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Posted at 1:30 PM EST.

Detroit +101 over OAKLAND

7:00 PM EST. Oakland is 5-5 in the conference and 3-1 at home. This is a team with consistency and pedigree. Even the greats have down years, and Greg Kampe currently finds his Oakland Golden Grizzlies program in something of a lull. Oakland’s KenPom ranking has declined in four consecutive seasons, and the team’s league record dipped below .500 last year for only the second time since 2006. Having captained the Golden Grizz ship since 1984, this is certainly not the first rut Kampe has found himself in, and time and again he’s re-elevated the program back to the top of the conference, so odds are the 64-year-old will once again reverse Oakland’s course. The question, though, is whether that turnaround will be immediate or a gradual build.

As a tiny home favorite, the Golden Grizz figure to attract a lot of attention here. They are only 5-12 overall but they have played the 6th ranked Strength of Schedule (SOS) in the country, they have a better conference record than Detroit Mercy and they have now won two straight. We’re urging you not to bite.

Detroit has played the 48th ranked SOS in the land. They are just 3-7 overall and 2-4 in the conference and they are without pedigree. The Titans are also 1-5 against the spread. However, there are many things to suggest that the Titans are the right choice here. For one, KenPom has Detroit ranked 211th, which is 50 positions higher than Oakland’s 261st ranking.

In the wake of last year’s disaster, HC Mike Davis overhauled the roster in the blink of an eye. His son and program cornerstone, Antoine, shouldered a heavy burden last season but thanks to daddy’s magnetic pull on the transfer wire, baby Davis now has a myriad of outlets to spray the rock to when inevitable double teams come. Be it Bul Kuol from Cal Baptist, Matt Johnson from St. Bonaventure or Marquell Fraser from Idaho, the weight of the world has been lifted off of Davis’ shoulders this season. Predictably, building chemistry and rapport with all the new faces has been tricky, but the Titans have been competitive in nearly every game this season — just not always for the full 40 minutes. That consistency should come with time, making Detroit a sneaky darkhorse to make some noise in the Horizon League. Everything points to this being the trap of the night so avoid Oakland at all costs. The line says so.

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