Mercyhurst vs Binghamton Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/18/24

The Mercyhurst Lakers and the Binghamton Bearcats meet Wednesday in college basketball action from Binghamton University Events Center. Here’s a Mercyhurst vs Binghamton prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Mercyhurst vs Binghamton pick. We will examine:

The Mercyhurst Lakers’ recent form and player performance

The Binghamton Bearcats’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Mercyhurst Lakers

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Binghamton Bearcats

Recent betting trends in games played between Mercyhurst and Binghamton

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

Mercyhurst Lakers Betting Preview

This year the Lakers opened their season on a solid 4-2 run. Mercyhurst has won just two of their last seven games though, falling to Air Force, California, San Francisco, Lafayette, and Kent State during that stretch.

In the Kent State game on Sunday, the Lakers went into the second half with a 36-24 deficit. Mercyhurst hit a 46-33 run from there and lost 82-57. Tops in scoring was Jeff Planutis with 16 points, three rebounds, and two assists.

Binghamton Bearcats Betting Preview

Over on the Binghamton side, they only won two of their first eight, losing to Penn State, Miami, Fordham, Longwood, Central Connecticut, and Niagara. The Bearcats have beaten LIU, Lafayette, Le Moyne, and Lancaster Bible College since then.

Matched up against Lancaster Bible College on Sunday, the Bearcats took a 46-34 edge into the second half. Binghamton finished off on a 39-26 run and won 85-60. Chris Walker led the team on 22 points with four assists and four rebounds.

Why the Binghamton Bearcats will win

• Binghamton has won each of its last four day games at Dr. Bai Lee Court at Events Center.
• Mercyhurst has lost five of its last six day games.

Why the Mercyhurst Lakers will win

• Mercyhurst has won the first half in four of its last five games.

Mercyhurst vs Binghamton Prediction

I’ll likely go with Binghamton. The Bearcats had a relatively easy win in their last matchup, hitting 63.3 percent from the field with 41 rebounds. The 18 turnovers were the only blemish. During this four-game win streak, Binghamton has scored 72 or more points in each outing (though two went to OT) and should score well here also.

As for Mercyhurst, they were drilled on the boards 37-22 by Kent State and had 15 turnovers in their latest loss. The good news is that the Lakers have 73 or more points in two of the last three, so this one could very well end up with a high total. Cover-wise I’ll probably stay with Binghamton, though.