Detroit Mercy vs. Cleveland State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 11

The Detroit Mercy Titans (6-9, 3-3 Horizon League) host the Cleveland State Vikings (5-12, 1-5 Horizon League) at Calihan Hall, starting at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, January 11, 2026. The Titans are 7-point favorites in the game. The matchup's over/under is set at 159.5.

In its last game on Friday, Detroit Mercy suffered an 84-82 loss to Wright State. In Detroit Mercy's loss, Legend Geeter led the way with a team-high 22 points (adding six rebounds and zero assists). Cleveland State's most recent outing was a 97-72 loss to Oakland on Friday. Cleveland State got a team-best 16 points from Dayan Nessah in the loss.

Detroit Mercy vs. Cleveland State Odds and Game Time

• When: Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 1 p.m. ET
• Where: Calihan Hall in Detroit, Michigan
• Spread favorite: Detroit Mercy -7
• Moneyline favorite: Detroit Mercy -333
• Moneyline underdog: Cleveland State +268
• Over/Under: 159.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Detroit Mercy vs. Cleveland State

• Detroit Mercy and its opponents have combined to outscore Sunday's total (159.5 points) seven times this season.
• This season, 10 of Cleveland State's games have ended with a combined score higher than 159.5 points.
• The Titans average 76.1 points per game against the Vikings' 79.0, amounting to 4.4 points under the game's total of 159.5.
• This game's over/under is 2.8 fewer points than the 162.3 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2024.
• On average, the over/under in Detroit Mercy's games is 5.4 fewer points than the over/under of 159.5 in this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 3.9 points lower than the average over/under in Cleveland State's games this season (163.4 points).

Betting the Spread: Detroit Mercy vs. Cleveland State

• Detroit Mercy has nine wins against the spread in 13 games this season.
• Cleveland State has six wins against the spread in 14 games this season.
• The Vikings have an against the spread record of 5-5 in their 10 games as an underdog of 7 points or more this year.
• Detroit Mercy has two wins against the spread, and is 1-3 overall, at home this season.
• This year away from home, Cleveland State is 3-5 against the spread and 0-8 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Detroit Mercy vs. Cleveland State

• This season, Detroit Mercy has won two out of the three games in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Titans have not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -333.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Detroit Mercy has a 76.9% chance to win.
• Cleveland State has been a moneyline underdog in 11 games this season and has come away with the win one time (9.1%) in those contests.
• This year, the Vikings have won one of 10 games when listed as at least +268 or worse on the moneyline.
• Cleveland State has an implied victory probability of 27.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.