NEC College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – March 1

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 1, 2023

NEC teams will hit the court across four games on Wednesday in college basketball play. That includes the Long Island Sharks playing the Merrimack Warriors at Hammel Court, and we have best bets recommendations across the board.

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: LIU (+17.5) at Merrimack

The spread for this matchup suggested by the model (15.6 points) is less than the 17.5-point edge DraftKings gives to Merrimack, though the data still has them as the favorite.

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ATS Record Favorite ATS Record Underdog ATS Record Home ATS Record Away ATS Record Conference ATS Record
LIU 6-18-0 0-0-0 6-18-0 2-7-0 3-10-0 3-11-0
Merrimack 14-13-0 7-5-0 7-8-0 4-6-0 10-5-0 11-3-0

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Total Pick: Wagner at Sacred Heart Over (128.5)

The model predicts a total 4.5 points higher than the one set by DraftKings for this game.

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O-U-P Home O-U-P Away O-U-P Conference O-U-P
Sacred Heart 8-17-0 3-8-0 5-9-0 4-10-0
Wagner 5-16-0 0-9-0 5-7-0 2-12-0

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Moneyline Pick: Sacred Heart (-130) vs Wagner (+110)

Score Prediction: Sacred Heart 67, Wagner 66

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 8-6 4-6 6-4 0-1 2-2 4-5 4-6 2-2
Wagner 7-4 3-6 5-3 1-0 2-1 2-6 5-4 1-3

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Today’s NEC Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
Saint Francis (BKN) (14-15) at Fairleigh Dickinson (17-14) 7:00 PM ET NEC
LIU (3-25) at Merrimack (15-16) 7:00 PM ET NEC Merrimack (-17.5) 133.5
Wagner (15-12) at Sacred Heart (15-16) 7:00 PM ET NEC Sacred Heart (-2) 128.5
Cent. Conn. St. (10-21) at Saint Francis (PA) (12-17) 7:00 PM ET NEC Saint Francis (PA) (-4.5) 141.5

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