The Mercer Bears hit the road in SoCon play against the Samford Bulldogs on Wednesday, February 10 at 8:00 PM ET. The Bears are favorites in the game, the second matchup between the squads this season. The matchup has an over/under set at points.
The betting insights in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of February 10, 2021, 2:15 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Betting Odds
Mercer Betting Information
- The Bears are under .500 against the spread this season with a record of 5-9
- The Bears have a losing record against the spread when favored by at least 5 points, going 1-4 this season.
- The Bears and their opponents have hit the over in 9 of 14 games this season (64.3%).
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Mercer Players to Watch
Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ross Cummings | 18 | 15.8 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
Neftali Alvarez | 16 | 13.2 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
Leon Ayers III | 18 | 12.8 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
Felipe Haase | 18 | 12.1 | 8.0 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
Maciej Bender | 18 | 10.3 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
Samford Betting Information
- The Bulldogs have more often than not come up short ATS this season, with a 4-6 record.
- For the third time this season, the Bulldogs are at least a 5-point underdog, where they have a record of 0-2 against the spread.
- Samford and its opponents have typically been held under this season, only claiming the over in 40% (4) of their 10 games played.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Samford Players to Watch
Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
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Myron Gordon | 10 | 15.6 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
Christian Guess | 10 | 15.1 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
A.J. Staton-McCray | 15 | 10.3 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
Logan Dye | 15 | 9.4 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Jacob Tryon | 15 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
Total Facts
- Mercer and its opponents have hit the over on Wednesday’s 153.5 total in nine out of 17 games (52.9%) this year.
- Six Samford games this year (54.5% of its matchups) ended with a final score higher than Wednesday’s point total of 153.5 points.
- The Bears average 79.4 points per game against the Bulldogs’ 76.5, amounting to 2.4 points over the matchup’s point total of 153.5.
- These two teams surrender a combined 152.9 points per game, 0.6 points less than this contest’s over/under.
- The Bears have seen a 153.9 average over/under in their games this season, 0.4 points more than the over/under in this contest.
- Bulldogs games have a total points bet of 154.8 points this season, 1.3 points more than the over/under for this matchup.
Head to Head
Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
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2/8/2021 | Mercer | Mercer | -9.5 | 156.5 | -500 | +374 | Regular Season | 89-82 MERCER |
2/19/2020 | Mercer | Mercer | -7 | 150 | -320 | +248 | Regular Season | 106-66 MERCER |
1/18/2020 | N/A | Samford | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 90-75 MERCER |
2/21/2019 | N/A | Mercer | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 65-62 MERCER |
1/19/2019 | N/A | Samford | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 93-87 MERCER |
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