Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers

Laying points, the Mountaineers covered 10 times in 11 in 2025-26; five Division I teams had a better favorite cover rate. Getting points, they won 4 of 20.

When they were favored

Mount St. Mary’s was a favorite only 11 times in 2025-26, and the result was close to automatic: ten wins, and every one of the ten covered. The single miss came on 7 November, a 73-62 home loss to Bucknell at -125. The 11 favorite moneylines made 3.47 units, 17th in Division I.

From 17 January the Mountaineers were favored seven times and won and covered all seven, beating Manhattan and sweeping Canisius, Niagara and Rider home and away.

When they were not

As underdogs the record was 4-16, and the 20 underdog moneylines lost 10.61 units; 330 of 362 Division I teams did better. The four upsets were worth taking, though: 69-47 at Fairfield at +160, 83-76 at Iona at +154, 66-59 over Iona at home at +120 and 70-65 over Saint Peter’s at +105.

Merrimack, Quinnipiac and Sacred Heart each won both meetings without a Mountaineers cover.

Spread and season

Thirty-two games produced a 15-17 record and an 18-13 mark against the spread. On the road, where they went 7-11, the Mountaineers still covered 11 of 18. November cost 4.9 units on a 2-6 record, five of the six defeats on the road, four of those at +1300 or longer, yet the month still produced five covers in eight. The season ended with a 63-58 loss to Siena in the MAAC quarterfinal, the second time Siena had beaten them that season.

The under

Twenty-one unders and 10 overs. Fourteen Division I teams finished with a higher under rate and one tied. The Mountaineers scored 68.06 points a game; 30 teams scored fewer.

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