Robert Morris Colonials

From early February to the Horizon League quarterfinal the Colonials won eight straight and covered all eight. Robert Morris finished 2025-26 with 20 covers in 31 spreads, bettered by sixteen programs nationally.

Eight for eight

The run started at home against Wright State, 72-66, and included two road wins as underdogs: at Youngstown State 72-66 at +150 and at Wright State 81-68 at +164. February finished 7-0 on the spread and straight up, worth 5.86 units, almost the whole season’s 5.88. It ended with a 68-53 win over Youngstown State in the Horizon League tournament. In the next round Detroit Mercy won 70-64 with the Colonials at -218, and the season was over.

At home against the number

The Colonials covered 11 of 15 home spreads; only 12 Division I teams did better at home and two matched it. They went 14-3 there, and the home moneyline returned 3.39 units over 15 priced games. On the road the moneyline did even better, 3.49 on an 8-7 record, helped by the long prices at Drake 81-79 at +280 and at Northern Kentucky 92-89 at +245.

Price

As underdogs Robert Morris won 7 of 14 and made 4.44 units, covering 9. As favorites they went 13-4, covered 11 of 17 and made 1.44.

January and the opponents

January was the one losing month: 4-5, 1.31 units down, including a home loss to Green Bay at -290 and a 96-93 defeat at IU Indianapolis at -250. Purdue Fort Wayne beat them twice, with no Robert Morris cover. Youngstown State lost all three meetings and the Colonials covered all three, for 2.69 units; Wright State lost both, for 2.62.

The total

Sixteen overs and 15 unders, no lean either way. The two Horizon League tournament games both stayed under, as did five of the seven February games.

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