Clemson vs. Mercer betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 13

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The Clemson Tigers (7-3) are heavy favorites (-23.5) as they look to continue a six-game home win streak when they take on the Mercer Bears (7-2) on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at Littlejohn Coliseum. The matchup airs at 3 p.m. ET on ACC Network Extra. The matchup has an over/under of 148.5 points.

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Clemson Cover -23.5 vs Mercer -110

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Clemson vs. Mercer betting lines

  • Clemson moneyline odds to win: -10000
  • Mercer moneyline odds to win: +2300
  • Spread: Clemson (-23.5)
  • Total: 148.5

Clemson statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Clemson did a better job covering the spread in road games (8-4-0) than it did at home (10-7-0) last year.
  • In terms of over/unders, the Tigers hit the over more consistently when playing at home last season, as they exceeded the total 11 times in 17 opportunities (64.7%). In road games, they hit the over five times in 12 opportunities (41.7%).
  • As a moneyline favorite last year, Clemson won a lower percentage of its games when playing at home (.867) compared to away games (.889).

Last season stats

  • The Tigers put up 76.1 points per game and gave up 65.8 last year, ranking them 112th in the country offensively and 27th on defense.
  • With 32.4 rebounds per game and 29.8 rebounds allowed, Clemson was 156th and 90th in college basketball, respectively, last season.
  • At 14.2 assists per game last season, the Tigers were 124th in the nation.

Clemson betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-4-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 23.5+: 3-2-0 (As Favorite: 4-4-0; As Underdog: 2-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-4-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 2-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-1 (Home: 5-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.3 (186th in nation) 39.2 (39th) 38.7 (23rd) 29.7 (111th) 15.8 (109th) 8.4 (sixth)

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Mercer statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Mercer’s winning percentage against the spread at home is 1.000 (3-0-0). Away, it is .750 (3-1-0).
  • Bears games have gone above the over/under less often at home (one time out of three) than away (three of four) this season.

Last season stats

  • Last year the Bears posted 76.1 points per game (112th-ranked in college basketball) and surrendered 75.3 points per contest (278th-ranked).
  • Mercer ranked seventh-worst in the nation with 35.5 rebounds allowed per game, but helped negate that by ranking 21st-best in college basketball grabbing 35.8 boards per contest.
  • The Bears dished out 13.2 assists per game, which ranked them 209th in the country.

Mercer betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-1-0 (Home: 3-0-0; Away: 3-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 23.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 3-0-0; As Underdog: 3-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-3-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 3-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-0 (Home: 3-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.1 (196th in nation) 42.2 (125th) 35.1 (99th) 36.3 (345th) 15.6 (125th) 10.4 (80th)
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