Davidson vs. Mercyhurst betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 13

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The Mercyhurst Lakers (4-6) are heavy underdogs (+13.5) as they look to stop a five-game road losing streak when they visit the Davidson Wildcats (7-2) on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at John M. Belk Arena. The contest airs at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup’s over/under is set at 133.5.

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Davidson Cover -13.5 vs Mercyhurst -105

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Davidson vs. Mercyhurst betting lines

  • Davidson moneyline odds to win: -1176
  • Mercyhurst moneyline odds to win: +724
  • Spread: Davidson (-13.5)
  • Total: 133.5

Davidson statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Davidson owned a worse record against the spread in home games (7-9-0) than it did on the road (7-4-0) last season.
  • The Wildcats went over the over/under in a lower percentage of home games (37.5%) than away games (45.5%) last season.
  • Davidson fared worse as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last season, sporting a home record of 10-4, compared to going 3-1 in away games.

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Wildcats were the 215th-ranked squad in the country (72.5 points per game) last year. Defensively, they were 137th (70.7 points conceded per game).
  • At 30.2 rebounds per game and 31.3 rebounds conceded, Davidson was 287th and 187th in college basketball, respectively, last season.
  • The Wildcats were 83rd in the nation in assists (14.9 per game) last season.

Davidson betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-3-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 13.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 2-2-0; As Underdog: 3-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-3-0 (Home: 4-1-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-0 (Home: 4-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-2 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.0 (81st in nation) 45.2 (264th) 28.3 (345th) 30.8 (167th) 13.7 (229th) 10.3 (74th)

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Mercyhurst statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Mercyhurst performed better against the spread at home (8-2-0) than on the road (9-9-0) last year.
  • Lakers games went above the over/under 60% of the time at home (six of 10) last season, and 55.6% of the time away (10 of 18).
  • Last year the Lakers were 6-2 at home when moneyline underdogs (.750 winning percentage). Away they were 4-13 (.235).

Last season stats

  • The Lakers were 321st in college basketball last year with 67.9 points per game. At the other end of the court, they ranked 107th with 69.9 points allowed per game.
  • Mercyhurst grabbed just 25.4 boards per game (-2-worst in college basketball), and allowed 31.4 boards per contest (195th-ranked).
  • The Lakers ranked 184th in college basketball with 13.5 dimes per game.

Mercyhurst betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-3-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 13.5+: 3-1-0 (As Favorite: 1-1-0; As Underdog: 4-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-5-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 2-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.1 (196th in nation) 40.8 (78th) 29.4 (319th) 31.1 (185th) 12.8 (286th) 9.7 (37th)
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