Detroit Mercy vs Milwaukee Prediction 3/1/25 College Basketball Picks

The Detroit Titans and the Milwaukee Panthers meet Saturday in college basketball action from UWM Panther Arena. Here’s a Detroit vs Milwaukee prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Detroit vs Milwaukee pick. We will examine: 

The Detroit Titans recent form and player performance

The Milwaukee Panthers recent form and player performance 

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Detroit Titans

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Milwaukee Panthers

Recent betting trends in games played between Detroit and Milwaukee

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Detroit vs Milwaukee game

Detroit Titans Betting Preview

It’s been a rough year for the Titans so far; they’ve been able to win consecutive games only a couple of times. Detroit kicked things off on a 5-5 clip, then took losses to Wright State, Davidson, Northern Kentucky, Wisconsin and Youngstown State. After a win over Robert Morris, the Titans lost to Milwaukee, IUPUI, Fort Wayne, Oakland, Cleveland State and Wright State. Since then it’s been wins over Northern Kentucky and Green Bay followed by losses to Robert Morris, Youngstown State, Oakland, IUPUI, Cleveland State and Green Bay. In total that gives the Titans an 8-22 run through 30 games this year. 

In the Green Bay matchup on Thursday, the Titans came out of halftime sporting a 33-30 edge. Detroit was outscored 46-38 the rest of the way however, resulting in a 76-71 loss in the end. Top scorer during the defeat was TJ Nadeau with 15 points, eight rebounds and one assist. Orlando Lovejoy added 11 points with three assists and two steals, while Mak Manciel came off the bench for 10 points and one assist in 23 minutes of work. 

Milwaukee Panthers Betting Preview

Over on the Milwaukee side, they’ve fared much better this season. The Panthers kicked things off on a solid 10-4 run, taking losses to only Northern Iowa, Longwood, UCF and Southern Miss during that time. A 3-3 stretch ensued with wins over Detroit, Green Bay and Youngstown State mixed with losses to Oakland, Fort Wayne and Robert Morris. Milwaukee would go 3-2 over the next five with wins over Wright State, Northern Kentucky and IUPUI. Since then it’s been a 4-1 run with a lone loss to Robert Morris. Otherwise it’s been wins over Wright State, Northern Kentucky, Youngstown State and Oakland during that time, giving the Panthers a nice 20-10 overall run through 30 games on the season. 

Matched up against Oakland in their Thursday outing, the Panthers came out of the break with a 42-34 edge. Milwaukee was outscored 32-29 the rest of the way but held on for the win in the end 71-66. Leading the team in scoring was AJ McKee with 15 points and two rebounds in 26 minutes. Both Faizon Fields and Kentrell Pullian chipped in 12 points apiece, and Jamichael Stillwell had four points with five steals, three assists and a team-high 13 rebounds. 

Why the Milwaukee Panthers will win

• Detroit Mercy has lost each of its last 21 road games against Conference opponents.
• Milwaukee has won 11 of its last 13 games at UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena.
• Milwaukee has won the first half in eight of its last nine games at UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena.

Why the Detroit Mercy Titans will win

• Milwaukee has lost four of its last five day games against the Horizon League.
• Detroit Mercy has won three of its last four games against Milwaukee following a road loss.

Detroit vs Milwaukee Prediction 

I’m going to stay with Milwaukee. The Panthers took out a struggling Oakland team in their last outing despite a slow second half. Milwaukee didn’t shoot well (37.9 percent) and went just 3-of-20 (15 percent) from outside but also scored a whopping 30 points off 20 Grizzlies turnovers. The Panthers have won four of their last five games now with 71 or more points in each victory. Milwaukee hasn’t been super impressive offensively in their last pair, however. 

That said, the Panthers powered out a 64-56 road win the last time these teams met back on January 4. Milwaukee shot terribly in that one as well (30.8 percent) but controlled the game with a 49-33 rebounding edge. It was a sloppy effort on both sides with 32 total turnovers, so there’s plenty for the Panthers to improve upon in the home rematch.