Detroit (9-10) Takes On Milwaukee (12-6)

Filed under Game Preview on January 13th, 2012

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Saturday is a date fans have been waiting for as Milwaukee hosts Detroit in a Horizon free-for-all. It takes place at 8:00 EST and you can catch it on Sports32.

Detroit is currently in 7th place in the conference and Milwaukee is in 1st. The Titans are 9-10 overall and are 3-4 in the Horizon. The Panthers maintain a record of 12-6 including 5-1 in the conference.

Milwaukee is a slight favorite to win. Milwaukee will have the home-court advantage, as they're 8-1 at home while Detroit is 2-6 on the road. The Panthers advantage is evident in the RPI, where they're ranked #108 and the Titans are ranked #219. Last year, the Titans had a record of 0-2 on the Panthers, with an average four point margin of defeat. Over the last four seasons, Detroit is 2-6 against Milwaukee, including 1-3 at U.S. Cellular Arena.

• Detroit is a better free-throw shooting team (73.6% vs 59.1%) than Milwaukee this season.
• LaMarcus Lowe is ranked 7th nationally in blocks
• It must sting. Detroit has blown out Milwaukee by 20 points or more on 4 occasions since 1997.
• Detroit is bigger. The average weight of the top 8 players on Detroit is 203 lbs compared to 193 lbs for Milwaukee.

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