Detroit Mercy vs. IU Indianapolis betting: College basketball preview for February 19

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The Detroit Mercy Titans (8-19, 4-12 Horizon League) bring a three-game losing streak into a home matchup with the IU Indianapolis Jaguars (8-19, 4-12 Horizon League), losers of three straight as well. The Jaguars are underdogs by only 1.5 points in the contest, which begins at 7:00 PM ET (on ESPN+) on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. The matchup has an over/under set at 146.5 points.

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Detroit Mercy vs. IU Indianapolis betting lines

  • Detroit Mercy moneyline odds to win: -121
  • IU Indianapolis moneyline odds to win: +101
  • Spread: Detroit Mercy (-1.5)
  • Total: 146.5

Detroit Mercy statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In home games, Detroit Mercy sports a better record against the spread (7-3-0) compared to its ATS record in away games (8-6-0).
  • The Titans have gone over the total in a higher percentage of home games (50%) than games on the road (35.7%).

Recent trends

  • The Titans’ offense has been less effective over their last 10 games, scoring 63.3 points a contest compared to the 66.6 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Detroit Mercy’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (74.7) is 0.2 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (74.5).
  • During their last 10 contests, the Titans are making 0.4 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (5.1 compared to 5.5 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from beyond the arc in that span (31.5% compared to 33.3% season-long).

Detroit Mercy betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 16-10-0 (Home: 7-3-0; Away: 8-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 2-0-0 (As Favorite: 2-0-0; As Underdog: 14-10-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-14-1 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 5-8-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-0 (Home: 2-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-19 (Home: 3-5; Away: 2-12)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40.7 (349th in nation) 42.6 (113th) 33.9 (82nd) 32.5 (266th) 10.9 (346th) 12.3 (274th)

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IU Indianapolis statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • IU Indianapolis has performed better against the spread away (8-5-0) than at home (4-5-0) this season.
  • In 2024-25 a lower percentage of the Jaguars’ games have finished above the over/under at home (66.7%, six of nine) compared to away (69.2%, nine of 13).
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Jaguars have won a lower percentage of games at home (1-6) than on the road (2-10).

Recent trends

  • The Jaguars have performed worse offensively over their previous 10 games, compiling 73.9 points per contest, 0.6 fewer points their than season average of 74.5.
  • In its previous 10 games, IU Indianapolis is surrendering 81.6 points per game, 5.6 more points than its season average (76.0).
  • The Jaguars are making 0.1 fewer three-pointers per contest over their previous 10 games (10.1) compared to their season average (10.2), but they are delivering a better three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (36.9%) compared to their season mark (36.4%).

IU Indianapolis betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-12-0 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 8-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 10-11-0 (As Favorite: 2-1-0; As Underdog: 10-11-0)
  • O-U-P: 15-9-0 (Home: 6-3-0; Away: 9-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-1 (Home: 1-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-18 (Home: 1-6; Away: 2-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.2 (315th in nation) 46.7 (323rd) 31.1 (245th) 32.0 (240th) 13.4 (201st) 10.3 (83rd)
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