Merrimack vs. Mount St. Mary’s betting: College basketball preview for January 31

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The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (11-9, 4-5 MAAC) are 8.5-point underdogs as they look to turn around a four-game losing streak when they visit the Merrimack Warriors (11-9, 8-1 MAAC) on Friday, January 31, 2025 at Hammel Court. The matchup airs at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The over/under is 131.5 for the matchup.

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Merrimack vs. Mount St. Mary’s betting lines

  • Merrimack moneyline odds to win: -427
  • Mount St. Mary’s moneyline odds to win: +327
  • Spread: Merrimack (-8.5)
  • Total: 131.5

Merrimack statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Merrimack has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered two times in six games at home, and it has covered eight times in 13 games on the road.
  • The Warriors have hit the over on the total in zero of six home games (0%). They’ve done better on the road, topping the total in seven of 13 matchups (53.8%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Merrimack has the same winning percentage when playing at home compared to on the road (1.000).

Recent trends

  • The Warriors have seen an increase in scoring recently, racking up 66.5 points per game in their last 10 contests, 1.9 points more than the 64.6 they’ve scored this season.
  • The last 10 games have seen Merrimack allow 2.7 fewer points per game (61.9) than its season-long average (64.6).
  • During their past 10 outings, the Warriors are making 1.5 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (9.6 compared to 8.1 season-long), while also shooting a higher percentage from deep in that span (40.3% compared to 34.8% season-long).

Merrimack betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-10-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 8-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 8.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 5-5-0; As Underdog: 5-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-12-0 (Home: 0-6-0; Away: 7-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-0 (Home: 4-0; Away: 5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-9 (Home: 1-1; Away: 1-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.7 (287th in nation) 40.7 (48th) 25.9 (359th) 37.2 (356th) 11.7 (318th) 9.2 (12th)

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Mount St. Mary’s statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This season, Mount St. Mary’s is 4-4-0 at home against the spread (.500 winning percentage). Away, it is 7-4-0 ATS (.636).
  • In terms of the over/under, Mountaineers games have gone over less often at home (four of eight, 50%) than on the road (six of 11, 54.5%).
  • The Mountaineers’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is .000 (0-1), and on the road it is .500 (5-5).

Recent trends

  • The Mountaineers have played worse offensively over their previous 10 games, generating 67.9 points per contest, 2.8 fewer points their than season average of 70.7.
  • Mount St. Mary’s has performed better defensively over its previous 10 games, giving up 72.2 points per contest, 0.9 fewer points than its season average of 73.1 allowed.
  • In their last 10 games, the Mountaineers are sinking 8.5 three-pointers per contest, 0.9 more than their season average (7.6). They also have a higher three-point percentage over their last 10 games (32.9%) compared to their season average (32.3%).

Mount St. Mary’s betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-8-0 (Home: 4-4-0; Away: 7-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 8.5+: 2-2-0 (As Favorite: 4-3-0; As Underdog: 7-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-9-0 (Home: 4-4-0; Away: 6-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-3 (Home: 5-2; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-6 (Home: 0-1; Away: 5-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.8 (283rd in nation) 42.8 (136th) 34.0 (94th) 32.8 (270th) 15.1 (94th) 14.8 (354th)
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