New Haven vs. Mercyhurst Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 23

The New Haven Chargers (9-10, 4-2 NEC) square off against the Mercyhurst Lakers (8-11, 3-3 NEC) as just 1.5-point favorites on Friday, January 23, 2026 at 1 p.m. ET on NEC Front Row. The matchup has a point total of 123.5.

New Haven is coming off of a 62-56 win over Chicago State in its last outing on Monday. Jabri Fitzpatrick put up 15 points, four rebounds and one assist for New Haven. In its most recent outing on Monday, Mercyhurst claimed a 79-61 victory against Cent. Conn. St. In Mercyhurst's win, Jake Lemelman led the way with 20 points (adding two rebounds and six assists).

New Haven vs. Mercyhurst Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, January 23, 2026 at 1 p.m. ET
• Where: Jeffrey P. Hazell Athletics Center in West Haven, Connecticut
• Spread favorite: New Haven -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: New Haven -104
• Moneyline underdog: Mercyhurst -117
• Over/Under: 123.5 points

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• TV Channel: NESN Plus
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Betting the Over/Under: New Haven vs. Mercyhurst

• New Haven and its opponents have combined to outscore Friday's total (123.5 points) 10 times this season.
• There have been 12 Mercyhurst games that finished with a combined score over 123.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 132 points per game, 8.5 points more than the point total of 123.5 for this game.
• The 133.2 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 9.7 more than the 123.5 over/under in this contest.
• On average, New Haven has seen a 132.2-point over/under in its games this season, 8.7 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this game is 9.4 points lower than the average over/under in Mercyhurst's games this season of 132.9.

Betting the Spread: New Haven vs. Mercyhurst

• In New Haven's 16 games this year, it has nine wins against the spread.
• The Chargers have been favored by 1.5 points or more four times this season and are 3-1 ATS in those contests.
• Against the spread, Mercyhurst is 11-6-0 this year.
• The Lakers have an against the spread record of 7-3 in their 10 games as an underdog of 1.5 points or more this year.
• At home this season, New Haven is 3-2 against the spread and 3-2 overall.
• At home, as a 1.5-point favorite or more, New Haven is unbeaten ATS (3-0).
• On the road, Mercyhurst is 2-9 overall and 7-4 against the spread.
• On the road, Mercyhurst is winless ATS (0-1) as 1.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: New Haven vs. Mercyhurst

• New Haven has been the moneyline favorite in four games this season and won three (75%) of those contests.
• The Chargers have entered four games this season favored by -104 or more and are 3-1 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win from New Haven, based on the moneyline, is 51%.
• Mercyhurst has been a moneyline underdog in 10 games this season and has come away with the win two times (20%) in those contests.
• The Lakers have a win-loss record of 2-8 with odds of -117 or worse this year.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Mercyhurst has a 53.9% chance of pulling out a win.