Merrimack vs. Mount St. Mary’s betting: College basketball preview for Feb. 5

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The Merrimack Warriors (14-9, 10-2 MAAC) hit the road in MAAC action against the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (10-14, 6-7 MAAC) on Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET. The Warriors are 1.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 132.5 points.

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Merrimack vs. Mount St. Mary’s betting lines

  • Merrimack moneyline odds to win: -134
  • Mount St. Mary’s moneyline odds to win: +112
  • Spread: Merrimack (-1.5)
  • Total: 132.5

Merrimack statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Merrimack has done a better job covering the spread at home (7-1-0) than it has in road games (6-6-0).
  • The Warriors have exceeded the over/under more consistently when playing at home, hitting the over in three of eight home matchups (37.5%). On the road, they have hit the over in four of 12 games (33.3%).
  • In home games, Merrimack has won more consistently as a moneyline favorite, posting a record of 7-0 (1.000). In road games, it is 0-1 (.000) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • On offense, the Warriors have increased their production a little bit over their last 10 games, scoring 70.7 points per contest over that span compared to the 67.3 they’ve put up over the course of this season.
  • The past 10 games have seen Merrimack allow 4.4 fewer points per game (64.2) than its season-long average (68.6).
  • While the Warriors are knocking down fewer threes per game over their past 10 outings (7.5 per game) in comparison to their season-long average (7.8), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (33.9% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 31.6% on the season).

Merrimack betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 14-9-0 (Home: 7-1-0; Away: 6-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 6-2-0 (As Favorite: 6-2-0; As Underdog: 8-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-15-1 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 4-8-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-1 (Home: 7-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 7-8 (Home: 1-0; Away: 5-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.0 (341st in nation) 42.8 (111th) 24.7 (365th) 35.4 (347th) 11.9 (318th) 9.4 (35th)

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Mount St. Mary’s statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Mount St. Mary’s has had better results on the road (8-6-0) than at home (5-4-0).
  • Mountaineers games have finished above the over/under 22.2% of the time at home (two of nine), and 42.9% of the time away (six of 14).
  • The Mountaineers’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is .400 (2-3), and on the road it is .000 (0-10).

Recent trends

  • While the Mountaineers are posting 67.5 points per game in 2025-26, they have fallen short of that over their previous 10 games, producing 66.3 points per contest.
  • Mount St. Mary’s is ceding 68.2 points per contest over its past 10 games, which is 3.8 fewer points than it is allowing for the season (72.0).
  • The Mountaineers are making 0.8 fewer threes per contest over their previous 10 games (7.1) compared to their season average (7.9), and they are producing a lower three-point percentage over their last 10 games (31.7%) compared to their season mark (32.5%).

Mount St. Mary’s betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-10-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 8-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 6-9-0 (As Favorite: 7-1-0; As Underdog: 6-9-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-15-0 (Home: 2-7-0; Away: 6-8-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-1 (Home: 3-1; Away: 4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-13 (Home: 2-3; Away: 0-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.2 (290th in nation) 40.3 (31st) 33.5 (111th) 30.5 (148th) 13.5 (221st) 15.1 (363rd)
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