Teams looking for their first Horizon League win of the season clash when the Detroit Mercy Titans (0-13, 0-2 Horizon) battle the IUPUI Jaguars (4-9, 0-2 Horizon) on Friday at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, Ind., at noon ET. The Titans are 1.5-point favorites in the latest Detroit Mercy vs. IUPUI odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 141.5
(see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page). 

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The model knows Detroit Mercy senior guard Jayden Stone is among the Horizon League's top scorers, averaging 18.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.5 steals per game. Stone injured his ankle against Loyola Marymount on Dec. 18 and played just three minutes. He then missed the last two games, but is considered day-to-day and should be back on Friday. His best game so far was a 34-point, six-rebound, four-assist and three-steal performance in a 76-72 loss against Eastern Michigan on Nov. 21.  

The model also knows the Jaguars are led by junior guard Jlynn Counter, who has reached double-digit scoring in 10 of 13 games this season. He poured in a season-high 23 in a 73-67 loss to Linwood on Dec. 16. He followed that up with an 18-point performance in the win over Defiance. Counter is in his second season with the program and is averaging 16.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

Now, the model has set its sights on Detroit Mercy vs. IUPUI. We can tell you the model is leaning Under on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits well over 60% of the time! You ABSOLUTELY need to see the model before locking in any college basketball picks.

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