Merrimack beat UAlbany 73-60 on the road in Albany.
East Kingston, New Hampshire, native AJ Lesburt Jr. led Merrimack with 25 points and 7 3-pointers. Ollie Engen had 17 points for UAlbany. U-Mier Graham led all players with 8 rebounds for UAlbany.
Merrimack committed 10 turnovers to UAlbany's 21. Merrimack covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 14.5 points.
Merrimack's single-game scoring record is the 52 points Steve McMahon scored in 1971-72, and in 1972 he became the first Warrior drafted into the NBA.
What the model said
Projected that morning with only earlier games
MRMK 64, UALB 66model score
-1.5model spread (home)
129.8model total
14.5points off the final margin
UnderdogUALB +2.54.0LostUnder 134.54.7Won
OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.
Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.
Line and result
Spread (home)
Total
ML home
ML away
Source
Close
+2.5
134.5
114
-135
DraftKings via ESPN
Margin -13 (home)ATS MRMK coveredTotal 133 → under
Travel and rest coming in
Team
Rest days
Miles in
Road streak
Time zone
MRMK
2
133
1
same
UALB
non-MAC team, not tracked
Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).
