LIU vs. Mercyhurst Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 8

The Long Island Sharks (8-7, 2-0 NEC) square off against the Mercyhurst Lakers (6-9, 1-1 NEC) as 8.5-point favorites on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET on NEC Front Row. The matchup has an over/under of 140.5 points.

LIU enters this matchup following a 74-55 victory against Chicago State on Sunday. Jamal Fuller scored a team-high 21 points for LIU in the victory. Mercyhurst's most recent contest on Sunday ended in a 74-60 win against Le Moyne. In Mercyhurst's win, Bernie Blunt led the team with 18 points (adding one rebound and two assists).

LIU vs. Mercyhurst Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Steinberg Wellness Center in Brooklyn, New York
• Spread favorite: LIU -8.5
• Moneyline favorite: LIU -439
• Moneyline underdog: Mercyhurst +332
• Over/Under: 140.5 points

How to watch LIU vs. Mercyhurst

• TV Channel: NEC Front Row
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Betting the Over/Under: LIU vs. Mercyhurst

• LIU and its opponents have combined to hit the over on Thursday's over/under of 140.5 points 11 times this season.
• This season, five of Mercyhurst's games have finished with a combined score higher than 140.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 144 points per game, 3.5 points more than the point total of 140.5 for this contest.
• This matchup's total is 5.7 less than the 146.2 points these two teams combine to allow per game.
• LIU has a 156.2 average over/under in its games this season, 15.7 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this matchup is 6.5 points higher than the average over/under in Mercyhurst's games this season of 134.

Betting the Spread: LIU vs. Mercyhurst

• Against the spread, LIU is 9-6-0 this year.
• Mercyhurst has played 13 games, with eight wins against the spread.
• This year, the Lakers have an against-the-spread record of 5-2 in their seven games as an underdog of 8.5 points or more.
• LIU is 3-1 overall, and 3-1 against the spread, at home.
• Mercyhurst is 5-4 against the spread, and 1-8 overall, away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: LIU vs. Mercyhurst

• LIU has been listed as the moneyline favorite six times this season and has won all of those games.
• The Sharks have not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -439.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that LIU has a 81.4% chance to win.
• Mercyhurst has won in one of the eight contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• The Lakers have a mark of 1-6 in contests where oddsmakers give them odds of +332 or worse on the moneyline.
• Mercyhurst has an implied victory probability of 23.1% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.

Dunkel Index Prediction for LIU vs. Mercyhurst

• Pick ATS: LIU (- 8.5)
• Pick OU: Under (140.5)
  
• Prediction: LIU 75 - Mercyhurst 60