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Western Carolina Catamounts vs. Mercer Bears

The fans at Hawkins Arena will be treated to a game between the Western Carolina Catamounts and the Mercer Bears when they take their seats on Saturday.

Oddsmakers opened the Bears as -5.5-point favorites versus the Catamounts, while the game's total opened at 159.

In their last action, Mercer was a 83-80 loser on the road against Mocs. They failed to cover the -1-point spread as favorites.

Western Carolina was a 86-78 loser in its last match on the road against Buccaneers. They failed to cover the +3.5-point spread as underdogs.

Western Carolina:
Team record: 7-3 SU,2-6 ATS
Western Carolina is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Western Carolina is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Western Carolina's last 5 games on the road

Mercer:
Team record: 7-4 SU,3-5 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.

Next up:
Western Carolina at Samford Monday, January 18
Mercer at The Citadel Wednesday, January 20