Detroit Titans vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies Prediction, 2/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Titans vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Location: OU Credit Union O'rena in Rochester, MI

TV: ESPN+

OU Credit Union O'rena is the site where the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (16-14) will try to defeat the Detroit Titans (14-14) on Saturday.

The Detroit Titans faced Robert Morris and went home with a loss by a final score of 73-62 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Titans ended up finishing with 19 while Robert Morris had 11 fouls. They made 10 out of their 28 attempts from beyond the arc. Robert Morris ended up shooting 77.3% at the charity stripe by making 17 of 22 shots. Additionally, Robert Morris had 37 boards (14 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Robert Morris earned 17 assists and had 9 steals for the game. In reference to the defense, Detroit allowed the other team to go 37.7% from the floor on 23 of 61 shooting. They also dished out 12 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and having 5 steals. In regard to getting rebounds, they collected 32 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Titans knocked down 8 of their 10 shots for a rate of 80.0%. Detroit finished the contest with a 44.6% FG percentage (25 out of 56) and converted 4 of their 16 three-point attempts.

Orlando Lovejoy is a player who was a major factor for this game. He finished the game shooting 53.8% from the floor and distributed 4 assists. He played 35 mins played and collected 3 rebounds. He ended up with 19 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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Detroit heads into this one with a mark of 14-14 for the year. They are giving up possession 11.7 times per game and as a team are committing 19.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Detroit is grabbing 38.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 362 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 274th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Titans are connecting on 34.6% on 3-point shots (188 of 543) and 76.9% from the free throw line. They average 77.1 points per contest (154th in the nation) while hitting 44.2% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Titans are forcing 10.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.0 fouls. They currently rank 309th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 437 relinquished this year. The Titans defense is giving up a FG percentage of 44.4% (746 of 1,681) and they relinquish 34.7 boards per contest as a squad. They are conceding 33.2% on 3-point attempts and they rank 301st in D-1 in opponents points per game (78.3).

When they last played, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies took home the win by a final score of 86-74 when they played IU Indy. In regard to rebounding, Oakland allowed IU Indy to get 25 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 42.9% from beyond the arc by shooting 12 of 28 and ended up shooting 4 of 10 from the charity stripe (40.0%). The Golden Grizzlies allowed IU Indy to convert 29 out of 61 attempts from the field which had them at 47.5% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Golden Grizzlies walked away from this one shooting 34 out of 62 from the floor which had them sitting at 54.8%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Oakland converted 4 of their 11 tries (36.4%). They were able to bury 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 63.6%. IU Indy earned 18 personal fouls for the game which took the Golden Grizzlies to the charity stripe for a total of 22 shots. They turned it over 9 times, while recording 13 steals in this contest. The Golden Grizzlies earned 21 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 29 in this game.

Brody Robinson ended up being a factor for the Golden Grizzlies in the matchup. He scored 19 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 13 assists for the matchup. He made 5 of 9 in this game for a rate of 55.6%, but wasn't able to snag a rebound.

Oakland has a win-loss record of 16-14 this year. As an offense, the Golden Grizzlies are connecting on 47.4% from the field, which ranks 52nd in the country. Oakland has tallied 2,469 points for the season (82.3 per game) and they pull in 34.9 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 15.7 times per game (82nd in college) and they are turning it over 10.4 times per game. The Golden Grizzlies are committing 14.7 fouls every game while shooting 74.9% from the charity stripe.

The Golden Grizzlies are ranked 344th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 81.1. They are able to force 11.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.0% from the floor (320th in college). The Oakland defense gives up 34.0% on three-point shots (278 of 818) and their opposition makes 72.8% of their free throw attempts. They give up 20.1 assists and 36.5 boards every game, which has them ranked 365th and 303rd in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland

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