Notre Dame vs. Detroit Mercy betting: College basketball preview for Nov. 7

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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-0) are heavy, 21.5-point favorites against the Detroit Mercy Titans (0-1) on Friday, November 7, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET. The matchup airs on ACC Network Extra. The matchup has an over/under of 147.5.

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Notre Dame Cover -21.5 vs Detroit Mercy -108

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Notre Dame vs. Detroit Mercy betting lines

  • Notre Dame moneyline odds to win: -5263
  • Detroit Mercy moneyline odds to win: +1733
  • Spread: Notre Dame (-21.5)
  • Total: 147.5

Notre Dame statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Notre Dame did a better job covering the spread when playing at home (7-9-0) last season than it did in road tilts (5-7-0).
  • The Fighting Irish went over the over/under less often at home last year, hitting the over in seven of 16 home matchups (43.8%). In road games, they hit the over in seven of 12 games (58.3%).
  • Notre Dame won a higher percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last season, going 9-2 (.818). On the road as a moneyline favorite, it sported a record of 3-2 (.600).

Last season stats

  • Offensively, the Fighting Irish were the 212th-ranked team in the nation (72.6 points per game) last year. On defense, they were 195th (72.5 points conceded per game).
  • Notre Dame was 194th in college basketball in rebounds per game (31.6) and 56th in rebounds conceded (29.1) last year.
  • Last season the Fighting Irish were ranked 323rd in college basketball in assists with 11.4 per game.

Notre Dame betting records last season

  • ATS Record: 15-17-1 (Home: 7-9-0; Away: 5-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 21.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 6-10-0; As Underdog: 9-7-1)
  • O-U-P: 16-17-0 (Home: 7-9-0; Away: 7-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-4 (Home: 9-2; Away: 3-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-14 (Home: 2-3; Away: 0-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.1 (152nd in nation) 44.9 (245th) 31.6 (194th) 29.1 (56th) 11.4 (323rd) 10.3 (98th)

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Detroit Mercy statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Last season, Detroit Mercy was 8-4-0 at home against the spread (.667 winning percentage). On the road, it was 8-9-0 ATS (.471).
  • Titans games went above the over/under more often at home (six times out of 12) than away (eight of 17) last year.
  • The Titans, when moneyline underdogs, won a higher percentage of games at home (3-6) than away (2-15) last season.

Last season stats

  • The Titans posted 67.1 points per game (331st-ranked in college basketball) last season, while ceding 75.9 points per contest (292nd-ranked).
  • Detroit Mercy grabbed 33.7 rebounds per game (72nd-ranked in college basketball) last year, while allowing 32.0 rebounds per contest (233rd-ranked).
  • The Titans dished out just 10.8 dimes per game, which ranked 13th-worst in college basketball.

Detroit Mercy betting records last season

  • ATS Record: 17-14-0 (Home: 8-4-0; Away: 8-9-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 21.5+: 3-0-0 (As Favorite: 2-1-0; As Underdog: 15-13-0)
  • O-U-P: 15-15-1 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 8-8-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-1 (Home: 2-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-23 (Home: 3-6; Away: 2-15)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.2 (338th in nation) 43.2 (130th) 33.7 (72nd) 32.0 (233rd) 10.8 (346th) 12.5 (306th)
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