Winthrop vs. Mercer betting: College basketball preview for Nov. 15

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The Mercer Bears (2-1) are only 2.5-point underdogs against the Winthrop Eagles (1-2) at Winthrop Coliseum on Saturday, November 15, 2025. The game starts at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under set at 163.5 points.

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Winthrop Cover -2.5 vs Mercer -109

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Winthrop vs. Mercer betting lines

  • Winthrop moneyline odds to win: -139
  • Mercer moneyline odds to win: +116
  • Spread: Winthrop (-2.5)
  • Total: 163.5

Winthrop statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • When playing at home last season, Winthrop sported a worse record against the spread (7-8-0) compared to its ATS record in road games (8-5-0).
  • The Eagles eclipsed the total in 11 of 15 home games (73.3%) last season, compared to six of 13 road games (46.2%).
  • Winthrop fared better as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last year, putting up a home record of 13-1 home record, compared to going 4-2 in away games.

Last season stats

  • Last season, the Eagles were sixth-best in the nation on offense (84.7 points scored per game) and ranked 325th defensively (78.0 points allowed).
  • At 34.5 rebounds per game and 32.2 rebounds allowed, Winthrop was 50th and 247th in the country, respectively, last year.
  • The Eagles were 245th in the country in assists (12.7 per game) last year.

Winthrop betting records last season

  • ATS Record: 17-13-0 (Home: 7-8-0; Away: 8-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 12-8-0 (As Favorite: 13-9-0; As Underdog: 4-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 18-12-0 (Home: 11-4-0; Away: 6-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 19-3 (Home: 13-1; Away: 4-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-7 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.4 (45th in nation) 43.9 (183rd) 34.5 (50th) 32.2 (247th) 12.7 (245th) 12.6 (312th)

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Mercer statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Mercer’s winning percentage against the spread at home last year was .545 (6-5-0). Away, it was .438 (7-9-0).
  • Bears games finished above the over/under 18.2% of the time at home (two of 11) last year, and 56.2% of the time away (nine of 16).
  • When moneyline underdogs last season, the Bears won a higher percentage of games at home (1-5) than away (1-10).

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Bears posted 76.1 points per game (112th-ranked in college basketball) last year. They gave up 75.3 points per contest at the other end (278th-ranked).
  • Although Mercer allowed 35.5 rebounds per game (seventh-worst in college basketball), it ranked 21st-best in college basketball by collecting 35.8 rebounds per game.
  • Last year the Bears ranked 209th in college basketball in assists, putting up 13.2 per game.

Mercer betting records last season

  • ATS Record: 15-16-0 (Home: 6-5-0; Away: 7-9-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 8-8-0 (As Favorite: 6-5-0; As Underdog: 9-11-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-19-0 (Home: 2-9-0; Away: 9-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-2 (Home: 4-1; Away: 4-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-17 (Home: 1-5; Away: 1-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.5 (250th in nation) 41.9 (70th) 35.8 (21st) 35.5 (352nd) 13.2 (209th) 11.8 (246th)
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