Detroit Mercy vs. Milwaukee Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Horizon League Tournament
04 March 2026

The No. 3 seed Detroit Mercy Titans (15-14, 12-8 Horizon League) and the No. 8 seed Milwaukee Panthers (12-19, 8-12 Horizon League) face off in the Horizon League Tournament Wednesday at Calihan Hall, tipping off at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. Detroit Mercy is favored by 1.5 points. Both teams are looking to take another step toward a conference title and an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament bracket. The matchup's point total is set at 151.5.
Detroit Mercy won its last matchup 95-89 against Oakland on Saturday. Orlando Lovejoy scored a team-high 29 points for Detroit Mercy in the win. Milwaukee's most recent game on Wednesday ended in a 78-65 win over Youngstown State. Stevie Elam's team-high 19 points paced Milwaukee in the victory.
Detroit Mercy vs. Milwaukee Odds and Game Time
- When: Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
- Where: Calihan Hall in Detroit, Michigan
- Spread favorite: Detroit Mercy -1.5
- Moneyline favorite: Detroit Mercy -140
- Moneyline underdog: Milwaukee +115
- Over/Under: 151.5 points
How to watch Detroit Mercy vs. Milwaukee
- TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Detroit Mercy vs. Milwaukee
- This season, Detroit Mercy and its opponents have combined to outscore Wednesday's total of 151.5 points 16 times.
- There have been 15 Milwaukee games that ended with a combined score higher than 151.5 points this season.
- Together, the two teams combine for 154.4 points per game, 2.9 points more than the total of 151.5 for this matchup.
- This matchup's point total is 6.7 fewer points than the 158.2 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2024.
- This season, the average over/under for Detroit Mercy's games is 156.4 points, 4.9 more than the total of 151.5 points set for this contest.
- The over/under for this contest is 4.7 points lower than the average over/under in Milwaukee's games this season of 156.2.
Betting the Spread: Detroit Mercy vs. Milwaukee
- Against the spread, Detroit Mercy is 18-9-0 this year.
- The Titans have been favored by 1.5 points or more five times this season and are 4-1 ATS in those matchups.
- Milwaukee is 12-18-0 against the spread this year.
- The Panthers are 6-9 ATS when underdogs by 1.5 points or more this year.
- Detroit Mercy is 7-4 against the spread, and 6-5 overall, at home.
- Detroit Mercy is 3-1 ATS as a 1.5-point favorite or more at home.
- On the road, Milwaukee is 3-13 overall and 6-10 against the spread.
- Away from home, Milwaukee has two wins ATS (2-3) as 1.5-point underdogs or more.
Betting the Moneyline: Detroit Mercy vs. Milwaukee
- Detroit Mercy has been the moneyline favorite in four games this season and won three (75%) of those contests.
- The Titans have played as a favorite of -140 or more twice this season and won both games.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Detroit Mercy has a 58.3% chance to win.
- Milwaukee has been a moneyline underdog in 15 games this season and has come away with the win three times (20%) in those contests.
- This season, the Panthers have been victorious one time in 12 chances when named as an underdog of at least +115 or worse on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Milwaukee has a 46.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
