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Virginia Military Keydets vs Mercer Bears Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: February 3, 2024 at 2:00 PM ET

Venue: Hawkins Arena — Macon, GA

Article updated Feb 3, 6:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Virginia Military Keydets are traveling to play the Mercer Bears at the Hawkins Arena stadium on Saturday, 2/3/2024 @ 2:00pm EST. Mercer is the betting favorite opening

Game outlook

The Virginia Military Keydets are traveling to play the Mercer Bears at the Hawkins Arena stadium on Saturday, 2/3/2024 @ 2:00pm EST. Mercer is the betting favorite opening at -13.5 and the current line is Mercer -12.

Keydets vs Bears Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Bears to win today's game by 23 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Mercer Bears to cover the 12.5 point spread and the total to go over 150.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Virginia Military 66 to Mercer 89

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Virginia Military Keydets to cover the spread (51%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Mercer will win straight-up is 89%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be VMI 63.25, MERCR 87.25.

OddsShark predicts Mercer will win, vmi will cover, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

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Virginia Military Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 362, Virginia Military is ranked #265 in offense (scoring an average of 70.95 per game), #348 in defense (allowing an average of 80.48 points to be scored against them per game) and are 4-18 (7-11-1 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Keydets hit an average of 43.50% of their field goals (ranked #247) and 66.87% of their free throws (ranked #317) and makes an average of 33.78% of their three pointers ranked #188 in the NCAAB). They average 38.52 rebounds per game (ranked # 66) and average 11.00 offensive assists and 16.24 turnovers per game (ranked # 332 and 354 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Virginia Military allows an average of 44.92% field goals (ranked #262) and 64.85% free throws (ranked #4 in the NCAAB) The Keydets allow an average of 34.17% of the three pointers (ranked #244) and averages 38.00 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 38.00) Finally, the Keydets average 14.76 defensive assists and 11.67 turnovers per game (ranked # 318 and 245 respectively).

Mercer Key Betting Stats

Mercer Bears has a power ranking of 270 and are #281 for offense (scoring an average of 70.10 per game), #147 for defense (giving up an average of 70.85 points per game) and 9-12 (10-9 ATS) overall. Virginia Military went 3-0 (3-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Mercer.

For offense, the Bears hit an average of 44.26% of their field goals (ranked #211) and 65.87% of their free throws (ranked #325) and makes an average of 34.72% of their three pointers (ranked #142 in the NCAAB). They average 34.70 rebounds per game (ranked # 241) and average 13.55 offensive assists and 12.00 turnovers per game (ranked # 156) and 179 respectively).

On defense, Mercer allows an average of 44.18% field goals (ranked #219) and 71.77% free throws (ranked #210 in the NCAAB) The Bears allow an average of 33.68% of the three pointers (ranked #214) and averages 34.85 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 34.85) Finally, the Bears average 10.90 defensive assists and 12.70 turnovers per game (ranked # 44 and 140 respectively).

Betting Summary

Mercer has the advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Mercer Bears to cover the 12.5 point spread and the total to go over 150.5 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 published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Virginia Military Keydets+650 → +550Moved
  • Moneyline · Mercer Bears-1,000 → -850Moved
  • Spread · Virginia Military Keydets+13.5 (-110) → +12 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Mercer Bears-13.5 (-110) → -12 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over149.5 (-110) → 150.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under149.5 (-110) → 150.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Virginia Military Keydets
6-26 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Mercer Bears
19-13 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-02-03T11:35:20.824Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

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

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-01-06Mercer Bears 86 · Virginia Military Keydets 64
  • 2023-02-04Virginia Military Keydets 54 · Mercer Bears 80
  • 2023-01-19Mercer Bears 69 · Virginia Military Keydets 61
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Mercer Bears defeated Virginia Military Keydets 90-69

Mercer Bears defeated Virginia Military Keydets 90-69 on February 3, 2024, a 21-point decision in the series. Mercer Bears' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 49-38. Against SportsJaw's recorded Virginia Military Keydets +12 (-110) spread, Mercer Bears covered, while the 159 combined points finished over the recorded total of 150.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • PeytoncTotal · Over 149 (-110)Win
  • Leadpipe_LocksSpread · Virginia Military Keydets +13.5 (-110)Loss
  • GeorgewSpread · Mercer Bears -13.5 (-110)Win
  • Josh720Spread · Virginia Military Keydets +13.5 (-110)Loss