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The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights are one of the teams that have already secured a spot at the NCAA Tournament, however they are still set to meet the Merrimack Warriors in the 2023 NEC Tournament championship game. The 2nd seed Knights (19-14, 10-6 Northeast) advanced after winning their semifinal 70-50 versus St. Francis. The 1st seed Warriors (17-16, 12-4) are technically not able to participate in either the NCAA or NIT Tournaments due to still being in the process of their reclassification from Division II to Division I. Merrimack recently defeated Sacred Heart 71-60 in the opposite bracket.
Tip Off is set to start at 7pm Eastern Time hosted at the Hammel Court in North Andover.
The Knights have 4 players averaging 10+ points, with senior guard Demetre Roberts being the key piece offensively, recently coming off an 18 point, 5 assist performance in Saturday’s semifinal win over St. Francis. Out of 33 games, Roberts is averaging 16.7 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds and 1.2 steals. Beside Roberts the Knights have senior guard Grant Singleton, who has played well against Merrimack in the past. In 2 games versus the Warriors, he is averaging 20 points, 5.5 assists, 5 rebounds and 3 steals per bout.
As for the Warriors, they are led by senior forward Jordan Minor, who recently had an incredible double-double game on Saturday’s semifinal win over Sacred Heart. In that game, Minor recorded 18 points, with 12 rebounds, 6 blocks and 4 steals.
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Senior forward Ziggy Reid has been a much needed boost of energy in the conference tournament thus far for the Warriors. He recently recorded 33 points plus 4 rebounds in a 91-76 quarterfinal win over Long Island.
This will be an incredibly close game worth of a final, however we believe Merrimack’s star Minor will give the edge this time around.
Farleigh Dickenson Knights vs Merrimack Warriors Game Information
- Date: 03/07/2023
- Time: 07:00 PM ET
- Location: Hammel Court, North Andover, MA.
- How to Watch Farleigh Dickenson vs Merrimack : ESPN2
- Live Stream: CBS.com
Farleigh Dickenson vs Merrimack Betting Lines
Farleigh Dickenson is +150 according to our Vegas NCAAB Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $150.On the other side, Merrimack is -175 according to the Vegas NCAAB Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $57.
The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines has Farleigh Dickenson at a 40.00% chance of winning the game, meanwhile Merrimack has 63.64% probability of finishing the game with the W.
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