The Detroit Mercy Titans (8-14, 4-7 Horizon) visit the Youngstown State Penguins (16-6, 8-3) Sunday. Tip from Beeghly Center is at 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the 'Detroit Mercy vs. Youngstown State odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Detroit Mercy brings its 3-10 road record into Youngstown to avenge an early January loss. The Penguins toppled the Titans 84-79 on Jan. 12 as 2-point favorites. Youngstown State is 3-1 since that game, while Detroit Mercy is 2-2.
The Penguins enter off a 77-73 victory over Oakland on Friday and will look to continue with their hot offensive output which currently ranks 6th in the nation with 84.1 points per game. Keeping up that output should be possible as Detroit Mercy ranks 333rd in the nation with 77.2 points allowed per game.
The Titans, also a high-scoring squad, put up 75.9 points per game (78th) and the Penguins allow 73.1 points per game (275th). There should be plenty of fireworks on the offensive side of the floor and Sunday’s meeting should be a high-scoring affair.