern Kentucky is collecting 34.3 boards per game and has racked up 236 assists so far this year, which is 94th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 12.6 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.0 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Norse have forced 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 33.4% on shots from downtown while they are 208th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (72.4). The Norse defense is giving up a FG percentage of 44.2% (446 of 1,010) and they surrender 36.2 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 351st in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 256 conceded on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Detroit Titans took a loss by a final score of 84-61 when they played Milwaukee. Regarding how they rebounded, Detroit permitted Milwaukee to get 49 in total (18 offensive). They went 32.0% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 8 of 25 and ended up going 24 out of 28 at the free throw line (85.7%). The Titans allowed Milwaukee to make 26 of 61 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.6% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Titans walked away from this one shooting 22 for 68 from the field which gave them a percentage of 32.4%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, Detroit buried 7 out of their 25 tries (28.0%). They were able to convert 10 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 71.4%. Milwaukee committed 17 fouls in the game which took the Titans to the charity stripe for a total of 14 shots. They turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 11 steals for this contest. The Titans collected 16 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 30 in the matchup.

Marcus Tankersley ended up being a major contributor for the Titans for the game. He racked up 18 points in his 33 minutes on the court and totaled 1 assist for this game. He made 6 out of 18 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and had 3 rebounds.

Detroit has a mark of 0-17 this year. The Titans commit 17.1 fouls per game while shooting 69.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 9.4 times per contest (356th in Division 1) and they turn the ball over 14.1 times per contest. Detroit has totaled 1,021 pts for the season (60.1 per contest) and they pull in 31.6 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Titans are hitting on 38.7% from the field, which ranks 355th in college hoops.

The Titans defensively are ranked 324th in the country in points given up per game with 77.8. They are forcing 11.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.5% from the field (347th in D-1). The Detroit defense allows 39.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (146 of 374) and opponents are making 74.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 15.6 assists and 38.2 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 340th and 309th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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