NEC foes meet when the Merrimack Warriors visit the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils at William H. Detrick Gymnasium, beginning at 7:00 PM ET on Thursday, February 11. The Blue Devils are underdogs in the game, the first matchup between the squads this season. The matchup has an over/under of points.
The betting insights in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of February 11, 2021, 2:15 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Betting Odds
Merrimack Betting Information
- The Warriors against the spread record this season is an even 2-2.
- The Warriors are 1-0 against the spread in 2020-21 when they are at least a 2.5-point favorite.
- In 25% of their games this season (1/4), the Warriors and their opponents have outscored the set over/under.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Merrimack Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Minor | 10 | 13.0 | 9.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| Mikey Watkins | 10 | 12.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Mykel Derring | 10 | 9.1 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Malik Edmead | 10 | 9.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Ziggy Reid | 10 | 8.9 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
Cent. Conn. St. Betting Information
- The Blue Devils have played as expected this season with an even 4-4 record against the spread.
- Cent. Conn. St. and its opponents have typically not covered the total points bet this season, only claiming the over in 37.5% (3) of their eight games played.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Cent. Conn. St. Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Outlaw | 13 | 10.8 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Tre Mitchell | 14 | 10.2 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Myles Baker | 9 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Ian Krishnan | 12 | 8.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Nigel Scantlebury | 14 | 8.6 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
Total Facts
- Merrimack’s games this year have gone over the point total for Thursday’s matchup (133 points) in three out of eight opportunities (37.5% of matchups).
- Eight Cent. Conn. St. games this year (66.7% of its matchups) ended with a final point total higher than Thursday’s point total of 133 points.
- The over/under for the game of 133 is 0.8 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Warriors (63.8 points per game) and the Blue Devils (70 points per game).
- This game’s total is 7.9 fewer points than the 140.9 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2020-21.
- This season the average total for Warriors games is 128.6 points, 4.4 fewer than the over/under of 133 points for this contest.
- Blue Devils games have a total points bet of 146 points this season, 13 points more than the over/under for this game.
Head to Head
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/27/2020 | Merrimack | Merrimack | -14.5 | 125.5 | -1892 | +884 | Regular Season | 69-58 MERMCK |
| 1/11/2020 | N/A | Cent. Conn. St. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 58-46 MERMCK |
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