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Merrimack vs. Wagner Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 1/16/23

Wagner Seahawks (8-7) vs. Merrimack Warriors (5-14)
January 16, 2023 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Merrimack Warriors -2.5 / Wagner Seahawks +2.5; Over/Under: +115.5
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The Wagner Seahawks and the Merrimack Warriors meet in college basketball action from the Hammel Court on Monday. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

The Merrimack Warriors are 2.5-point home favorites with a moneyline price of -140. The over/under is set at 115.5.

Injuries

Neither side has any players listed on the injury report, so barring any last minute announcements, both teams will be completely healthy coming into this game.

Matchup history

Merrimack won the last meeting between these two teams on December 31st, 2022, by a final score of 58-48 to make it two straight wins against Wagner.

Trends

Wagner is 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS loss while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400. Merrimack is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games following a win and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games against a team with a losing road record while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 home games.

Pick

I get why the total is where it is, but this total has gone far too low in my opinion. Both of these teams have averaged over 60 PPG in their last 5 games and head-to-head, while these have been lower-scoring games, they’re still normally finishing around 120 points more often than not. I’d lean towards Merrimack, but I like the over a bit more here.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Over 115.5

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Chris Ruffolo

Chris joined the Sports Chat Place team in August 2016 and has a proven system that combines multiple analytical and situational statistics and trends to give out thousands of winning picks over the last three years with winning records across all of the top leagues, Follow Chris Ruffolo on Twitter @ruffthepickdawg

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