Detroit Titans vs Xavier Musketeers Prediction, 11/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Titans vs Xavier Musketeers

Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Location: Cintas Center in Cincinnati, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Detroit Titans (0-1) are en route to Cintas Center on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Xavier Musketeers (2-0).

The Detroit Titans played Marquette and ended up losing by a score of 93-32 in their last game. Detroit ended with a 22.0% field goal percentage (13 out of 59) and knocked down 5 out of their 28 3-pointers. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Titans made 1 of their 2 attempts for a rate of 50.0%. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 30 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 5 assists while forcing the opposition into 3 turnovers, but wrapped up the game with no steals. In terms of defending, Detroit let their opponent shoot 48.1% from the floor on 37 of 77 shooting. Marquette earned 25 dimes and had 12 steals in the game. Moreover, Marquette snagged 45 rebounds (16 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Marquette shot 70.0% from the charity stripe by burying 7 of their 10 attempts. They made 12 of 39 attempts from beyond the arc. Regarding fouls, the Titans left the arena with 11 while Marquette recorded 10 fouls.

Xavier Istomin-Monroe is someone who was a major contributor in this contest. He ended up going 33.3% from the field but didn't record a dime. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins and also totaled 4 rebounds. He ended up scoring 2 points on 1 out of 3 shooting.

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Detroit steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 0-1 for the year. They turn it over 20.0 times per game and as a group they are committing 11.0 fouls per contest. As a unit, Detroit is grabbing 36.0 boards per game and has accounted for 5 dimes this year, which is 365th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Titans are shooting 17.9% on 3-point shots (5 of 28) and 50.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 32.0 points per contest (365th in D-1) while connecting on 22.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Titans are forcing 3.0 turnovers per game while drawing 10.0 fouls. They are conceding 30.8% on shots from downtown and they are 351st in the country in opponents PPG (93.0). Titans defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 48.1% (37 of 77) and they concede 48.0 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 161st in Division 1 in giving up assists with 25 relinquished for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Xavier Musketeers took home the win by a final score of 76-53 against Eastern Michigan. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Xavier permitted Eastern Michigan to pull down 33 in all (14 on the offensive glass). They went 26.1% from three-point range by going 6 of 23 and finished the contest at 15 of 18 from the free throw line (83.3%). The Musketeers allowed Eastern Michigan to convert 16 of their 58 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 27.6% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Musketeers shot 29 for 55 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.7%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Xavier buried 3 out of 14 attempts (21.4%). They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw tries for a rate of 60.0%. Eastern Michigan had 20 fouls in this matchup which took the Musketeers to the charity stripe for 25 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 14 steals for this contest. The Musketeers were able to collect 23 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for the contest.

Nikos Chitikoudis was important for the Musketeers for the matchup. He converted 4 of 4 for the contest for a field goal rate of 100.0%, and accumulated 6 rebounds. He racked up 9 points in his 20 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

Xavier has a record of 2-0 on the campaign. As an offense, the Musketeers are shooting 51.2% from the field, which has them ranked 66th in college hoops. Xavier has accounted for 173 pts on the year (86.5 per game) and they pull in 44.5 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 20.5 times per game (42nd in college) and they cough up possession 14.5 times per game. The Musketeers are committing 16.0 fouls every game and they hit 60.8% from the free throw line.

The Xavier defense concedes 18.4% on 3-pointers (9 of 49) and their opponents are knocking down 72.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 11.5 assists and 36.0 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 130th and 220th in D-1. The Musketeers are ranked 21st in college in PPG surrendered with 52.5. They have forced 20.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 28.5% from the field (6th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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