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Mercer Bears vs. Western Carolina Catamounts
The Mercer Bears and the Western Carolina Catamounts will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Ramsey Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Catamounts as -7.5-point favorites versus the Bears, while the game's total opened at 153.5.
Western Carolina was a 97-85 winner in their most recent outing on the road against Keydets. They covered the -3.5-point spread as favorites.
Last time out for Mercer, they were a 70-61 loser as they battled Mocs at home. They failed to cover in the match as a -2-point favorite.
Mercer:
Team record: 6-10 SU,7-7 ATS
Western Carolina:
Team record: 11-3 SU,7-5 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Western Carolina is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
Western Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Western Carolina is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Mercer
Next up:
Mercer home to VMI Wednesday, January 15
Western Carolina at Furman Wednesday, January 15