Quinnipiac (9-8) vs Merrimack (8-8)
Game Info: Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 7:00 pm (M&T Bank Arena)
The Line: Betting Odds: Quinnipiac -2 — Over/Under: 134
The Merrimack Warriors and the Quinnipiac Bobcats meet Thursday in college basketball action from the M&T Bank Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Merrimack vs. Quinnipiac prediction.
Merrimack Recap
The Merrimack Warriors come into this game looking to add on to a 69-62 win over Manhattan last time out to improve to 8-8 on the year. After this game, Merrimack will head home for a game against Siena.
Warriors Win 3rd In A Row
Adam Clark leads Merrimack in scoring and assists with 19.8 PPG and 5.4 APG along with 1.9 SPG and 3.8 RPG as the only double-digit scorer for Merrimack so far this season while Devon Savage has 9.6 PPG with 3.4 RPG and Sean Trumper has 8.8 PPG with a team-high 5.8 RPG to lead the Warriors on the glass up to this point in the year. Matt Becht has 8.1 PPG while Bryan Etumnu has 7.5 PPG with 4.8 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Merrimack is averaging 64.3 PPG on 42.4% shooting from the field, 33.6% from three, and 75.6% from the foul line this season.
Why the Merrimack Warriors will win
- Merrimack has won 12 of its last 13 Thursday games.
Quinnipiac Recap
The Quinnipiac Bobcats come into this game looking to build on a 63-62 win over Iona last time out to improve to 9-8 on the year. After this game, Quinnipiac will head on the road to take on Mount St. Mary’s.
Bobcats Win Back-To-Back Games & 4 Of Last 5
Amarri Monroe leads the Bobcats in scoring with 14.6 PPG along with 7.2 RPG while Paul Otieno has 12.5 PPG with a team-high 8.6 RPG to lead the Bobcats on the glass up to this point in the year. Khaden Bennett has 10.9 PPG with 4.3 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Quinnipiac up to this point in the year. Jaden Zimmerman’s also chipped in 9.6 PPG with 2.3 RPG and Savion Lewis also has a team-high 5.2 APG to lead the Bobcats for Quinnipiac so far this season. As a team, Quinnipiac is averaging 69.6 PPG on 39.7% shooting from the field, 26.4% from three, and 74.3% from the foul line this season.
Why the Quinnipiac Bobcats will win
- Quinnipiac has won each of its last 11 games at M&T Bank Arena following a road win.
- Merrimack has lost each of its last three night games following a home win.
Total Points Facts
- Thirteen of Quinnipiac’s last 15 games against Conference opponents at M&T Bank Arena have produced a total of 135+ points.
- Each of Merrimack’s last three games against Conference opponents has produced a total of 131 or fewer points.
Merrimack vs. Quinnipiac Prediction
I’m on the under here. These are two teams that are two solid defensive squads and the MAAC has historically the last couple of seasons, more often than not, been a conference that features a ton of unders. These are also two squads that are just outside of the top 100 in adjusted defensive efficiency this season and when you factor in that for a lot of MAAC programs, the offensive quality takes a dip, it puts a lot more emphasis on these defensive squads. I think that this is a first to 65-win kind of game if we even get to that point. Give me the under in this one.