Toledo Rockets vs Detroit Titans Prediction, 11/16/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toledo Rockets vs Detroit Titans

Date: Saturday, November 16, 2024

Location: Calihan Hall in Detroit, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Toledo Rockets (2-1) are on their way to Calihan Hall on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Detroit Titans (2-1).

The Toledo Rockets played Wright State and walked away with a win by a score of 86-77 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Rockets ended up finishing with 15 while Wright State had 24 personal fouls. They converted 4 of 16 tries from 3-point land. Wright State shot 63.6% at the free throw line by converting 7 of their 11 shots. In addition, Wright State had 29 rebounds (6 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Wright State recorded 10 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. In reference to the defense, Toledo allowed the other team to go 49.3% from the field on 33 out of 67 shooting. They also recorded 18 assists in this contest while forcing 7 turnovers and having 3 steals. In reference to hauling in boards, they earned 35 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Rockets knocked down 16 of their 23 shots for a percentage of 69.6%. Toledo walked away from the contest having earned a 56.1% FG percentage (32 of 57) and buried 6 out of their 13 3-point attempts.

Sonny Wilson is one guy who was a factor for the contest. He walked away from this one shooting 77.8% from the floor and totaled 3 assists. He played 32 minutes and pulled down 8 rebounds. He was able to score 20 points on 7 of 9 shooting.

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Toledo will take the court with a mark of 2-1 on the campaign. They are averaging 83.3 pts per contest (116th in D-1) while going 49.2% from the floor. The Rockets are connecting on 31.0% on 3-point shots (13 of 42) and 76.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Toledo is pulling down 37.0 boards per game and has racked up 43 assists so far this season, which ranks 184th in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 10.0 times per contest and as a group they commit 15.0 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Rockets are forcing 9.3 turnovers per game while drawing 21.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 245th in college basketball in giving up assists with 41 surrendered this season. The Rockets defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 47.1% (97 of 206) and they concede 36.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They are conceding 28.2% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 311th in the nation in points per game allowed (80.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Detroit Titans got the victory with a final of 84-78 against Niagara. The Titans were able to corral 31 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 41 in the matchup. They gave up possession 13 times, while recording 6 steals in this game. Niagara earned 22 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Titans to the charity stripe for a total of 29 shots. They were able to convert 21 of those for a percentage of 72.4%. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, Detroit knocked down 9 out of 20 attempts (45.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Titans ended up going 27 out of 59 from the field which had them sitting at 45.8%. The Titans permitted Niagara to knock down 27 of their 64 tries from the field which had them at 42.2% in this contest. They finished 38.2% from three-point range by shooting 13 of 34 and ended up shooting 11 of 17 at the free throw line (64.7%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, Detroit permitted Niagara to get 27 in total (5 on the offensive side).

Mak Manciel was important for the Titans in this contest. He knocked down 9 out of 15 for this contest giving him a rate of 60.0%, and accumulated 8 rebounds. He accumulated 30 points in his 40 minutes of playing time and totaled 3 dimes in the game.

Detroit has a record of 2-1 for the campaign. The Titans are responsible for committing 17.3 personal fouls per contest and they go 70.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.3 times per game (192nd in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.0 times per game. Detroit has earned 240 points for the season (80.0 per game) and they snag 47.3 boards per game. As an offense, the Titans are hitting on 43.3% from the floor, which ranks them 262nd in the country.

The Detroit defense concedes 30.0% on shots from beyond the arc (27 of 90) and their opponents are knocking down 69.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 14.0 dimes and 30.3 total rebounds per game, which ranks 255th and 56th in college basketball. The Titans are ranked 213th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 72.3. They are able to force 12.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.7% from the field (218th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toledo

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