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App State vs Merrimack

College basketball 2026-27 · Sun Belt vs Metro · · Rock Hill Sports & Event Center · Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon

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Game day

No over/under yet · our total 132.5

  1. Tip-off
Our pick
MRMKMerrimack Warriors
56% to win
Model

No betting line has been posted for this game yet. Sportsbooks usually post college basketball lines the day before; a few small-conference games get one only on game day or not at all. Books also take a line down for a while when a key player's status is unclear. We check ESPN and The Odds API several times a day and add the line as soon as there is one.

Not a promise: a 56% pick still loses about 4 times in 10.

The line

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SpreadNo line yetMRMK -1.6
Totaln/a132.5
Moneylinen/aAPP +129
MRMK -129 fair

No betting line has been posted for this game yet. Sportsbooks usually post college basketball lines the day before; a few small-conference games get one only on game day or not at all. Books also take a line down for a while when a key player's status is unclear. We check ESPN and The Odds API several times a day and add the line as soon as there is one.

5,000 simulated games

MRMK 76, APP 74Typical score
APP by 12 to MRMK by 168 in 10 games
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Advantages Why Merrimack can win

  1. Strength of schedule: Merrimack 164th (+0.0), App State 307th (-0.7) of 365.
  2. Strength: Merrimack rank 16th of 365 in turnovers forced per 100 possessions (20.4).
  3. Three-point shooting: Merrimack 242nd (32.7%), App State 334th (30.4%) of 365.
  4. Strength: Merrimack rank 17th of 365 in shooting allowed (opponent eFG%) (46.7%).
  5. Team matchup: where Merrimack can take advantage. Their ball pressure (16th of 365) meets the App State ball security (84th), so look for them to turn steals into easy points in transition.
  6. Star matchup: Best player against best player, Kevair Kennedy (Merrimack: 18.4 pts, 4.6 reb, 4.2 ast, Game Score 14.3) has the edge on Luke Wilson (App State: 10.7 pts, 8.3 reb, 0.6 ast, Game Score 11.1).
  7. Simulation: Merrimack win 2,815 of 5,000 simulated games.

Disadvantages Why Merrimack may not

  1. Defensive rebounding (share of misses): App State 106th (71.0%), Merrimack 364th (60.1%) of 365.
  2. Season-long ratings: betting lines have rated App State about 0.9 points stronger over recent games.
  3. Range of outcomes: in the worst 10% of simulations Merrimack lose by 12 or more.
  4. Weak spot: Merrimack rank 364th of 365 in defensive rebounding (share of misses) (60.1%).
  5. Team matchup: where App State can push back. Their offensive rebounding (123rd of 365) meets the Merrimack defensive rebounding (364th), so look for them to crash the glass for second chances.
  6. Star matchup: the key positions lean Merrimack on paper, but Luke Wilson (10.7 pts, 8.3 reb, 0.6 ast, Game Score 11.1) is the kind of player who can swing one game.
  7. Upset odds: App State win 2,185 of 5,000 simulations (44%). A 56% pick still loses about 4 times in 10.

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Still out?

Regulars who sat out each team's last game. We count them as likely out.

APP App State

Every regular played last game.

MRMK Merrimack

Every regular played last game.

Also checked (ESPN team rosters, ESPN and CBS Sports news): nothing beyond the report.

Side by side

APPMRMK
0-0Record0-0
+3.0 125Net rating+3.2 121
107.7 188Offensive rating106.4 219
104.8 83Defensive rating103.2 61
-0.7 307Strength of schedule+0.0 164
49.9% 240Effective FG%49.1% 288
47.5% 33Opponent eFG%46.7% 17
15.3 84Turnovers per 10014.8 56
32.0% 123Offensive rebound %24.8% 342
30.4% 3343-point %32.7% 242
64.4 357Pace64.4 356

Small numbers are ranks among 365 Division I teams (1 = best; pace 1 = fastest). Ratings are points per 100 possessions; strength of schedule is the average rating of opponents faced (2025-26 season and this season so far).

Last 5 meetings

These teams have not met since 2009.

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44%App State
56%Merrimack

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