NEC College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – February 18

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 18, 2023

There are four games featuring an NEC teams on the Saturday college basketball schedule, including the Merrimack Warriors versus the Sacred Heart Pioneers. Make sure you check out below for today’s best bets!

Scroll down to find the best spread, total, and moneyline bets in the NEC based on our computer projections and make your bets with DraftKings Sportsbook.

Spread Pick: Sacred Heart (-1.5) vs Merrimack

Both DraftKings and the model expect Sacred Heart to walk away with the victory, but the model spread (3.2) is 1.7 points further in their direction.

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ATS Record Favorite ATS Record Underdog ATS Record Home ATS Record Away ATS Record Conference ATS Record
Sacred Heart 9-12-1 4-8-1 5-4-0 2-6-1 7-6-0 5-5-1
Merrimack 11-13-0 5-5-0 6-8-0 3-6-0 8-5-0 8-3-0

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Total Pick: Stonehill at Cent. Conn. St. Over (128)

The model projects a total (135.3 points) much higher than the one set by DraftKings for this matchup (128 points). Take the over.

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O-U-P Home O-U-P Away O-U-P Conference O-U-P
Cent. Conn. St. 10-14-0 2-8-0 8-5-0 4-7-0
Stonehill 6-19-0 2-6-0 3-12-0 1-11-0

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Moneyline Pick: Sacred Heart (-120) vs Merrimack (+100)

Score Prediction: Sacred Heart 68, Merrimack 65

ML Fave. Record ML Und. Record Home ML Fave. Record Home ML Und. Record Away ML Fave. Record Away ML Und. Record Conf. ML Fave. Record Conf. ML Und. Record
Sacred Heart 8-4 3-6 6-2 0-1 2-2 3-5 4-4 1-2
Merrimack 7-3 3-9 4-3 0-2 3-0 3-5 6-2 3-0

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Today’s NEC Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
Saint Francis (PA) (10-16) at LIU (3-23) 1:00 PM ET NEC Saint Francis (PA) (-7) 151
Stonehill (14-15) at Cent. Conn. St. (9-19) 1:00 PM ET NEC Cent. Conn. St. (-1.5) 128
Merrimack (12-16) at Sacred Heart (14-14) 2:00 PM ET CBS Sports Sacred Heart (-1.5) 133
Fairleigh Dickinson (15-13) at Wagner (13-11) 4:00 PM ET NEC

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