The Detroit Titans visit E.A. Diddle Arena to take on the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. The game starts at 8:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Dec. 22.
The Hilltoppers were blown out by Louisville 78-56 on Saturday. Fredrick Edmond was the team’s leading scorer, putting up 14 points. The Titans, meanwhile, are coming off a 95-89 win over UCF on Saturday. Chris Jenkins claimed his third double-double of the season with 26 points and 10 rebounds.
Western Kentucky is a three-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is sitting at 163 points. The Hilltoppers come into this game 6-5 Straight Up (SU) and 4-4 Against The Spread (ATS). Western Kentucky will look to take advantage of the Titans and their propensity to foul. Detroit ranks 328th in the nation in fouls, averaging 22.8 per game.
On the other side, the Titans have 6-3 SU and 6-1 ATS records. The Titans rank ninth in the country in scoring, averaging 86.3 points per game. The Titans convert their three-pointers at a high percentage, ranking 10th in the nation at .424.
Western Kentucky and Detroit have not played one another in a regular season matchup in recent years.
Predictions: SU Winner – Det, ATS Winner – Det, O/U – Over
Notes
Western Kentucky is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home.
Detroit is one of the top-scoring teams in the nation, averaging 86.3 points per game (ranked ninth). Western Kentucky, on the other hand, allows 76.7 points per game (ranked 279th).
In its last game, Western Kentucky lost by a margin of 22 points. Detroit is 2-1 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. Western Kentucky has a 2-2 record in blowouts.
Ranked 64th, the Detroit Titans have an offensive rating of 112.4. The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers rank 320th with a defensive rating of just 111.2.
The Detroit Titans average a field goal percentage of 46.1% this season. The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers have a poor record of 2-5 when opponents have a FG% of 46.1% or greater.
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and the Detroit Titans both rank higher in average effective field goal percentage when compared to their field goal percentages. Western Kentucky is 79th and 69th in the nation for FG% and eFG% respectively, while Detroit is 84th and 49th in these categories.
Western Kentucky ranks 74th in blocks per game with 4.7 and Detroit ranks 70th with 4.8 blocks per game.
On average, Western Kentucky makes 3.7 steals per game. Detroit has a solid 5-3 record when it gives up at least 3 steals.
