The Detroit Mercy Titans and the NC State Wolfpack meet in college basketball action from the PNC Arena on Saturday afternoon. Can the Titans pull off the massive upset for their first win of the year? Or will the Wolfpack hold down home court? Let’s take a look with our Detroit Mercy vs. NC State Prediction.

Detroit Mercy Team Preview

The Detroit Mercy Titans come into this one looking to pick up their first win after falling to 0-12 with a 75-63 loss to Central Michigan last time out. Jayden Stone leads the Titans in scoring and rebounding with 18.9 PPG and 5.9 RPG while Marcus Tankersley has 13 PPG with 4.7 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for the Titans up to this point in the year. Edoardo Del Cadia has 8.7 PPG with 5.9 RPG of his own and a team-high 2.2 APG to hold the team lead in assists for Detroit Mercy while Donovann Toatley has 8 PPG as well on the year. As a team, Detroit Mercy is averaging 61 PPG on 39.6% shooting from the field, 26.7% from three and 68.9% from the foul line this season. Detroit Mercy is at the very bottom of the Horizon standings.

NC State Team Preview

The NC State Wolfpack come into this one looking to build on their 82-70 win over Saint Louis last time out. DJ Horne leads the Wolfpack in scoring with 14 PPG along with 2.5 APG while Jayden Taylor has 13.6 PPG with 4.4 RPG. DJ Burns Jr. has 13.5 PPG with 5.4 RPG and a team-high 2.8 APG to lead the Wolfpack in the assist department while Casey Morsell has 13.1 PPG with 2.9 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for NC State up to this point in the year. Mohamed Diarra has a team-high 5.7 RPG as well for the Wolfpack this season. As a team, NC State is averaging 79.5 PPG on 45.8% shooting from the field, 34.9% from three and 69.6% from the foul line this season.

Detroit Mercy vs. NC State Prediction

I’m backing NC State here. I know these lines are going to start getting out of hand if they haven’t already, but the thing is until Detroit Mercy gives us a reason to back them, I’m going to keep running the other way when I see them on the board. The Wolfpack are the far better team to begin with, but the Titans just can’t get out of their own way. Give me the Wolfpack in a rout. You can use this pick as a part of your parlay.