Toledo Rockets vs Miami RedHawks Prediction, 3/5/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toledo Rockets vs Miami RedHawks

Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Location: Millett Hall in Oxford, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Toledo Rockets (18-11) are headed to Millett Hall on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Miami RedHawks (15-14).

The Toledo Rockets took the court against Buffalo and earned the victory with a final of 85-79 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Rockets walked away with 13 and Buffalo recorded 22 fouls. They also converted 6 out of their 20 attempts from three-point range. Buffalo finished 100.0% from the charity stripe by making 11 of their 11 attempts. Additionally, Buffalo collected 33 boards (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Buffalo dished out 18 dimes and had 4 steals for this contest. Regarding defending, Toledo let their opponent shoot 49.2% from the floor on 31 out of 63 shooting. They also recorded 11 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing 16 turnovers and having 8 steals. With respect to grabbing boards, they compiled 31 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Rockets buried 27 of their 30 shots for a rate of 90.0%. Toledo ended the game with a 43.1% FG percentage (28 of 65) and converted 2 out of their 9 shots from downtown.

Sonny Wilson is a guy who had an impact for this game. He walked away from this one shooting 62.5% from the field and also dished out 1 assist. He was on the court for 34 mins and also totaled 9 rebounds. He walked away with 20 points on 5 of 8 shooting.

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Toledo heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 18-11 for the year. They are averaging 79.9 points per contest (48th in D-1) while shooting 47.5% from the floor. The Rockets are connecting on 37.1% on three-point attempts (182 of 490) and 75.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Toledo is grabbing 33.4 boards per contest and has accumulated 392 dimes so far this season, which is 176th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 10.4 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 15.4 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Rockets are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers per game while drawing 17.8 fouls. They are relinquishing 34.9% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 312th in college basketball in points per game allowed (77.1). The Rockets defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 48.9% (844 of 1,727) and they concede 33.7 boards per game as a group. They are 245th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 400 surrendered for the season.

In their last game, the Miami RedHawks went home victorious with a score of 52-37 when they faced Eastern Michigan. The RedHawks earned 25 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 29 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 13 steals for this game. Eastern Michigan was called for 10 fouls for the contest which got the RedHawks to the free throw line for 6 shots. They were able to knock down 5 of the free throws for a percentage of 83.3%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, Miami made 5 of 24 attempts (20.8%). When all was said and done, the RedHawks walked away from this one shooting 21 for 57 from the floor which had them shooting 36.8%. The RedHawks allowed Eastern Michigan to make 16 out of their 50 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 32.0% for this contest. They went 15.8% from downtown by shooting 3 of 19 and finished the contest at 2 of 3 from the free throw line (66.7%). Regarding team rebounding, Miami permitted Eastern Michigan to collect 34 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Anderson Mirambeaux ended up having an impact for the RedHawks in this matchup. He earned 11 points in his 22 minutes of playing time and accounted for 2 dimes for the game. He made 4 of 11 in this game for a field goal percentage of 36.4%, and had 2 rebounds.

Miami has a win-loss record of 15-14 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the RedHawks are shooting 45.1% from the field, which ranks them 152nd in the country. Miami has totaled 2,074 points for the campaign (71.5 per game) and they collect 33.2 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 15.0 times per game (73rd in the nation) and they turn it over 11.6 times per contest. The RedHawks commit 17.1 fouls per contest and they shoot 71.3% from the charity stripe.

The RedHawks are ranked 92nd in D-1 in PPG allowed with 68.9. They are forcing 12.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.2% from the field (93rd in Division 1). The Miami defense surrenders 31.0% on 3-point attempts (191 of 616) and their opponents are connecting on 72.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 11.8 dimes and 35.9 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 93rd and 243rd in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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