Mercyhurst Lakers vs Stonehill Skyhawks Prediction, 2/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mercyhurst Lakers vs Stonehill Skyhawks

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Location: Merkert Gymnasium in South Easton, MA

TV: ESPN+

The Mercyhurst Lakers (14-16) are traveling to Merkert Gymnasium on Saturday where they will try to beat the Stonehill Skyhawks (11-19).

The Mercyhurst Lakers took the court against Central Connecticut and took a loss by a final of 80-78 in their last game. Mercyhurst finished the contest with a 50.0% FG percentage (31 out of 62) and converted 4 of their 17 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Lakers buried 12 of their 14 shots for a percentage of 85.7%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 27 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 10 assists in this matchup while creating 8 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With respect to defending, Mercyhurst allowed the other team to shoot 54.9% from the field on 28 out of 51 shooting. Central Connecticut totaled 12 dimes and had 3 steals in this matchup. In addition, Central Connecticut grabbed 29 rebounds (6 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Central Connecticut ended up shooting 71.4% from the free throw line by burying 20 of 28 shots. They also made 4 of their 10 attempts from distance. In relation to personal fouls, the Lakers finished with 21 while Central Connecticut recorded 13 personal fouls.

Qadir Martin is one guy who came through for this game. He racked up 18 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He played for 27 mins played and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He ended up going 58.3% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Mercyhurst comes into this one with a mark of 14-16 for the campaign. They turn it over 9.6 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.1 fouls per contest. As a unit, Mercyhurst is pulling in 32.0 rebounds per game and has 443 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 91st in college in terms of passing. The Lakers are hitting 32.3% on shots from 3-point land (181 of 561) and 71.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 69.6 points per game (316th in D-1) while connecting on 45.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Lakers are able to force 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 14.9 fouls. They are conceding 33.0% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 36th in college hoops in points per game allowed (67.6). The Lakers are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.3% (698 of 1,574) and they relinquish 34.2 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 122nd in college in allowing assists with 365 surrendered for the season.

When they last played, the Stonehill Skyhawks took home the win by a final score of 103-77 against Saint Francis. In the matter of rebounding, Stonehill permitted Saint Francis to get 28 overall (10 on the offensive side). They went 37.5% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 6 of 16 and finished the contest at 11 out of 22 from the free throw line (50.0%). The Skyhawks permitted Saint Francis to make 30 of their 66 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 45.5% for the game. Overall, the Skyhawks finished the game shooting 38 for 66 from the floor which gave them a rate of 57.6%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Stonehill made 14 of their 30 attempts (46.7%). They were able to make 13 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 81.3%. Saint Francis had 11 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Skyhawks to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while getting 4 steals in this game. The Skyhawks were able to collect 27 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 35 in this contest.

Davante Hackett ended up being important for the Skyhawks in this matchup. He knocked down 14 out of 24 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and had 5 rebounds. He recorded 40 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 3 dimes in the matchup.

Stonehill has a win-loss mark of 11-19 this season. As an offense, the Skyhawks are shooting 41.7% from the floor, which ranks them 328th in D-1. Stonehill has totaled 1,987 pts this year (66.2 per contest) and they pull in 37.3 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.5 times per game (283rd in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.3 times per contest. The Skyhawks are committing 16.1 fouls per game and they hit 69.1% from the free throw line.

The Skyhawks on defense are ranked 55th in the country in points given up per game with 68.7. They are able to force 9.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the floor (82nd in college). The Stonehill defense gives up 33.4% on shots from distance (198 of 593) and their opponents are converting on 65.6% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 10.7 dimes and 34.4 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 13th and 192nd in D-1.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Stonehill

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