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UMass Lowell River Hawks vs Merrimack Warriors prediction, odds and picks, November 5, 2026

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UMass Lowell River Hawks or Merrimack Warriors: the bandwagon

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Scheduled · Pregame: MRMK 76%
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KickoffThursday, November 5 at 7:00 PM ET
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UMass Lowell River Hawks at Merrimack Warriors win probability

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UMass Lowell River Hawks vs Merrimack Warriors live stats

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UMass Lowell River Hawks vs Merrimack Warriors team breakdown

From the stored in-game series (none for this game)
Team breakdown
StatUMLMRMK
ScoreUML–MRMK–
Average win probabilityUML–MRMK–
Longest scoring runUML–MRMK–
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UMass Lowell River Hawks vs Merrimack Warriors odds

Bandwagon modelAxle 2.0 · updated 9:05 PM ET
River Hawks24%
Win chance
Warriors76%
SpreadMRMK −9
Total145.5
Moneyline+325away / −325homeaway / home
Line movementMRMK win chance, 36 stored lines
+11 pts for MRMK since Oct 29
88%60%
Oct 29, 6:01 AM ET: MRMK 65%Oct 29, 10:27 PM ET: MRMK 82%Oct 30, 6:03 AM ET: MRMK 82%Oct 31, 6:03 AM ET: MRMK 82%Nov 1, 5:02 AM ET: MRMK 79%Nov 1, 12:08 PM ET: MRMK 79%Nov 2, 5:03 AM ET: MRMK 79%Nov 2, 8:05 AM ET: MRMK 76%Nov 2, 5:58 PM ET: MRMK 76%Nov 2, 7:41 PM ET: MRMK 76%Nov 2, 8:31 PM ET: MRMK 76%Nov 2, 9:06 PM ET: MRMK 76%Nov 2, 9:16 PM ET: MRMK 76%Nov 2, 9:31 PM ET: MRMK 76%Nov 2, 9:36 PM ET: MRMK 76%Nov 2, 9:41 PM ET: MRMK 76%Nov 2, 9:57 PM ET: MRMK 76%Nov 2, 10:12 PM ET: MRMK 76%Nov 2, 10:17 PM ET: MRMK 76%Nov 2, 10:38 PM ET: MRMK 76%Nov 2, 10:59 PM ET: MRMK 76%Nov 2, 11:04 PM ET: MRMK 76%Nov 2, 11:14 PM ET: MRMK 76%Nov 2, 11:35 PM ET: MRMK 76%Nov 3, 12:05 AM ET: MRMK 76%Nov 3, 12:19 AM ET: MRMK 76%Nov 3, 12:30 AM ET: MRMK 76%Nov 3, 5:03 AM ET: MRMK 76%Nov 3, 9:03 PM ET: MRMK 76%Nov 3, 9:18 PM ET: MRMK 76%Nov 3, 10:08 PM ET: MRMK 76%Nov 3, 10:13 PM ET: MRMK 76%Nov 4, 12:10 AM ET: MRMK 76%Nov 4, 5:03 AM ET: MRMK 76%Nov 4, 9:05 PM ET: MRMK 76%Nov 4, 9:05 PM ET: MRMK 76%
Oct 29Nov 1Now
Every stored line
StoredMRMK winMove
Nov 4, 9:05 PM ET76%0
Nov 4, 9:05 PM ET76%0
Nov 4, 5:03 AM ET76%0
Nov 4, 12:10 AM ET76%0
Nov 3, 10:13 PM ET76%0
Nov 3, 10:08 PM ET76%0
Nov 3, 9:18 PM ET76%0
Nov 3, 9:03 PM ET76%0
Nov 3, 5:03 AM ET76%0
Nov 3, 12:30 AM ET76%0
Nov 3, 12:19 AM ET76%0
Nov 3, 12:05 AM ET76%0
Nov 2, 11:35 PM ET76%0
Nov 2, 11:14 PM ET76%0
Nov 2, 11:04 PM ET76%0
Nov 2, 10:59 PM ET76%0
Nov 2, 10:38 PM ET76%0
Nov 2, 10:17 PM ET76%0
Nov 2, 10:12 PM ET76%0
Nov 2, 9:57 PM ET76%0
Nov 2, 9:41 PM ET76%0
Nov 2, 9:36 PM ET76%0
Nov 2, 9:31 PM ET76%0
Nov 2, 9:16 PM ET76%0
Nov 2, 9:06 PM ET76%0
Nov 2, 8:31 PM ET76%0
Nov 2, 7:41 PM ET76%0
Nov 2, 5:58 PM ET76%0
Nov 2, 8:05 AM ET76%−3
Nov 2, 5:03 AM ET79%0
Nov 1, 12:08 PM ET79%0
Nov 1, 5:02 AM ET79%−3
Oct 31, 6:03 AM ET82%0
Oct 30, 6:03 AM ET82%0
Oct 29, 10:27 PM ET82%+17
Oct 29, 6:01 AM ET65%—
Ratings
MRMK 1553 · UML 1463
Home spread
−9
Stored
Nov 4, 9:05 PM ET · 2026-11-05 02:05 UTC
Version
Axle 2.0

