Saint Francis (PA) vs. Mercyhurst betting: College basketball preview for January 10

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The Mercyhurst Lakers (7-10, 1-1 NEC) visit the Saint Francis (PA) Red Flash (5-11, 0-2 NEC) after losing four straight road games. The Red Flash are favored by 3.5 points in the contest, which starts at 7:00 PM ET on Friday, January 10, 2025. The matchup’s over/under is 134.5.

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Saint Francis (PA) vs. Mercyhurst betting lines

  • Saint Francis (PA) moneyline odds to win: -162
  • Mercyhurst moneyline odds to win: +135
  • Spread: Saint Francis (PA) (-3.5)
  • Total: 134.5

Saint Francis (PA) statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Saint Francis (PA) owns a worse record against the spread when playing at home (1-3-0) than it does on the road (5-4-0).
  • When playing at home, the Red Flash go over the total 50% of the time (two of four games). They hit the over more consistently on the road, going over the total in 66.7% of games (six of nine).

Recent trends

  • On offense, the Red Flash have picked up their output a little bit over their last 10 games, scoring 75.3 points per contest over that span as opposed to the 72.1 they’ve racked up over the course of this year.
  • Saint Francis (PA)’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (74.9) is 0.3 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (75.2).
  • The Red Flash are trending up from deep over their last 10 outings, making 9.4 threes per game and shooting 37.8% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 8.8 makes and 34.5% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Saint Francis (PA) betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-7-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-5-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 6-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-11 (Home: 1-3; Away: 1-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.8 (147th in nation) 45.2 (291st) 31.3 (267th) 31.8 (223rd) 15.9 (80th) 12.4 (262nd)

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Mercyhurst statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Mercyhurst has had better results on the road (6-4-0) than at home (2-2-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Lakers games have finished over two of four times at home (50%), and four of 10 on the road (40%).
  • The Lakers, when moneyline underdogs, have won a higher percentage of games at home (2-2) than away (2-8) this season.

Recent trends

  • Over their previous 10 games, the Lakers are scoring 61.9 points per contest, 3.7 fewer points than their season average (65.6).
  • Over its past 10 games, Mercyhurst is giving up 69.8 points per contest, 1.3 more points than its season average (68.5).
  • The Lakers are sinking 6.2 threes per contest with a 34.6% three-point percentage over their last 10 games, compared to their season averages of 6.1 and 32.2%.

Mercyhurst betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-6-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 6-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 6-5-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 8-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-8-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 4-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-10 (Home: 2-2; Away: 2-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.6 (292nd in nation) 46.6 (325th) 25.9 (359th) 31.4 (202nd) 12.4 (284th) 10.4 (69th)
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