The Milwaukee Panthers and the Detroit Titans meet in college basketball action from Calihan Hall on Friday night.
The Milwaukee Panthers will look to build on their 63-48 win over Green Bay last time out. DeAndre Gholston leads the Panthers in scoring with 15.8 PPG along with 5.3 RPG while Patrick Baldwin Jr. has 13.4 PPG and 6.6 RPG in eight games so far this season. Josh Thomas has 9.5 PPG while Donovan Newby has 8.2 PPG as well for the Panthers on the year. Joey St. Pierre leads the Panthers on the glass with 6.6 RPG while Jordan Lathon has a team-high 3.1 APG to lead the Panthers in the assist department as well this season. As a team, Milwaukee is averaging 64.4 PPG on 41.7% shooting from the field, 30.9% from three and 70.8% from the foul line while allowing 68 PPG on 38.3% shooting from the field and 30.9% from three this season.
The Detroit Titans will look to build on their 89-75 win over Central Michigan last time out. Antoine Davis leads the Titans in scoring and assists with 22.2 PPG and 5.2 APG along with 3.8 RPG while Madut Akec has 15.9 PPG with a team-high 8.5 RPG to lead the Titans on the glass as the only other double-digit scorer for Detroit so far this season. As a team, Detroit is averaging 68 PPG on 41.2% shooting from the field, 35.6% from three and 78.1% from the foul line while allowing 71.7 PPG on 46.7% shooting from the floor and 35.2% from three this season.
Milwaukee is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a losing record while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 road games against a team with a home winning percentage above .600. Detroit is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a losing record and 6-0-1 ATS in their last 7 home games against a team with a losing road record while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 Friday games.
I get why Detroit would be favored at home here, but this is a matchup that’s seen the underdog and road team dominate over the years. I don’t think there’s all that much separating these two teams, so I’ll take my chances with Milwaukee and the points here.