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  3. Mercer Bears vs Samford Bulldogs
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NCAAB · Mercer Bears at Samford Bulldogs

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Game time: December 28, 2022 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: Pete Hanna Center — Homewood, AL

Article updated Dec 26, 2:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Mercer is on the road playing Samford at the Pete Hanna Center stadium on Wednesday, 12/28/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Samford -3.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Mercer

Game outlook

Mercer is on the road playing Samford at the Pete Hanna Center stadium on Wednesday, 12/28/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Samford -3.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Mercer -1.

Mercer Highlights

With a power ranking of 130, Mercer is ranked #103 in offense (scoring an average of 76.75 per game), #161 in defense (allowing an average of 68.00 points to be scored against them per game) and are 7-6 (5-6 ATS) this season.

Samford Highlights

Samford Bulldogs has a power ranking of 318 and are #38 for offense (scoring an average of 81.00 per game), #225 for defense (giving up an average of 68.00 points per game) and 6-7 (4-5 ATS) overall. Mercer went 1-2 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Samford.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be MERCR 68.25, SAMFD 70.25. 52% of SportsJaw users predict Mercer Bears to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is Mercer will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Bears 80 to Bulldogs 70.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Bears 80 to Bulldogs 70.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Mercer Bears+150 → -110Moved
  • Moneyline · Samford Bulldogs-160 → -111Moved
  • Spread · Mercer Bears+3.5 (-110) → -1 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Samford Bulldogs-3.5 (-110) → +1 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over145 (-110) → 138.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under145 (-110) → 138.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Mercer Bears
19-13 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Samford Bulldogs
18-14 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-26T19:14:19.630Z). 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

  • 2022-01-26Mercer Bears 61 · Samford Bulldogs 75
  • 2022-01-05Samford Bulldogs 80 · Mercer Bears 83
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Samford Bulldogs defeated Mercer Bears 78-69

Samford Bulldogs defeated Mercer Bears 78-69 on December 28, 2022, a 9-point decision in the series. Samford Bulldogs' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 42-34. Against SportsJaw's recorded Mercer Bears -1 (-110) spread, Samford Bulldogs covered, while the 147 combined points finished over the recorded total of 138.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • Teddy718Total · Over 141.5 (-110)Win
  • Novacek84Spread · Mercer Bears +2 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Mercer Bears +1.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 138.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Mercer Bears +1.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 138.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Samford Bulldogs -1.5 (-110)Win