The Detroit Mercy Titans and Oakland Golden Grizzlies meet Friday in college basketball action at the Athletics Center O’rena.

The Detroit Mercy Titans need a win here to rebound from a 3-7 record. The Detroit Mercy Titans are averaging 73 points on 43 percent shooting and allowing 76.2 points on 46.5 percent shooting. Antoine Davis is averaging 18.3 points and 3.3 assists while Matt Johnson is averaging 12.8 points and five rebounds. Bul Kuol is the third double-digit scorer and Marquell Fraser is grabbing six rebounds. The Detroit Mercy Titans are shooting 35.9 percent from beyond the arc and 77.7 percent from the free thitem line. The Detroit Mercy Titans are allowing 37.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.6 rebounds per game.

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Oakland Golden Grizzlies are averaging 70.8 points on 39 percent shooting and allowing 83.1 points on 48.1 percent shooting. Jalen Moore is averaging 16.8 points and four rebounds while Rashad Williams is averaging 12.9 points and 1.4 rebounds. Daniel Oladapo is grabbing 8.1 rebounds and Trey Townsend is grabbing 4.9 rebounds. The Oakland Golden Grizzlies are shooting 30.9 percent from beyond the arc and 70.4 percent from the free thitem line. The Oakland Golden Grizzlies are allowing 37.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.6 rebounds per game.

The Titans are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Golden Grizzlies are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 home games and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The over is 7-2 in Titans last 9 road games. The over is 11-4 in Golden Grizzlies last 15 overall. The underdog is 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings.

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies are a team I’ve blindly faded for much of the season due to their lack of defense, but they have improved the last couple of weeks and have been money against the number somehow. The Detroit Mercy Titans aren’t a good basketball team, and they have their issues defensively as well. Detroit also doesn’t cover numbers. If Oakland is favored, it just goes to show how bad the opposing team is. I’ll lay the bucket.