Quinnipiac vs. Merrimack prediction: Why Quinnipiac is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

Merrimack and Quinnipiac will meet in men's college basketball action at Lawler Arena on Saturday, starting at 3:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Quinnipiac as the most likely winner of the Quinnipiac vs. Merrimack game.

This article offers further insights into Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Quinnipiac vs. Merrimack prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Quinnipiac and Merrimack 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Quinnipiac a 58% chance of beating Merrimack. Our predicted final score has Quinnipiac winning 73-71.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Quinnipiac and Merrimack each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 143.5 points has a 53% chance of going over.

Quinnipiac vs. Merrimack odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Quinnipiac vs. Merrimack picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: