The Detroit Titans (5-3) play the UCF Knights (5-3) at Calihan Hall. The game gets underway at 1:00 pm ET on Saturday, Dec. 19 and will air on ES3.
The Titans beat Bowling Green 95-80 the last time they played. Paris Bass led all scorers on the team with 25 points on 9-for-16 shooting. The Knights, meanwhile, are coming off a 75-61 win over Florida Atlantic in their last outing. A.J. Davis played well, accumulating 21 points and 15 rebounds to claim his first double-double of the season.
Detroit is a four-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is 151 points. The Titans enter the game with records of 5-3 Straight Up (SU) and 5-1 Against The Spread (ATS). The Titans come into the game with the nation’s 20th-ranked home scoring offense, averaging 91.2 points per game on their own court.
On the other side, the Knights have a 5-3 SU record and have covered the spread in all of their matchups so far. The Knights rank 22nd in the country in road scoring, averaging 80.7 points per game. UCF is one of the better rebounding teams in Division I. The Knights average 44.9 rebounds per game, making them the fifth-best team in the country for that category. Shifting to the other side of the court, teams seem to consistently miss shots against the Knights, who are the 11th-best team in the nation in terms of opponent field goal percentage allowed at .366. They average 6.1 blocks per game, good for 18th in the nation. UCF may be taking trips to the free throw line early and often with the Titans averaging 22.4 fouls per game, one of the highest marks in Division I.
This game marks the first time these teams will play this season. The last time Detroit and UCF played, UCF won, moving its SU record against the Titans to 1-0. Additionally, UCF leads the matchup ATS with a record of 1-0.
Predictions: SU Winner – Det, ATS Winner – UCF, O/U – Over
Notes
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
The Detroit Titans average 85.2 points per game, ranking 26th in the nation. The UCF Knights rank 96th in points allowed with 67.0.
UCF is one of the top-scoring teams on the road, averaging 80.7 points per game (ranked 22nd). Detroit, on the other hand, allows 72.0 points per home game (ranked 258th).
On average, Detroit has 76.2 possessions per game and scores 1.119 points on each possession. UCF has both fewer possessions (68.8) and scores fewer points during those possessions (1.085).
The UCF Knights average an effective field goal percentage of 51.4% this season. The Detroit Titans have a losing record of 1-3 when opponents have an eFG% of 51.4% or greater.
On average, Detroit attempts 24.0 three pointers and UCF attempts 19.0. Both teams have winning records when they have 20 or more three point attempts. The Detroit Titans sit at 4-2 and the UCF Knights are 3-1.
Ranked fifth in the nation, UCF averages 44.9 rebounds per game. Detroit ranks lower at 124th with 38.5 RPG.
The UCF Knights rank 82nd in offensive rebounds. The Detroit Titans rank 108th in the nation in defensive rebounds.
On average, UCF forces a turnover rate of 13.1%. When Detroit turns over the ball at a similar or higher rate, the team has a winning 3-1 record.
