Mount St. Mary’s at Merrimack 03/14/25 - NCAAB Picks & Predictions

The Mount Saint Mary's Mountaineers remain in New Jersey Friday night with a semifinal conference tournament matchup against Merrimack. Mount Saint Mary's has twenty wins and 12 losses this season riding a 2 game-winning streak into this matchup after a 4 point victory against Marist in their last outing. The Mountaineers offense averages 71.3 points on 34.7% from the four this season. Defensively Mount Saint Mary's also allows 71.3 points per game this season but have given up an average of 55 points per game over the last two victories. Stay in the news with our College Basketball Picks.

Offensively Mount Saint Mary's did just enough in their last outing scoring 62 points on 37% from the floor but knocked down 8 triples to secure the win. Defensively Mount Saint Mary did the work giving up 58 points including just 19 in the first half as Marist shot 31.3% from the floor. The Mountaineers pulled in 43 rebounds and forced 8 turnovers in the victory. Dola Adebayo led the way for the mount Saint Mary's offense with 19 points on 13 shots.

 The Merrimack Warriors come into Friday one game back of the conference lead with eighteen wins and 14 losses on the year. The Warriors are riding a three-game winning streak after a four-point overtime victory in their last outing period. The Warriors' offense averages 66 points on 42.5% from the floor this season. Defensively, Merrimack is allowing 64.5 points per game overall but gave up only 62 points in their last win.

Offensively Merrimack did just enough in their last outing scoring 66 points including seven and overtime on 38.7% shooting knocked down 13 triples. Defensively Merrimack held on giving up 62 points on 30 point 2% shoot for the floor. The warriors got out rebounded by 14 but forced 20 turnovers to seal the win.

Despite the conference standing the Mountaineers are the better team in this game. Look for Mount St. Mary's to do the work on both sides of the ball in this game. The Mountaineers will do the work Friday leading to the win and cover. Final Score Prediction, Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers win and cover 76-63.