Cleveland St. vs Detroit Mercy Prediction & Matchup

Cleveland St. is on the road playing Detroit Mercy at the Calihan Hall stadium on Thursday, 2/2/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Detroit Mercy is the betting favorite opening at 0 and the line hasn't moved.

A Horizon League game between the Cleveland State Vikings (14-9, 9-3 Horizon) and Detroit Mercy Titans (8-15, 4-8 Horizon) will take place at Calihan Hall on Thursday. In its third consecutive victory and sixth in the last seven games, Cleveland State defeated IUPUI 78-72 on Sunday. Three other teams are tied for first place in the Horizon League with Cleveland State. Youngstown State defeated Detroit Mercy 73-63 on Sunday, making it three straight losses for the Titans. Players from Cleveland State and Detroit Mercy are not listed on their respective injury lists.

As the Horizon League's top team, Cleveland State is battling for first place

Cleveland State is one of four teams at 9-3 in the Horizon League standings, two games ahead of the Oakland Grizzlies in fifth place. There will be a lot of importance attached to Cleveland's remaining eight regular season games for seeding in the conference tournament. Cleveland averages 70.3 points per game while kicking 45.6% from the field and 30.7% from long distance. As a team, the Vikings allow 65.8 points per game, while holding opponents' field goal shooting percentage to 41.9% and shooting percentage to 32.0%.

The Detroit Mercy team scores a lot, but concedes a lot as well

Detroit Mercy's Antoine Davis is the nation's leading scorer with an average of 26.0 points per game, and the Titans average 75.3 points per game as a team. The Detroit Pistons are 18th in the nation with a 43.0% overall shooting percentage and a 38.5% three-point shooting percentage. In contrast, Detroit Mercy is allowing 77.0 points per game while opponents are shooting 46.4% overall and 37.7% from long distance.

While Detroit is well down the Horizon League standings, Cleveland State has a lot more to play for in this matchup. The first matchup between the two teams played earlier this season ended with Cleveland State winning by 15 points and covering as a 2-point home favorite. Cleveland State has covered the spread in each of its last five games, with the only missed cover occurring when they defeated IUPUI by six points as a 17-point favorite. It has failed to cover the spread in all four of its last four games and in seven of its last nine overall. The Titans lack enough offensive firepower to compete with most opponents despite having the nation's leading scorer (26.0 ppg) on their team.

Vikings vs Titans Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Titans to win tonight's game by 6 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts Titans to cover the 0 point spread and the total to go over 145.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Cleveland St. 75 to Detroit Mercy 81

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Cleveland St. Vikings and Detroit Mercy Titans, plus recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

• Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be CLEST 72.75, DET 72.75.
• Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Detroit Mercy will win straight-up is 52%.
• 54% of SportsJaw players predict Detroit Mercy Titans to cover.
• OddsShark has not made a prediction yet.
• 65% picked Detroit Mercy Titans on Covers.com

Cleveland St. Highlights

With a power ranking of 85, Cleveland St. is ranked #220 in offense (scoring an average of 69.95 per game), #70 in defense (allowing an average of 65.55 points to be scored against them per game) and are 14-9 (12-9 ATS) this season.

Detroit Mercy Highlights

Detroit Mercy Titans has a power ranking of 157 and are #84 for offense (scoring an average of 75.91 per game), #345 for defense (giving up an average of 77.23 points per game) and 8-15 (9-12-1 ATS) overall. Cleveland St. went 1-2 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Detroit Mercy.

Cleveland St. Offensive Stats

• The Vikings are ranked #220 in offense scoring an average of 69.95 per game.
• The Vikings hit an average of 45.28% of their field goals (ranked #141 in the NCAAB) and 69.82% of their free throws (ranked #234 in the NCAAB) per game.
• Cleveland St. makes an average of 30.62% of their three pointers (ranked #327 in the NCAAB).
• Cleveland St. averages 34.73 rebounds per game (ranked # 207 in the NCAAB).
• The Vikings average 12.73 offensive assists and 11.05 turnovers per game (ranked # 223 and 35 respectively).

Detroit Mercy Offensive Stats

• The Titans are ranked #220 in offense scoring an average of 69.95 per game.
• The Titans hit an average of 43.14% of their field goals (ranked #262 in the NCAAB) and 75.41% of their free throws (ranked #34 in the NCAAB) per game.
• Detroit Mercy makes an average of 38.90% of their three pointers (ranked #15 in the NCAAB).
• Detroit Mercy averages 35.50 rebounds per game (ranked # 162 in the NCAAB).
• The Titans average 12.14 offensive assists and 11.55 turnovers per game (ranked # 223 and 66 respectively).

Cleveland St. Defensive Stats

• The Vikings are ranked #220 in offense scoring an average of 69.95 per game.
• The Vikings hit an average of 41.69% of their field goals (ranked #81 in the NCAAB) and 70.99% of their free throws (ranked #188 in the NCAAB) per game.
• Cleveland St. makes an average of 31.34% of their three pointers (ranked #77 in the NCAAB).
• Cleveland St. averages 34.64 rebounds per game (ranked # 34.64 in the NCAAB).
• The Vikings average 12.41 defensive assists and 14.09 turnovers per game (ranked # 166 and 103 respectively).

Detroit Mercy Defensive Stats

• The Titans are ranked #220 in offense scoring an average of 69.95 per game.
• The Titans hit an average of 46.50% of their field goals (ranked #327 in the NCAAB) and 78.02% of their free throws (ranked #361 in the NCAAB) per game.
• Detroit Mercy makes an average of 37.05% of their three pointers (ranked #335 in the NCAAB).
• Detroit Mercy averages 34.95 rebounds per game (ranked # 34.95 in the NCAAB).
• The Titans average 13.95 defensive assists and 11.45 turnovers per game (ranked # 166 and 303 respectively).

Betting Summary

• Vikings has advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).
• The Scorecaster model predicts Titans to cover the 0 point spread and the total to go over 145.5 points.
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Written by SportsJaw Staff
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