Detroit Mercy vs. Cleveland State prediction: Why Cleveland State is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/6/2025]

Cleveland State and Detroit Mercy are scheduled to meet in men's college basketball action at Wolstein Center on Saturday, starting at 2:00PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects Cleveland State as the most likely winner of the Detroit Mercy vs. Cleveland State game.

This article offers further insights into Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Detroit Mercy vs. Cleveland State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Detroit Mercy and Cleveland State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Cleveland State a 55% chance of beating Detroit Mercy. Our predicted final score has Cleveland State winning 79-78.

According to our model, Detroit Mercy (+2.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the 162.5-point over/under has a 55% chance of staying under.

Detroit Mercy vs. Cleveland State odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Detroit Mercy vs. Cleveland State picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: