Cent. Conn. St. vs. Mercyhurst Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 19

The Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (10-6, 4-1 NEC) take on the Mercyhurst Lakers (7-11, 2-3 NEC) as only 1.5-point favorites on Monday, January 19, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET on NEC Front Row. The matchup has an over/under of 134.5 points.

Last time out, Cent. Conn. St. won on Saturday 98-90 over Saint Francis (PA). In the win, Darin Smith Jr. led Cent. Conn. St. with 34 points. Mercyhurst is coming off of a 62-57 OT loss to Stonehill in its last game on Saturday. Qadir Martin's team-high 15 points paced Mercyhurst in the loss.

Cent. Conn. St. vs. Mercyhurst Odds and Game Time

• When: Monday, January 19, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET
• Where: Mercyhurst Athletic Center in Erie, Pennsylvania
• Spread favorite: Cent. Conn. St. -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Cent. Conn. St. -125
• Moneyline underdog: Mercyhurst +105
• Over/Under: 134.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Cent. Conn. St. vs. Mercyhurst

• This season, eight of Cent. Conn. St.'s 14 games have gone over Monday's over/under of 134.5 points.
• There have been eight Mercyhurst games that finished with a combined score higher than 134.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 145.2 points per game, 10.7 points more than the point total of 134.5 for this game.
• The 138.3 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score on average this season are 3.8 more than the 134.5 total in this contest.
• On average, Cent. Conn. St. has had a 150.9-point over/under in its games this season, 16.4 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• Mercyhurst's games have an average over/under of 132.6 points this season, 1.9 fewer points than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Cent. Conn. St. vs. Mercyhurst

• Against the spread, Cent. Conn. St. is 9-5-0 this year.
• The Blue Devils have an ATS record of 3-3 in their six games as a favorite of 1.5 points or more so far this season.
• Mercyhurst is 10-6-0 against the spread this year.
• This year, the Lakers have an ATS record of 7-3 in their 10 games as an underdog of 1.5 points or more.
• At home this season, Mercyhurst is 3-2 against the spread and 3-2 overall.
• Mercyhurst is 3-2 ATS as a 1.5-point underdog or more at home.
• Cent. Conn. St. is 8-2 against the spread, and 5-5 overall, away from home.
• Away from home, Cent. Conn. St. is unbeaten ATS (2-0) as 1.5-point favorites or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Cent. Conn. St. vs. Mercyhurst

• This season, Cent. Conn. St. has been moneyline favorites six times and won five of those games.
• This season, the Blue Devils have won five of their six games when favored by at least -125 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from Cent. Conn. St., based on the moneyline, is 55.6%.
• Mercyhurst has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 10 games this year and has walked away with the win two times (20%) in those games.
• The Lakers have a mark of 1-8 in contests where oddsmakers give them odds of +105 or worse on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Mercyhurst has a 48.8% chance of pulling out a win.