Sacred Heart vs. Mount St. Mary’s betting: College basketball preview for Feb. 27

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The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (14-15, 10-8 MAAC) are 2.5-point underdogs as they try to continue a four-game winning streak when they visit the Sacred Heart Pioneers (12-18, 8-11 MAAC) on Friday, February 27, 2026 at William H. Pitt Center. The matchup airs at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 151 points.

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Sacred Heart vs. Mount St. Mary’s betting lines

  • Sacred Heart moneyline odds to win: -162
  • Mount St. Mary’s moneyline odds to win: +133
  • Spread: Sacred Heart (-2.5)
  • Total: 151

Sacred Heart statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Sacred Heart has fared better at home, covering five times in 11 home games, and eight times in 18 road games.
  • In home games, the Pioneers exceed the total 54.5% of the time (six of 11 games). They’ve hit the over in 44.4% of away games (eight of 18 contests).
  • Sacred Heart has won a higher percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite at home, going 4-2 (.667). When playing on the road as a moneyline favorite, it has a record of 3-4 (.429).

Recent trends

  • The Pioneers have been scoring 74.6 points per contest in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s a little lower than the 75.5 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 campaign.
  • Sacred Heart has been more stingy on defense lately, allowing 76.3 points per game over its past 10 contests compared to the 77.0 points per game its opponents are averaging over the 2025-26 season.
  • While the Pioneers are making fewer threes per game over their past 10 contests (10.1 per game) in comparison to their season-long average (10.6), they are doing so while shooting the same percentage from beyond the arc (36.1%).

Sacred Heart betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-16-0 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 8-10-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 5-6-0 (As Favorite: 6-9-0; As Underdog: 7-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 14-15-0 (Home: 6-5-0; Away: 8-10-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-6 (Home: 4-2; Away: 3-4)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-12 (Home: 2-3; Away: 2-9)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.5 (285th in nation) 45.9 (277th) 31.5 (219th) 32.0 (241st) 14.7 (124th) 11.7 (251st)

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Mount St. Mary’s statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Mount St. Mary’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .583 (7-5-0). On the road, it is .625 (10-6-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Mountaineers games have finished over less frequently at home (four of 12, 33.3%) than on the road (seven of 16, 43.8%).
  • The Mountaineers, when moneyline underdogs, have won a higher percentage of games at home (2-4) than on the road (1-10) this season.

Recent trends

  • The Mountaineers are putting up 69.3 points per contest over their past 10 games, which is 1.0 more than their average for the season (68.3).
  • While Mount St. Mary’s is giving up 70.9 points per game in 2025-26, it has bettered that mark over its past 10 games, allowing 65.5 points per contest.
  • The Mountaineers are draining 0.4 fewer three-pointers per game in their previous 10 games (7.4) compared to their season average (7.8), but they are delivering a higher three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (35.1%) compared to their season mark (32.8%).

Mount St. Mary’s betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 17-11-0 (Home: 7-5-0; Away: 10-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 6-8-0 (As Favorite: 10-1-0; As Underdog: 7-10-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-17-0 (Home: 4-8-0; Away: 7-9-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-1 (Home: 5-1; Away: 5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-14 (Home: 2-4; Away: 1-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.1 (255th in nation) 40.2 (23rd) 33.7 (94th) 29.6 (93rd) 13.7 (195th) 14.9 (363rd)
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