Detroit vs PFW 2/26/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons will travel to Calihan Hall to take on the Detroit Mercy Titans this Saturday afternoon in College Basketball action.

The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons won their 8^th straight game and improved to 19-10 on the season after defeating the Oakland Golden Grizzlies, 81-70, this past Thursday. Purdue Fort Wayne was outstanding on the offensive end against Oakland and had no trouble pulling away for the victory after taking a 73-55 lead with 8:09 left in regulation. Purdue Fort Wayne shot 54.2% from the field & 47.1% from beyond the arc while allowing Oakland to shoot 44.8% from the field & 28.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Mastodons was Damian Chong Qui who had 18 points, 2 rebounds, & 6 assists.

On the season, Purdue Fort Wayne is averaging 74.4 ppg on 46.1% shooting from the field. The Mastodons are averaging 9.9 three-pointers per game on 37.2% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Purdue Fort Wayne has been led by Jarred Godfrey (15.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 3.9 apg, 1.8 spg), Jalon Pipkins (13.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.6 spg), Damian Chong Qui (10.2 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 3.7 apg, 1.1 spg), & Deonte Billups (9.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.3 spg).

Defensively, Purdue Fort Wayne is allowing their opponents to an average of 69.1 ppg on 45.2% shooting from the field. The Mastodons have a rebound margin of -2.1 and a turnover margin of 2.1.

The Detroit Mercy Titans won their 3^rd straight game and improved to 13-13 on the season after defeating the Cleveland State Vikings, 74-67, this past Thursday. Detroit Mercy was outstanding on the offensive end against Cleveland State and was able to hold off the Vikings for the victory after taking a 64-51 lead with 5:21 left in regulation. Detroit Mercy shot 50.0% from the field & 41.4% from beyond the arc while allowing Cleveland State to shoot 53.2% from the field & 29.4% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Titans was Antonie Davis who had 24 points, 5 assists, & 1 steal.

On the season, Detroit Mercy is averaging 70.3 ppg on 43.4% shooting from the field. The Titans are averaging 10.5 three-pointers per game on 37.1% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Detroit Mercy has been led by Antoine Davis (23.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 4.6 apg, 1.0 spg), Madut Akec (13.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.0 apg, 1.6 spg), D.J. Harvey (8.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.1 apg), & Matt Johnson (7.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.0 spg).

Defensively, Detroit Mercy is allowing their opponents to an average of 69.2 ppg on 45.8% shooting from the field. The Titans have a rebound margin of -1.4 and a turnover margin of 1.0.

The Mastodons are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up win & 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a ATS win. The Titans are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Saturday games & 12-3-1 ATS in their last 16 home games.

Purdue Fort Wayne has been playing some great basketball as of late and has been led by their offense which ranks 102^nd in scoring offense, 74^th in FG%, & 14^th in three-pointers made per game. Detroit Mercy has been solid from beyond the arc, however, overall Detroit Mercy has been below average on both ends of the court as the Titans come into this game ranked just 201^st in scoring offense, 179^th in scoring defense, & 303^rd in defensive FG%. Detroit is a perfect 8-0 at home and has the best player on the court in Antoine Davis, however, Purdue Fort Wayne has been playing lights out as of late and between the fact that the Mastodons offense should have some success against the poor Detroit Mercy defense and that the Purdue Fort Wayne defeated Detroit Mercy by a 62-60 margin earlier in the season, I think the play here is to take Purdue Fort Wayne and the points. Good Luck!