Detroit Titans vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies Prediction, 2/16/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Titans vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies

Date: Sunday, February 16, 2025

Location: OU Credit Union O'rena in South Bend, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Detroit Titans (8-18) are hitting the road to OU Credit Union O'rena on Sunday where they will compete against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (11-15).

The Detroit Titans took the court against Youngstown State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 87-72 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Titans ended up finishing with 16 and Youngstown State racked up 18 personal fouls. They knocked down 16 of 34 attempts from beyond the arc. Youngstown State shot 85.0% when shooting free throws by burying 17 of their 20 shots. On top of that, Youngstown State pulled down 26 rebounds (10 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't have a block. Youngstown State earned 16 assists and had 7 steals in this game. When discussing defending, Detroit allowed the other team to shoot 46.6% from the field on 27 of 58 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists in the game while forcing 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 33 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Titans made 15 of their 19 tries for a rate of 78.9%. Detroit finished with a 47.4% FG percentage (27 out of 57) and made 3 of 14 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Orlando Lovejoy is a guy who came through for this game. He finished shooting 50.0% from the field and earned 3 assists. He saw the court for 40 mins played and collected 6 boards. He accumulated 24 points on 10 of 20 shooting.

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Detroit enters this matchup with a mark of 8-18 for the campaign. They are turning it over 12.6 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Detroit is pulling in 38.0 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 275 assists on the year, which ranks 341st in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Titans are hitting 32.8% on three-point shots (139 of 424) and 74.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 65.9 points per game (346th in the nation) while shooting 40.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Titans are able to force 11.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.9 personal fouls. They rank 326th in the country in giving up assists with 378 surrendered so far this season. The Titans are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.5% (649 of 1,526) and they relinquish 36.5 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 31.9% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 244th in D-1 in points per game allowed (73.8).

The last time they took the court, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies got the victory with a final of 82-67 against IU Indy. The Golden Grizzlies earned 26 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 36 in this game. They also coughed it up 11 times, while getting 3 steals for the game. IU Indy committed 17 personal fouls in this game which took the Golden Grizzlies to the charity stripe for a total of 16 tries. They were able to convert 12 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 75.0%. In the matter of shooting from distance, Oakland converted 12 of 27 tries (44.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Golden Grizzlies shot 29 out of 53 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.7%. The Golden Grizzlies permitted IU Indy to make 22 out of their 65 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 33.8% in the matchup. They went 35.3% from three-point range by connecting on 12 of 34 and finished the contest at 11 of 18 from the charity stripe (61.1%). Concerning team rebounding, Oakland allowed IU Indy to snag 32 overall (17 offensive).

Nassim Mashhour ended up being important for the Golden Grizzlies for the matchup. He made 6 out of 10 for this contest for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and totaled 1 rebound. He earned 18 points in his 24 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for this contest.

Oakland has a mark of 11-15 for the campaign. The Golden Grizzlies are committing 15.5 personal fouls per game while shooting 69.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.8 times per contest (310th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.8 times per game. Oakland has totaled 1,755 points this year (67.5 per game) and they snag 35.1 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Golden Grizzlies are hitting on 42.5% from the floor, which is 301st in college.

The Golden Grizzlies defensively are ranked 128th in college hoops in points given up per game with 69.9. They are forcing 10.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the floor (184th in D-1). The Oakland defense gives up 36.0% from downtown (219 of 609) and opponents are making 74.2% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 15.2 assists and 34.1 boards on a nightly basis, which is 326th and 172nd in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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