The Mercer Bears (8-6, 1-0 SoCon) hit the road in SoCon play against the VMI Keydets (6-8, 0-1 SoCon) on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM ET. The Bears are 5.5-point favorites in the game. The over/under is 155.5 for the matchup.
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Mercer vs. VMI betting lines
- Mercer moneyline odds to win: -249
- VMI moneyline odds to win: +200
- Spread: Mercer (-5.5)
- Total: 155.5
Mercer statistics, trends and more
As the away team
- When playing at home, Mercer owns a better record against the spread (2-1-0) compared to its ATS record in road games (4-3-0).
- The Bears have eclipsed the total more often at home, hitting the over in two of three home matchups (66.7%). In road games, they have hit the over in four of seven games (57.1%).
- As a moneyline favorite, Mercer has the same winning percentage when playing at home compared to when playing away from home (1.000).
Last season stats
- With 71.2 points scored per game and 71.8 points allowed last season, the Bears were 247th in college basketball on offense and 171st defensively.
- Mercer was 265th in the nation in rebounds per game (30.8) and 189th in rebounds allowed (31.8) last year.
- Last season the Bears were ranked 163rd in the country in assists with 13.2 per game.
Mercer betting records this season
- ATS Record: 8-4-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 4-3-0)
- ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 3-1-0; As Underdog: 5-3-0)
- O-U-P: 7-5-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 4-3-0)
- Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-0 (Home: 2-0; Away: 2-0)
- Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-6 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-5)
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.4 (114th in nation) | 43.0 (183rd) | 35.7 (57th) | 34.6 (321st) | 15.7 (99th) | 12.9 (294th) |
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VMI statistics, trends and more
As the home team
- VMI’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .000 (0-2-0). On the road, it is .714 (5-2-0).
- In terms of the over/under, Keydets games have finished over two of two times at home (100%), and three of seven on the road (42.9%).
- The Keydets’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is .000 (0-1), and on the road it is .143 (1-6).
Last season stats
- The Keydets were ranked 300th in college basketball offensively last year with 68.9 points per game, while defensively they were -2-worst (82.6 points allowed per game).
- VMI, who ranked 121st in college basketball with 33.1 boards per game, allowed 36.0 rebounds per contest, which was ninth-worst in the country.
- The Keydets put up just 10.5 dimes per game, which ranked 16th-worst in college basketball.
VMI betting records this season
- ATS Record: 7-4-0 (Home: 0-2-0; Away: 5-2-0)
- ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 4-2-0 (As Favorite: 0-1-0; As Underdog: 7-3-0)
- O-U-P: 5-6-0 (Home: 2-0-0; Away: 3-4-0)
- Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
- Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-8 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-6)
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44.2 (227th in nation) | 43.7 (215th) | 34.3 (112th) | 30.9 (173rd) | 15.6 (100th) | 10.5 (83rd) |
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