Wright State vs Detroit Mercy Prediction 1/9/2026 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Wright State Raiders and the Detroit Titans meet Friday in college basketball action from Calihan Hall. Here’s a Wright State vs Detroit prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Wright State vs Detroit pick. We will examine the recent form and player performances for both teams, as well as the recent betting trends and streaks pertaining to this matchup. As we conclude, we will tie it all together with a summary that produces a sensible pick for a favorable betting outcome in this game.

Wright State Raiders Betting Preview

This year the Raiders opened up the season on a pretty shaky run, winning just five of their first 12 games. The losses in that time came courtesy of Cal, Toledo, Kent State, Butler, Youngstown State, Marshall and Miami-OH. Since then it’s been four wins over Eastern Michigan, Oakland, Milwaukee and IUPUI, giving Wright State a 9-7 overall record across their first 16 games of the year.

In the IUPUI matchup on Sunday, the Raiders entered the second half with a seven-point edge 46-39. Wright State closed out the game on a three-point deficit 38-35 but still held on to win the road matchup 81-77 in the end. Both Michael Imariagbe (five rebounds) and TJ Burch (three assists; two rebounds) put up a team-high 19 points, and Logan Woods chipped in 13 points in the win.

Detroit Titans Betting Preview

Over on the Titans’ side, they limped to an ugly 1-6 record in their first seven games. The only win during that time was over Cleary University. Detroit has been much better since then on a 5-2 run with wins over Niagara, IUPUI, Cleveland State, Siena Heights and Youngstown State among losses to Fort Wayne and Robert Morris. In 14 games this year the Titans have a 6-8 record in the books.

Matched up against Robert Morris last Friday, the Titans were in the locker room with a 32-27 edge. Detroit was outscored 58-45 in the second half however, and ended up taking the home loss. 85-77 in the end. The Titans’ TJ Nadeau (two rebounds) and Orlando Lovejoy (five assists) each scored a team-high 20 points. Tyler Spratt added 12 points in 26 minutes of work in the loss as well.

Wright State Raiders @ Detroit Mercy Titans Betting Trends: January 9, 2026

Why the Detroit Mercy Titans will win

• Wright State has lost each of its last six road night games against the Horizon League.
• Wright State has lost the first half in each of its last four road night games against the Horizon League.

Why the Wright State Raiders will win

• Wright State has won 12 of its last 13 games against Detroit Mercy.
• Detroit Mercy has lost 11 of its last 12 night games following a home loss.
• Detroit Mercy has lost the first half in 17 of its last 22 home games against the Horizon League.

Wright State vs Detroit Prediction

I’ll try Wright State but I could go either way on this one. The Raiders managed to get past a struggling IUPUI team in their last outing but didn’t look spectacular doing it despite shooting a stellar 56.5 percent from the field, 52.9 percent (9-of-17) from outside and 80 percent (20-of-25) from the line. Wright State had a 28-20 rebounding edge but also got outscored in the paint 44-34 and had 15 turnovers. The Raiders have won four games in a row now though, scoring 70 or more points in each.

As for Detroit, they had a bad second half in the Robert Morris game and took another loss. The Titans shot well from the field (48.1 percent) and outside (53.8 percent on 7-of-13) but got out-rebounded 30-18 and had 14 turnovers in the defeat. Detroit is 5-2 in their last seven games and scoring pretty well though, so this one should be competitive.

Andrew Jett's Pick: Wright State Raiders -5.5