Detroit Titans vs Robert Morris Colonials Prediction, 3/9/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Titans vs Robert Morris Colonials

Date: Monday, March 9, 2026

Location: Corteva Coliseum in Indianapolis, IN

TV: ESPN2

The Robert Morris Colonials (22-10) will compete against the Detroit Titans (16-14) at Corteva Coliseum on Monday in the Horizon League Semifinals.

The Detroit Titans faced Milwaukee and went home with a win by a final score of 84-63 in their last contest. Detroit finished the contest having earned a 53.6% FG percentage (30 of 56) and made 7 of 19 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Titans converted 17 of 21 shots for a rate of 81.0%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 35 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 12 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In the matter of defense, Detroit allowed their opponent to shoot 37.1% from the field on 23 of 62 shooting. Milwaukee totaled 11 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. Additionally, Milwaukee collected 28 rebounds (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Milwaukee ended up going 60.0% from the charity stripe by converting 12 of their 20 attempts. They made 5 of their 22 attempts from distance. When talking about fouls, the Titans finished with 19 and Milwaukee racked up 19 fouls.

TJ Nadeau is one player who was a contributor for the game. He ended up with 17 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 31 mins played and also totaled 6 boards. He ended up shooting 53.8% from the field and earned 2 assists.

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Detroit heads into this one with a mark of 16-14 on the campaign. They are averaging 77.9 points per game (132nd in the nation) while going 44.8% from the field. The Titans are hitting 34.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (201 of 578) and 77.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Detroit is collecting 37.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 396 dimes so far this season, which ranks 262nd in college in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 11.4 times per contest and as a team they commit 19.4 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Titans have forced 10.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.1 personal fouls. They concede 33.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 301st in college in points per game from their opponents (78.2). The Titans defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 44.4% (800 of 1,800) and they relinquish 34.5 rebounds per game as a team. They are 307th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 466 relinquished this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Robert Morris Colonials got the victory with a final of 68-53 when they played Youngstown State. The Colonials corralled 28 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 40 in the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 7 steals for the contest. Youngstown State was called for 15 fouls for this contest which took the Colonials to the charity stripe for a total of 13 shots. They were able to convert 8 of the free throw tries for a rate of 61.5%. Concerning shots from distance, Robert Morris converted 10 of 21 tries (47.6%). Overall, the Colonials went 25 out of 52 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.1%. The Colonials allowed Youngstown State to bury 18 out of 56 tries from the field which had them shooting 32.1% in the matchup. They shot 22.2% from three-point range by shooting 6 out of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 14 at the free throw line (78.6%). In the matter of rebounding, Robert Morris permitted Youngstown State to get 28 in all (10 on the offensive glass).

Ryan Prather Jr. ended up being a major contributor for the Colonials in the game. He racked up 24 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and added 2 dimes in this contest. He converted 9 of 17 for this contest for a rate of 52.9%, and had 7 rebounds.

Robert Morris has a mark of 22-10 for the campaign. As an offense, the Colonials are connecting on 47.4% from the floor, which ranks 52nd in college hoops. Robert Morris has totaled 2,491 pts this season (77.8 per game) and they average 37.8 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 17.8 times per contest (16th in D-1) and they are giving up possession 12.5 times per contest. The Colonials are committing 18.1 personal fouls per contest and they hit 69.6% from the charity stripe.

The Colonials on defense are ranked 129th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 72.2. They are forcing 11.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.6% from the field (144th in the nation). The Robert Morris defense allows 33.0% on three-point shots (217 of 657) and their opposition knocks down 76.0% of their foul shots. They allow 12.8 assists and 30.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 130th and 15th in college.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Robert Morris and under the total points

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