Sacred Heart vs Merrimack Prediction 3/12/25 College Basketball Picks

The Sacred Heart Pioneers and the Merrimack Warriors meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Sacred Heart vs. Merrimack prediction.

Matchup History

These two teams split the regular season meetings between these two teams, with each side snagging a one-point road win in the regular season. Merrimack won at Sacred Heart on January 10th, 2025 by a final score of 66-65 before Sacred Heart got their revenge at Merrimack by a final score of 60-59 back on February 21st , 2025.

Sacred Heart Recap

The Sacred Heart Pioneers come into this game fresh off of their 71-58 opening round win over Fairfield last time out.

Pioneers Looking To Win Rubber Match To Advance

Tanner Thomas leads the Pioneers in scoring and rebounding with 14.9 PPG along with 6.3 RPG while Amiri Stewart has 12.3 PPG with 4.7 RPG and 2.8 APG and Anquan Hill has 12.8 PPG with 5.1 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Sacred Heart so far this season. Nyle Ralph-Beyer has 9.3 PPG with 2.3 RPG and Mekhi Conner has 8.2 PPG with 3.5 RPG and a team-high 6.5 APG to lead Sacred Heart in the assist department up to this point in the year. Bryce Johnson also has 9.8 PPG with 5.9 RPG as well this season. As a team, Sacred Heart is averaging 76.3 PPG on 44.2% shooting from the field, 35.4% from three and 73.1% from the foul line this season.

Why the Sacred Heart Pioneers will win

• Merrimack has lost four of its last five games played at neutral venues.
• Sacred Heart has won six of its last eight night games.

Merrimack Recap

The Merrimack Warriors enter the MAAC conference tournament as the 2-seed, finishing the year with a 17-14 overall record including a 14-6 mark in MAAC conference play.

Warriors Looking To Make Splash In Debut MAAC Tournament

Adam Clark leads Merrimack in scoring and assists with 20.2 PPG and 5.8 APG along with 2.7 SPG and 4.4 RPG as the only double-digit scorer for Merrimack so far this season. Matt Becht has 9.7 PPG and Devon Savage has 8.8 PPG with 3.2 RPG while Sean Trumper has 8.3 PPG with a 5.5 RPG. Bryan Etumnu also has 8.5 PPG with 6 RPG as well on the year, to lead the Warriors on the glass. As a team, Merrimack is averaging 66 PPG on 42.6% shooting from the field, 33.1% from three and 72.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Merrimack Warriors will win

• Sacred Heart has lost each of its last three games when playing with a rest disadvantage.
• Merrimack has won each of its last three games when playing with a rest advantage.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Sacred Heart’s last four Conference Tournament games have produced a total of 131 or fewer points.
• Each of the last four night games between Sacred Heart and Merrimack have produced a total of 133 or fewer points.

Sacred Heart vs. Merrimack Prediction

I’m on Sacred Heart here. I like this Merrimack team, but these two teams just have a knack for playing each other close, like it or not. It wouldn’t surprise me if Merrimack won this game, as I do think the Warriors are one of the teams to beat in the MAAC and Adam Clark is a stud, but the Warriors only go as far as he takes them and I think Sacred Heart locks him up and at worst, keeps this one close. Give me Sacred Heart and the free bucket here.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Sacred Heart +2.5