Marist Red Foxes vs Merrimack Warriors Prediction, 2/12/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marist Red Foxes vs Merrimack Warriors

Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026

Location: Hammel Court in North Andover, MA

TV: ESPN+

The Merrimack Warriors (16-9) will take on the Marist Red Foxes (16-8) at Hammel Court on Thursday.

The Marist Red Foxes stepped onto the hardwood against Fairfield and took a loss by a final of 63-60 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Red Foxes finished with 11 while Fairfield recorded 13 fouls. They also buried 7 of their 28 shots from 3-point land. Fairfield finished the contest at 76.9% from the free throw line by converting 10 of their 13 attempts. Furthermore, Fairfield collected 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Fairfield totaled 12 dimes and had 9 steals for the contest. In reference to defending, Marist allowed their opponent to shoot 41.1% from the field on 23 out of 56 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and having 2 steals. In terms of getting rebounds, they collected 33 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Red Foxes converted 12 of their 13 attempts for a percentage of 92.3%. Marist finished having earned a 38.2% field goal percentage (21 of 55) and converted 6 of their 19 shots from beyond the arc.

Justin Menard is a player who was a major contributor in the game. He left the arena with 18 points on 7 of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 36 mins and grabbed 6 boards. He ended up going 50.0% from the floor and also earned 2 assists.

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Marist heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 16-8 so far this year. They are averaging 70.9 pts per contest (299th in D-1) on 45.5% from the field. The Red Foxes are shooting 32.9% on three-point shots (160 of 487) and 80.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Marist is snagging 35.8 boards per contest and is sitting with 373 dimes for the year, which is 93rd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 11.3 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Red Foxes have forced 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 14.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 2nd in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 230 relinquished this year. The Red Foxes defense is allowing a FG percentage of 39.1% (516 of 1,319) and they surrender 33.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They are conceding 27.3% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 4th in college hoops in points per game allowed (62.6).

In their last game, the Merrimack Warriors got the victory with a final of 73-47 against Rider. The Warriors corralled 23 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 31 in the matchup. They turned it over 10 times, while getting 3 steals for this contest. Rider earned 16 personal fouls in this game which got the Warriors to the charity stripe for 21 tries. They were able to convert 16 of those for a percentage of 76.2%. With regard to 3-pointers, Merrimack buried 5 of their 13 tries (38.5%). Overall, the Warriors finished shooting 26 out of 46 from the field which had them at 56.5%. The Warriors permitted Rider to make 16 out of their 52 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 30.8% for the matchup. They shot 21.4% from beyond the arc by connecting on 3 of 14 and finished the contest at 12 of 23 at the free throw line (52.2%). In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Merrimack permitted Rider to get 22 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Tye Dorset was important for the Warriors in the game. He converted 7 out of 8 for the game giving him a rate of 87.5%, and had 4 rebounds. He totaled 18 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and added 1 assist for this game.

Merrimack has a mark of 16-9 on the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Warriors are shooting 41.9% from the floor, which is ranked 326th in the nation. Merrimack has accumulated 1,709 pts this season (68.4 per contest) and they average 28.9 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 12.2 times per contest (305th in college) and they turn it over 10.0 times per game. The Warriors have committed 17.1 fouls per contest and they hit 77.5% from the charity stripe.

The Warriors on the defensive side of the court are 43rd in college in points allowed per game with 67.8. They are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.3% from the floor (85th in college). The Merrimack defense allows 29.9% on shots from 3-point land (132 of 441) and their opposition makes 71.5% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 13.0 assists and 38.6 total boards per game, which is ranked 147th and 343rd in college.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Merrimack

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