IPFW Mastodons vs Detroit Titans Prediction, 1/21/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: IPFW Mastodons vs Detroit Titans

Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Location: Calihan Hall in Detroit, MI

TV: ESPN+

The IPFW Mastodons (11-8) are headed to Calihan Hall on Wednesday where they will play the Detroit Titans (8-10).

The IPFW Mastodons played Milwaukee and took home the win by a score of 100-82 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Mastodons walked away with 17 and Milwaukee recorded 15 personal fouls. They knocked down 7 of 17 shots from downtown. Milwaukee shot 81.0% from the charity stripe by burying 17 of 21 tries. Moreover, Milwaukee collected 32 boards (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Milwaukee distributed 9 assists and had 3 steals in this matchup. Concerning defending, IPFW let their opponent shoot 48.3% from the field on 29 of 60 shooting. They also distributed 20 dimes in the game as well as forcing 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 24 with 6 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Mastodons knocked down 15 of their 19 shots for a rate of 78.9%. IPFW finished the game having earned a 56.3% FG percentage (36 of 64) and converted 13 of their 23 three-point attempts.

Mikale Stevenson is one guy who came through for the game. He walked away from this one shooting 63.2% from the field and totaled 6 dimes. He played for 32 minutes and pulled down 2 rebounds. He ended up scoring 34 points on 12 of 19 shooting.

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IPFW comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 11-8 this season. They lose possession via turnover 10.2 times per game and as a team they commit 15.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, IPFW is snagging 30.5 boards per contest and has racked up 278 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 130th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Mastodons are shooting 34.5% on shots from downtown (187 of 542) and 71.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 80.1 pts per game (118th in the nation) while hitting 47.1% from the field.

On defense, the Mastodons are forcing 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.2 personal fouls. They give up 35.6% from 3-point land and they are ranked 268th in the country in opponents PPG (76.6). The Mastodons defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.3% (519 of 1,146) and they relinquish 37.7 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 310th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 289 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last played, the Detroit Titans took home the win by a final score of 80-77 against IU Indy. When talking about rebounding, Detroit allowed IU Indy to pull down 31 in all (10 offensive). They finished shooting 20.7% from distance by going 6 out of 29 and finished the game at 7 out of 10 from the free throw line (70.0%). The Titans allowed IU Indy to bury 32 of their 69 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.4% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Titans ended up shooting 24 for 61 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.3%. When talking about shots from distance, Detroit converted 6 of their 17 attempts (35.3%). They were able to convert 26 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 86.7%. IU Indy was called for 21 fouls in this matchup which got the Titans to the free throw line for 30 shots. They turned it over 12 times, while earning 8 steals for the game. The Titans snagged 24 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for the matchup.

Tyler Spratt ended up being a major contributor for the Titans in this matchup. He knocked down 3 of 9 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and earned 8 rebounds. He totaled 16 points in his 27 mins of playing time and accumulated 1 assist for this game.

Detroit has a win-loss mark of 8-10 this year. As an offensive team, the Titans are shooting 42.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 311th in college hoops. Detroit has accounted for 1,387 points for the campaign (77.1 per contest) and they average 39.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.7 times per game (288th in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.9 times per contest. The Titans commit 20.1 personal fouls every game while shooting 75.6% from the free throw line.

The Titans on the defensive side of the court are 309th in D-1 in points given up per game with 79.2. They are able to force 11.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.6% from the floor (237th in college hoops). The Detroit defense gives up 33.5% on 3-pointers (162 of 483) and opponents are connecting on 70.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 16.5 assists and 35.7 boards per game, which is 338th and 245th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit

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