Mercyhurst Lakers vs LIU Sharks Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 03/10/26

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The Mercyhurst Lakers meet the Long Island Sharks at the Steinberg Wellness Center on Tuesday night in the Northeast Conference Final. These teams split the regular season series, with LIU winning 60-58 at home on January 8 in Brooklyn, while Mercyhurst won 91-83 in Erie, Pennsylvania. The Lakers cannot go to the NCAA Tournament — even with a win — due to their current status as a reclassifying Division I institution. For what it’s worth, they went to the Elite Eight in the Division II Tournament in 2019. Mercyhurst has won 2 of the past 3 meetings with LIU, while going 3-0 ATS in those 3 meetings. The Lakers have won and covered both games in the NEC Tournament, and they’re 5-0 ATS in the past 5 games, and 7-1 ATS across the past 8.

For LIU, they’ve been the gold standard in the NEC lately, and they’re the automatic qualifier for the NCAA Tournament — win or lose — as Mercyhurst cannot go dancing due to archaic NCAA rules. LIU has not lost a home game against a NEC opponent this season. LIU took care of upset-minded #7 Wagner 64-56, while covering as a 6.5-point favorite. LIU is 3-1 ATS in the past 4 games, and it has scored 73 or more points in 6 of the past 7 outings. LIU should get it done, but this game is a bit anti-climactic with the bid already sewn up. Look for Mercyhurst to play much harder, as it looks to at least claim the conference title, while wondering what could have been.

Mercyhurst vs LIU prediction: Mercyhurst Lakers +6 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable to +5.5.

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