Le Moyne-Owen vs Mercyhurst Prediction 2/8/25 College Basketball Picks

The Le Moyne Dolphins and the Mercyhurst Lakers meet Saturday in college basketball action from the MAC. Here’s a Le Moyne vs Mercyhurst prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Le Moyne vs Mercyhurst pick. We will examine: 

The Le Moyne Dolphins’ recent form and player performance

The Mercyhurst Lakers’ recent form and player performance 

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Le Moyne Dolphins

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Mercyhurst Lakers

Recent betting trends in games played between Le Moyne and Mercyhurst

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Le Moyne vs Mercyhurst game

Le Moyne Dolphins Betting Preview

This year the Dolphins have struggled; they’ve only been able to notch consecutive wins once so far. Le Moyne lost eight of their first 11 outings, falling to Syracuse, Cal State Northridge, UConn, Saint Bonaventure, Texas A&M-CC, UTRGV, Army, and Binghamton. Following wins over SUNY Delhi and Dartmouth, the Dolphins fell to Notre Dame, Niagara, Long Island U, and Fairleigh Dickinson. Wins over Mercyhurst and Stonehill came in the next trio (along with a loss to Chicago State), then losses to Central Connecticut, Fairleigh Dickinson, and Wagner. The result over the first 23 games of the year for the Dolphins was a rough 7-16 run. 

In their Thursday game versus St. Francis PA, Le Moyne was outpaced 45-30 in the first half. The Dolphins got better from there on a 48-41 run but didn’t get close to the comeback in an 86-78 loss in the end. Leading the team in scoring was AJ Dancler with 22 points and seven assists. Robby Carmody added 19 points with three rebounds and two steals. 

Mercyhurst Lakers Betting Preview

Over on the Mercyhurst side, they’ve been a mixed bag this year as well—with mostly losses in the can initially. The Lakers fell to George Washington, Columbia, Air Force, California, San Francisco, and Lafayette during a 5-6 opening run, then hit a 2-3 stretch with wins over Penn State-Altoona and Stonehill around losses to Kent State, Binghamton, and West Virginia. After a 2-4 run with losses to Central Connecticut, St. Francis PA, Le Moyne, and LIU (amid wins over Stonehill and Wagner), the Lakers took out Wagner, LIU, St. Francis PA, and Fairleigh Dickinson in the next four. That gave Mercyhurst a 12-13 record through 25 outings. 

Matched up against Chicago State on Thursday, the Lakers were in front by a comfortable 37-31 margin at halftime. Mercyhurst broke down in the second half on a 54-41 deficit however, eventually losing a tough one 85-78. Leading the team in scoring during the losing effort was Aidan Reichert with 20 points and seven rebounds. Mykolas Ivanauskas doubled up off the bench with 13 points and 12 rebounds with one assist in 26 minutes as well. 

Why the Mercyhurst Lakers will win

• Le Moyne has lost each of its last seven road games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Mercyhurst has won five of its last six home games.
• Le Moyne has lost the first half in six of its last seven road games.

Le Moyne vs Mercyhurst Prediction 

I’ll lean toward the Lakers. After their Thursday loss to a struggling Chicago State team, however, I’m probably staying away from this one. On Thursday Mercyhurst shot well with 50.9 percent from the field and had a 33-30 rebounding edge. The problem? The Lakers also coughed up a whopping 17 turnovers for 23 Chicago State points. It was a sloppy game overall with 39 total turnovers between the two teams. Needless to say, the Lakers really need to clean up their mistakes in Saturday’s matchup or they’re going to be in trouble. 

The last time these teams saw each other was on January 12 in a home win 79-63 for Le Moyne. Mercyhurst got outplayed pretty badly in that one, shooting just 41.1 percent to the Dolphins 53.1 percent alongside a 41-23 rebounding deficit (12-7 offensive). The Lakers did have an advantage in turnovers 8-12, so if they can force Le Moyne into some additional mistakes in the rematch it should help quite a bit. We should have a pretty competitive matchup here regardless.