Saint Peter's (7-8) vs Merrimack (9-9)
January 23, 2025 at 07:00 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: Saint Peter's +1 — Over/Under: 123.5
The Merrimack Warriors and the Saint Peter’s Peacocks meet Thursday in college basketball action from the Yanitelli Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Merrimack vs. Saint Peter’s prediction.
Merrimack Recap
The Merrimack Warriors come into this game looking to build on a 64-58 win over Siena last time out to improve to 9-9 on the year. After this game, Merrimack will head on the road once again for a matchup with Fairfield.
Warriors Win 4 Of Last 5
Adam Clark leads Merrimack in scoring and assists with 19.6 PPG and 5.7 APG along with 2.1 SPG and 4.1 RPG as the only double-digit scorer for Merrimack so far this season while Devon Savage has 9.6 PPG with 3.2 RPG and Sean Trumper has 8.8 PPG with a team-high 5.6 RPG to lead the Warriors on the glass up to this point in the year. Matt Becht has 9.3 PPG while Bryan Etumnu has 7.5 PPG with 5.1 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Merrimack is averaging 64.9 PPG on 42.6% shooting from the field, 34.5% from three, and 74% from the foul line this season.
Why the Merrimack Warriors will win
- Saint Peter’s has lost each of its last seven Thursday night games at Yanitelli Center.
- Merrimack has won four of its last five games.
Saint Peter’s Recap
The Saint Peter’s Peacocks come into this game looking to build on their 66-61 win over Sacred Heart last time out to improve to 7-8 on the year. After this game, Saint Peter’s will head on the road for a matchup with the Rider Broncs.
Peacocks Looking To Find Consistency
Marcus Randolph leads the Peacocks in scoring with 14.6 PPG along with 3.5 RPG while Armoni Zeigler has 11.3 PPG with 5.9 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Saint Peter’s up to this point in the year. Bryce Eaton has 9.6 PPG with 2.6 RPG and 2.7 APG to lead Saint Peter’s in assists while Mouhamed Sow has 8.8 PPG with 4.9 RPG. Stephon Roberts has a team-high 6.7 RPG to lead the Peacocks in rebounding up to this point in the season. As a team, Saint Peter’s is averaging 66.9 PPG on 41.3% shooting from the field, 36% from behind the three-point line and 72.4% from the foul line this season.
Why the Saint Peter’s Peacocks will win
- The home team has won seven of Merrimack’s last eight games.
- Merrimack has lost each of its last four night games following a home win.
Total Points Facts
- Seven of Merrimack’s last eight road games have produced a total of 131+ points.
- Eighteen of Saint Peter’s’ last 21 games at Yanitelli Center have produced a total of 126+ points.
Merrimack vs. Saint Peter’s Prediction
I’m leaning towards Merrimack here. Not always the easiest thing to do to back the road team in conference play in what looks like a coin flip, but Merrimack is the slight road favorite in this game for a reason. The Peacocks are a decent team that will play consistently solid defense, but I think that Merrimack is just a better version of Saint Peter’s and the Warriors just execute that gameplan a lot better than the Peacocks do. I’ll side with Merrimack to get the job done on the road in this one.