Cleveland State vs Detroit 1/15/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Detroit Mercy Titans will travel to the Wolstein Center to take on the Cleveland State Vikings this Saturday afternoon in College Basketball action.

The Detroit Mercy Titans had their 3-game winning streak snapped and dropped to 5-8 on the season after being defeated by the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons, 62-60, this past Thursday. Detroit Mercy struggled offensively on the road against Purdue Fort Wayne and could not fight all the way back after the Mastodons took a 53-46 lead with 6:45 left in regulation. Detroit Mercy shot 36.5% from the field & 27.6% from beyond the arc while allowing Purdue Fort Wayne to shoot 38.9% from the field & 32.4% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Titans was Madut Akec who had a double-double with 15 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists, & 4 steals.

On the season, Detroit Mercy is averaging 68.7 ppg on 41.3% shooting from the field. The Titans are averaging 10.2 three-pointers per game on 36.5% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Detroit Mercy has been led by Antoine Davis (23.1 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 5.3 apg, 1.0 spg), Madut Akec (15.3 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.8 spg), Kevin McAdoo (6.6 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.6 apg), & Matt Johnson (6.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.5 apg).

Defensively, Detroit Mercy is allowing their opponents to average 70.1 ppg on 45.9% shooting from the field. The Titans have a rebound margin of -0.3 and a turnover margin of 0.2.

The Cleveland State Vikings had their 4-game winning streak snapped and dropped to 10-4 on the season after being defeated by the Oakland Golden Grizzlies, 70-65, this past Thursday. Cleveland State struggled from beyond the arc against Oakland and could not fight back after the Golden Grizzlies took a 67-63 lead with :24 seconds left in regulation. Cleveland State shot 43.8% from the field & 19.2% from beyond the arc while allowing Oakland to shoot 40.3% from the field & 30.4% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Vikings was D’Moi Hodge who had 20 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block, & 3 steals.

On the season, Cleveland State is averaging 75.6 ppg on 47.0% shooting from the field. The Vikings are averaging 6.0 three-pointers per game on 30.9% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Cleveland State has been led by D’Moi Hodge (15.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.3 apg, 2.3 spg, 1.0 bpg), Torrey Patton (13.1 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 3.9 apg, 1.5 spg), Tre Gomillion (9.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.1 apg), & Deante Johnson (8.8 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.1 bpg).

Defensively, Cleveland State is allowing their opponents to average 69.5 ppg on 41.7% shooting from the field. The Vikings have a rebound margin of 2.6 and a turnover margin of 3.5.

The Titans are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 January games. The Vikings are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games, however, are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 Saturday games.

Detroit Mercy has been a solid three-point shooting team this season as they rank 17^th in three-pointers made per game & 63^rd in 3P-FG%, however, the Titans have overall struggled on both ends of the court and currently rank just 258^th in scoring offense & 213rd in scoring defense. Cleveland State has been eld by their offense which ranks 97^th in scoring offense & 56^th in FG%, and although their defense ranks just 201^st in scoring defense, the Vikings have been solid forcing turnovers ranking 52^nd in steals per game & 35^th in turnover margin.

Detroit Mercy has one of the best players in the Horizon in Antoine Davis, however, this is a team that is just 2-8 on the road and have struggled overall on both sides of the court. Cleveland State is coming off a disappointing loss to Oakland, however, this is a solid team that should be able to have plenty of success offensively against Detroit and I think the Vikings will pull away from Detroit Mercy in the 2^nd half and do just enough to cover this home spread. Good Luck!