Detroit Titans vs Eastern Michigan Eagles Prediction, 11/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Titans vs Eastern Michigan Eagles

Date: Saturday, November 30, 2024

Location: George Gervin GameAbove Center in Ypsilanti, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Eastern Michigan Eagles (5-2) welcome the Detroit Titans (3-5) at George Gervin GameAbove Center on Saturday.

The Detroit Titans faced Rhode Island and took a loss by a score of 81-75 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Titans left the arena with 22 while Rhode Island had 10 fouls. They converted 13 of their 25 shots from three-point range. Rhode Island finished the contest at 60.9% when shooting free throws by making 14 of their 23 shots. In addition, Rhode Island grabbed 30 rebounds (10 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Rhode Island totaled 18 assists and had 1 steal in this game. In reference to the defense, Detroit allowed their opponent to shoot 45.8% from the floor on 27 out of 59 shooting. They also distributed 13 dimes in this game while forcing 11 turnovers and having 9 steals. In relation to hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 34 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Titans made 13 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 76.5%. Detroit wrapped up the game with a 45.5% field goal percentage (30 of 66) and made 2 out of their 9 3-pointers.

Orlando Lovejoy is someone who was a factor for this contest. He recorded 30 points on 11 of 21 shooting. He was on the court for 39 minutes and snagged 4 rebounds. He finished 52.4% from the field and also earned 7 dimes.

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Detroit will enter this contest with a mark of 3-5 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 13.1 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.3 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Detroit is snagging 43.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 94 dimes on the year, which is 198th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Titans are connecting on 32.6% on shots from distance (47 of 144) and 68.4% from the charity stripe. They average 69.1 pts per contest (301st in the nation) while going 40.5% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Titans are forcing 10.8 turnovers per game while drawing 16.9 fouls. They surrender 31.0% on 3-pointers while they are 180th in college hoops in points per game allowed (71.1). The Titans defense is allowing a FG percentage of 41.8% (194 of 464) and they relinquish 33.9 boards per contest as a team. They are 328th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 117 surrendered so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Eastern Michigan Eagles took home the win by a final score of 72-68 when they faced Northern Arizona. In relation to cleaning up the glass, Eastern Michigan allowed Northern Arizona to collect 44 in all (16 offensive). They finished 25.9% from distance by shooting 7 out of 27 and finished the contest at 7 out of 12 from the free throw line (58.3%). The Eagles permitted Northern Arizona to make 27 out of their 65 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.5% for the game. When this game wrapped up, the Eagles finished 24 for 55 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.6%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Eastern Michigan knocked down 5 of their 20 tries (25.0%). They were able to knock down 19 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 67.9%. Northern Arizona committed 19 personal fouls in the game which took the Eagles to the free throw line for 28 tries. They coughed it up 8 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. The Eagles collected 21 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 29 for this game.

Da'Sean Nelson ended up being a factor for the Eagles in the matchup. He buried 6 of 10 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 7 rebounds. He had 20 points in his 27 mins of playing time and had 2 assists in this contest.

Eastern Michigan has a win-loss record of 5-2 this season. The Eagles have committed 16.9 fouls every game and they hit 65.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.1 times per game (243rd in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 13.0 times per contest. Eastern Michigan has scored 478 points for the year (68.3 per contest) and they collect 35.4 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Eagles are shooting 43.5% from the field, which is ranked 237th in college basketball.

The Eagles on the defensive side of the court are 100th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 67.0. They are able to force 13.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.8% from the field (152nd in the country). The Eastern Michigan defense allows 28.8% on three-point shots (45 of 156) and opponents are converting on 73.3% of their free throw shots. They have given up 11.4 dimes and 35.0 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 103rd and 193rd in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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