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  3. Mercer Bears vs Troy Trojans
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Mercer Bears vs Troy Trojans Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 21, 2022 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: Trojan Arena — Troy, AL

Article updated Dec 21, 4:02 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Mercer is on the road playing Troy at the Trojan Arena stadium on Wednesday, 12/21/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Troy -6.25 was the opening favorite and line hasn't

Game outlook

Mercer is on the road playing Troy at the Trojan Arena stadium on Wednesday, 12/21/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Troy -6.25 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.

The Troy Trojans and Mercer Bears meet in college basketball action at Trojan Arena on Wednesday. Mercer is 19-13 overall this season. In their last game, the Bears beat Morehead State. Troy is currently 8-4 on the season and just beat Southeastern LA.

The Mercer Bears will be looking to beat the Troy Trojans

This year, Mercer has defeated Milligan, Winthrop, Robert Morris, Fairfield, Middle Georgia State, and Morehead State. East Carolina, Georgia State, Florida State, Towson, Kennesaw State, and FGCU have all lost. In their last 10 games, Mercer has an overall record of 4 wins, 6 losses, and a streak of 1 win in a row. Mercer has an Against-the-Spread record of 4 wins, 6 losses, and a streak of 2 wins against the spread in their previous 10 games. Mercer has a record of 3 overs and 7 unders in their last 10 games, including an active streak of 6 unders.

Troy will look to continue his winning streak

On the Troy side, they won their first four games before losing to St. Thomas MN. They beat Montana and SUNO before losing to Arkansas, SIUE, and San Diego State. In their last two games, Troy beat Tennessee Tech and Southeastern Louisiana. Troy has a Straight Up record of 5 wins, 5 losses, and a winning streak of 2 wins. Troy has also posted an Against-the-Spread record of 6 wins, 4 losses, and an active streak of 1 loss in a row in their previous 10 games. There have been 7 overs and 3 unders in Troy's last 10 games with an active streak of 2 overs.

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Troy got off to a slow start against a mediocre Southeastern LA team in their last game, but they managed to pull out a six-point win. So far, the Trojans have scored 72 or more points in 10 of 12 games. Mercer has been a mixed bag depending on the matchup so far this year. Though most of the Bears' games have been well played. But they won't be able to keep up with Troy.

Mercer Highlights

With a power ranking of 221, Mercer is ranked #106 in offense (scoring an average of 76.55 per game), #203 in defense (allowing an average of 69.45 points to be scored against them per game) and are 6-6 (4-6 ATS) this season.

Troy Highlights

Troy Trojans has a power ranking of 158 and are #54 for offense (scoring an average of 79.73 per game), #86 for defense (giving up an average of 69.45 points per game) and 8-4 (6-3 ATS) overall. Mercer went 2-1 (1-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Troy.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be MERCR 74.75, TROY 62.25. 56% of SportsJaw players predict Troy Trojans to cover. OddsShark has not made their prediction yet.

split down the middle on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Bears 64 to Trojans 85.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Bears 64 to Trojans 85.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Mercer Bears+230 → +205Moved
  • Moneyline · Troy Trojans-278 → -245Moved
  • Spread · Mercer Bears+6.25 (-110) → +5.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Troy Trojans-6.25 (-110) → -5.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over137 (-110) → 137.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under137 (-110) → 137.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Mercer Bears
19-13 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Troy Trojans
22-11 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-21T09:02:01.000Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2021-12-22Troy Trojans 69 · Mercer Bears 65
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Mercer Bears defeated Troy Trojans 82-79

Mercer Bears defeated Troy Trojans 82-79 on December 21, 2022, a 3-point decision in the series. Mercer Bears' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 41-32. Against SportsJaw's recorded Mercer Bears +5.5 (-110) spread, Mercer Bears covered, while the 161 combined points finished over the recorded total of 137.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • MoneymouthSpread · Troy Trojans -6.25 (-110)Loss
  • WooishSpread · Troy Trojans -6.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Mercer Bears +5.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 138 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Mercer Bears +5.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 138 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Troy Trojans -5.5 (-110)Loss