MAAC opponents square off when the Merrimack Warriors (9-9, 6-1 MAAC) visit the Saint Peter’s Peacocks (7-8, 2-5 MAAC) at Yanitelli Center, starting at 7:00 PM ET on Thursday, January 23, 2025. The Peacocks are 1-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 120.5 points.
Merrimack vs. Saint Peter’s Odds
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Who Will Win Merrimack vs. Saint Peter’s?
Merrimack and Saint Peter’s Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
In games this season it was favored by 1 point or more, Merrimack has a 3-4 record against the spread.
Saint Peter’s is 5-2 against the spread when an underdog by 1 point or more this season.
Between them, these two teams average 11.3 more points per game (131.8) than this game’s total (120.5).
Opponents of the two teams average a combined 10.3 more points per game, 130.8, than this matchup’s total of 120.5 points.
Merrimack’s average total in matchups this year has been 131.6, 11.1 points higher than the total in this particular game.
The average point total for the Peacocks this year is 10.5 points higher than this game’s over/under.
The Warriors are 8-9-1 against the spread this season.
The Peacocks are 8-6-0 ATS this year.
Merrimack Stats & Insights
Merrimack has been outscored by 1.8 points per game (scoring 64.9 per game to rank 350th in college basketball while giving up 66.7 per outing to rank 56th in college basketball) and has a -33 scoring differential overall.
Merrimack is 360th in the country at 25.5 rebounds per game. That’s 11.6 fewer than the 37.1 its opponents average.
The Warriors make 7.9 three-pointers per game (163rd in college basketball) at a 34.5% rate (151st in college basketball), compared to the 6.6 per game their opponents make at a 31.1% rate.
Merrimack records 88.7 points per 100 possessions (319th in college basketball), while allowing 91.2 points per 100 possessions (163rd in college basketball).
Offensively, the Warriors put up 64.3 points per game in home games, compared to 64.4 points per game when playing on the road.
Saint Peter’s Stats & Insights
Saint Peter’s +43 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 2.8 points per game) is a result of putting up 66.9 points per game (330th in college basketball) while giving up 64.1 per outing (21st in college basketball).
Saint Peter’s is 105th in the nation at 33.9 rebounds per game. That’s 5.4 more than the 28.5 its opponents average.
Saint Peter’s makes 7.8 three-pointers per game (171st in college basketball) at a 36.1% rate (72nd in college basketball), compared to the 6 per game its opponents make, at a 29.7% rate.
Saint Peter’s records 89.5 points per 100 possessions (310th in college basketball), while giving up 85.7 points per 100 possessions (44th in college basketball).
At home the Peacocks are putting up 70.4 points per game, 5.2 more than they are averaging away (65.2).
Merrimack Key Players to Watch
Adam Clark leads the Warriors in points and assists per game, scoring 19.6 points and distributing 5.7 assists.
Sean Trumper is Merrimack’s best rebounder, grabbing an average of 5.6 boards in each contest while scoring 8.8 points per game.
Devon Savage makes more threes per game than any other member of the Warriors, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.6 per contest.
The Merrimack steals leader is Clark, who averages 2.1 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Bryan Etumnu, who compiles 2.2 rejections per contest.
Saint Peter’s Key Players to Watch
Marcus Randolph is the top scorer for the Peacocks with 14.7 points per game. Randolph also adds 3.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.
Stephon Roberts puts up a stat line of 6.7 rebounds, 4.7 points and 0.8 assists per game for Saint Peter’s to take the top rebound spot on the team. Bryce Eaton holds the top spot for assists with 2.7 per game, adding 9.5 points and 2.5 rebounds per contest.
Randolph knocks down 2.4 three-pointers per game, the most on the Peacocks.
Saint Peter’s leader in steals is Armoni Zeigler (1.7 per game), and its leader in blocks is Jaquel Morris (1.1 per game).
Merrimack vs. Saint Peter’s Prediction
Merrimack 66, Saint Peter’s 64
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