Marist vs. Sacred Heart Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 9

The Marist Red Foxes (9-5, 3-2 MAAC) visit the Sacred Heart Pioneers (5-11, 1-4 MAAC) at William H. Pitt Center, starting at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, January 9, 2026. The Red Foxes are 6.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's point total is 141.

Marist is coming off of an 83-38 victory over Iona in its last outing on Sunday. Rhyjon Blackwell scored a team-best 17 points for Marist in the win. Sacred Heart fell in its last game 82-78 against Canisius on Sunday. Sacred Heart got a team-best 22 points from Yann Farell in the loss.

Marist vs. Sacred Heart Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, January 9, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: William H. Pitt Center in Fairfield, Connecticut
• Spread favorite: Marist -6.5
• Moneyline favorite: Marist -300
• Moneyline underdog: Sacred Heart +240
• Over/Under: 141 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Marist vs. Sacred Heart

• Four of Marist's games this season have gone over Friday's total of 141 points.
• In Sacred Heart's 15 games this season, 12 finished with more combined points than Friday's point total of 141.
• Together, the two teams combine for 146.9 points per game, 5.9 points more than the total of 141 for this game.
• These two teams surrender a combined 139.1 points per game, 1.9 points less than this contest's over/under.
• On average, the over/under in Marist's games is 7.0 fewer points than the over/under of 141 in this matchup.
• The over/under for this contest is 11.0 points lower than the average over/under in Sacred Heart's games this season of 152.0.

Betting the Spread: Marist vs. Sacred Heart

• Marist has seven wins against the spread in 13 games this year.
• The Red Foxes have been favored by 6.5 points or more four times this season and have covered the spread in two of them.
• Sacred Heart is 6-9-0 against the spread this year.
• The Pioneers have been underdogs by 6.5 points or more four times this year and covered the spread once.
• At home this year, Sacred Heart has two wins against the spread and is 2-2 overall.
• At home, as a 6.5-point underdog or more, Sacred Heart is unbeaten ATS (1-0).
• Marist is 3-3 against the spread, and 2-4 overall, on the road.

Betting the Moneyline: Marist vs. Sacred Heart

• This season, Marist has won seven out of the nine games in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Red Foxes have been at least a -300 moneyline favorite four times this season and won each of those games.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 75% chance of a victory for Marist.
• Sacred Heart has been a moneyline underdog in seven games this season and has come away with the win one time (14.3%) in those contests.
• This season, the Pioneers have been a moneyline underdog of -300 or more four times, losing every contest.
• Sacred Heart has an implied victory probability of 29.4% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.