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Samford Bulldogs vs. Mercer Bears

The Samford Bulldogs and the Mercer Bears will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Hawkins Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Bulldogs as -9-point favorites versus the Bears, while the game's total opened at 148.

Mercer was a 73-60 loser in its last match at home against Terriers. They failed to cover the -2-point spread as favorites.

Samford won its last outing, a 88-62 result against Catamounts on February 14. They covered in that game as a -6.5-point favorite.

Samford:
Team record: 23-3 SU,15-9 ATS
Current Streak: won 6 straight games.
Samford is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Samford is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Samford's last 5 games on the road

Mercer:
Team record: 11-14 SU,12-11 ATS

Next up:
Samford home to Furman Wednesday, February 21
Mercer home to The Citadel Wednesday, February 21