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Game time: January 31, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: Hawkins Arena — Macon, GA

Article updated Jan 31, 6:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The East Tennessee St. Buccaneers are traveling to play the Mercer Bears at the Hawkins Arena stadium on Wednesday, 1/31/2024 @ 7:00pm EST. Mercer is the betting favorite

Game outlook

The East Tennessee St. Buccaneers are traveling to play the Mercer Bears at the Hawkins Arena stadium on Wednesday, 1/31/2024 @ 7:00pm EST. Mercer is the betting favorite opening at -2 and the current line is Mercer -1.5.

Buccaneers vs Bears Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Buccaneers to win tonight's game by 5 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the East Tennessee St. Buccaneers to cover the 1.5 point spread and the total to go over 136 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: East Tennessee St. 74 to Mercer 69

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the East Tennessee St. Buccaneers and Mercer Bears, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

51% of SportsJaw predicts Mercer Bears to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Mercer will win straight-up is 56%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be E.TEN 66.5, MERCR 69.5.

OddsShark predicts East Tennessee State will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

69% picked Mercer Bears on Covers.com

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East Tennessee St. Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 192, East Tennessee St. is ranked #253 in offense (scoring an average of 71.65 per game), #147 in defense (allowing an average of 70.50 points to be scored against them per game) and are 10-11 (9-10 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Buccaneers hit an average of 40.13% of their field goals (ranked #341) and 71.39% of their free throws (ranked #181) and makes an average of 29.37% of their three pointers ranked #336 in the NCAAB). They average 39.05 rebounds per game (ranked # 58) and average 11.35 offensive assists and 11.95 turnovers per game (ranked # 317 and 173 respectively).

Defensively speaking, East Tennessee St. allows an average of 42.30% field goals (ranked #116) and 69.95% free throws (ranked #127 in the NCAAB) The Buccaneers allow an average of 33.41% of the three pointers (ranked #196) and averages 38.05 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 38.05) Finally, the Buccaneers average 11.20 defensive assists and 13.10 turnovers per game (ranked # 63 and 116 respectively).

Mercer Key Betting Stats

Mercer Bears has a power ranking of 270 and are #282 for offense (scoring an average of 70.11 per game), #164 for defense (giving up an average of 71.21 points per game) and 9-11 (10-8 ATS) overall. East Tennessee St. went 2-1 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Mercer.

For offense, the Bears hit an average of 44.22% of their field goals (ranked #214) and 65.62% of their free throws (ranked #329) and makes an average of 34.85% of their three pointers (ranked #135 in the NCAAB). They average 34.74 rebounds per game (ranked # 241) and average 13.63 offensive assists and 12.26 turnovers per game (ranked # 150) and 197 respectively).

On defense, Mercer allows an average of 44.42% field goals (ranked #239) and 72.15% free throws (ranked #240 in the NCAAB) The Bears allow an average of 34.08% of the three pointers (ranked #236) and averages 34.74 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 34.74) Finally, the Bears average 10.89 defensive assists and 12.68 turnovers per game (ranked # 44 and 145 respectively).

Betting Summary

East Tennessee St. has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the East Tennessee St. Buccaneers to cover the 1.5 point spread and the total to go over 136 points.

For the best predictions available, make sure to checkout the best bets made by our certified NCAAB experts.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Buccaneers vs Bears archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Buccaneers vs Bears matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · East Tennessee St. Buccaneers+109 → +105Moved
  • Moneyline · Mercer Bears-131 → -125Moved
  • Spread · East Tennessee St. Buccaneers+2 (-110) → +1.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Mercer Bears-2 (-110) → -1.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over138.5 (-110) → 135.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under138.5 (-110) → 135.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

East Tennessee St. Buccaneers
7-11 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Mercer Bears
4-11 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-01-31T11:35:24.452Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the East Tennessee St. Buccaneers and Mercer Bears, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-01-03Mercer Bears 69 · East Tennessee St. Buccaneers 80
  • 2023-01-25East Tennessee St. Buccaneers 67 · Mercer Bears 71
  • 2023-01-14Mercer Bears 68 · East Tennessee St. Buccaneers 55
Final result

Matchup pick recap

East Tennessee St. Buccaneers defeated Mercer Bears 54-49

East Tennessee St. Buccaneers defeated Mercer Bears 54-49 on January 31, 2024, a 5-point decision in the series. East Tennessee St. Buccaneers' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 26-20. Against SportsJaw's recorded East Tennessee St. Buccaneers +1.5 (-110) spread, East Tennessee St. Buccaneers covered, while the 103 combined points finished under the recorded total of 135.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • EmcTotal · Under 138.5 (-110)Win
  • TjwinsSpread · Mercer Bears -1.5 (-110)Loss
  • MauriceJonesSpread · East Tennessee St. Buccaneers +1.5 (-110)Win
  • JamescashiolaSpread · Mercer Bears -1.5 (-110)Loss
  • Altuve27Total · Under 138.5 (-110)Win