Maine vs. New Hampshire betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 19

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The New Hampshire Wildcats (4-12, 0-3 America East) visit the Maine Black Bears (3-16, 1-3 America East) after losing 10 road games in a row. The Black Bears are favored by only 2.5 points in the contest, which tips at 2 p.m. ET on Monday, January 19, 2026. The point total for the matchup is set at 130.5.

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Maine Cover -2.5 vs New Hampshire -112

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Maine vs. New Hampshire betting lines

  • Maine moneyline odds to win: -151
  • New Hampshire moneyline odds to win: +126
  • Spread: Maine (-2.5)
  • Total: 130.5

Maine statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Maine has fared worse when playing at home, covering zero times in four home games, and six times in 12 road games.
  • The Black Bears have gone over the over/under in a lower percentage of home games (0%) than away games (50%).

Recent trends

  • On the offensive side of the ball, the Black Bears have increased their output slightly over their last 10 games, scoring 63.9 points per contest over that span compared to the 61.6 they’ve put up over the course of this year.
  • Maine has been less stingy on defense as of late, allowing 70.3 points per game during its past 10 outings compared to the 69.3 points per game its opponents are averaging over the 2025-26 season.
  • The Black Bears are trending up from deep during their last 10 outings, making 5.9 threes per game and shooting 31.4% from long range compared to their season-long averages of 5.8 makes and 31.2% from distance in the 2025-26 season.

Maine betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-10-0 (Home: 0-4-0; Away: 6-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 0-1-0; As Underdog: 8-9-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-12-0 (Home: 0-4-0; Away: 6-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-1 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-15 (Home: 0-3; Away: 2-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.9 (258th in nation) 43.9 (190th) 26.5 (361st) 33.6 (306th) 11.4 (336th) 13.3 (324th)

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New Hampshire statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • New Hampshire’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .250 (1-3-0). On the road, it is .700 (7-3-0).
  • Both at home (two of four) and on the road (five of 10), the Wildcats’ games have finished over (in terms of the over/under) 50% of the time.
  • The Wildcats, when moneyline underdogs, have won a higher percentage of games at home (1-2) than away (0-9) this season.

Recent trends

  • While the Wildcats are scoring 69.3 points per game in 2025-26, they have fallen short of that over their previous 10 games, amassing 67.5 points per contest.
  • New Hampshire is ceding 75.4 points per game over its previous 10 games, compared to its season average of 74.2 points allowed.
  • Over their last 10 games, the Wildcats are making 7.6 treys per game, 0.3 fewer threes than their season average (7.9). They own a better three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (32.8%) compared to their season average (31.8%).

New Hampshire betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-6-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 7-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 8-4-0 (As Favorite: 0-2-0; As Underdog: 8-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-7-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 5-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-11 (Home: 1-2; Away: 0-9)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.4 (334th in nation) 44.4 (219th) 33.1 (168th) 33.9 (310th) 10.9 (348th) 10.9 (135th)
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