How the model works

Bandwagon's model, not a sportsbook line. We do not take wagers.

How this line is made

In NCAA Division I men's basketball a line starts from the ratings and adds the internal inputs marked used (rest, back-to-back, recent form) through a calibration layer fitted on past NCAA Division I men's basketball seasons, which beat rating-only out of sample. Travel and time zones did not improve the line here; injuries and weather are collected but not yet measured.

Internal

  • Ratings from results usedan Elo-style rating per team from every final score, with margin of victory · Bandwagon's stored results
  • Home advantage usedthe league's home edge, none at a neutral site · Bandwagon's model constants, checked against results
  • Schedule unavailable for this game · First game of a season for at least one siderest days, back-to-back games and three games in four days · Bandwagon's stored fixtures
  • Recent form unavailable for this game · Fewer than three games played this season by at least one sideaverage margin over each side's last games this season · Bandwagon's stored results

External

  • Injuries unavailable for this game · No injury list read before this gameplayers listed out or doubtful, weighted by their share of the team's playing time · Public injury lists and box scores
  • Travel and time zones unavailable for this game · No venue coordinates stored for the home sidedistance and time-zone change from each side's last game to the venue · Wikidata venue coordinates, Open-Meteo time zones
  • Weather unavailable for this game · Indoor sportforecast wind, rain and temperature around kickoff at open-air venues · Open-Meteo forecasts

Prediction markets and the crowd's split are shown beside the model's lines for comparison. They are not inputs. Method and record.

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UMass Lowell River Hawks vs Merrimack Warriors prediction

Bandwagon's model makes the Warriors a 9-point favorite at home, with a 76% chance to win. The model total is 145.5. Ratings: Warriors 1553 (86th of 361), River Hawks 1463 (237th). The Warriors are 0-1; the River Hawks are 1-0. The Warriors have won 4 of their last 5; the River Hawks 2 of their last 5. The two have met 3 times in Bandwagon's results history; the Warriors won 1, the River Hawks 2.

Written from the numbers on this page by a template; nothing here is an opinion.

Recent form

UMass Lowell River Hawks

OpponentKick (ET)ResultPicksAxle
at UMBC RetrieversL 69–91––matchup
vs UAlbany Great DanesW 81–76––matchup
at Maine Black BearsW 67–56––matchup
vs UMBC RetrieversL 60–84––matchup
at Vermont CatamountsL 64–66––matchup

Merrimack Warriors

OpponentKick (ET)ResultPicksAxle
vs Merrimack WarriorsW 63–49––matchup
vs Siena SaintsL 54–64––matchup
vs Marist Red FoxesW 58–57––matchup
vs Sacred Heart PioneersW 70–48––matchup
at Niagara Purple EaglesW 73–66––matchup

Head-to-head

GameKick (ET)ResultPicksAxle
Merrimack Warriors at UMass Lowell River Hawks74–81––matchup
UMass Lowell River Hawks at Merrimack Warriors68–74––matchup
Merrimack Warriors at UMass Lowell River Hawks51–77––matchup

Injuries

UMass Lowell River Hawks: nobody listed as injured by the roster source

Merrimack Warriors: nobody listed as injured by the roster source

From the roster source's status flag only; no depth chart or game-time status.

Standings and ratings

All ratings
  • River Hawks1-0 4th · W1
  • River Hawks rating1463 237th of 361, 0 games
  • Warriors0-1 6th · L1
  • Warriors rating1553 86th of 361, 1 games

UMass Lowell River Hawks 1-0

NCAA Division I men's basketball · 4th · streak W1

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Merrimack Warriors 0-1

NCAA Division I men's basketball · 6th · streak L1

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Warriors roster, schedule and more

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Model: Merrimack 76% to win. Projected score Merrimack 77, UMass Lowell 68; spread Merrimack −9, total 145.5. UMass Lowell River Hawks at Merrimack Warriors, Thu, Nov 5, 7:00 PM ET.