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Western Carolina Catamounts vs. Mercer Bears

The Western Carolina Catamounts and the Mercer Bears will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Hawkins Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Bears as -10-point favorites versus the Catamounts, while the game's total opened at 148.5.

Mercer was a 72-64 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Buccaneers. They failed to cover the +4-point spread as underdogs.

Last time out for Western Carolina, they were a 88-50 loser as they battled Paladins on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a +16.5-point underdog.

Western Carolina:
Team record: 8-11 SU,10-9 ATS
Western Carolina is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Mercer
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Western Carolina's last 6 games when playing Mercer
Western Carolina is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Mercer

Mercer:
Team record: 11-8 SU,9-9 ATS

Next up:
Western Carolina at The Citadel Wednesday, January 26
Mercer at Samford Wednesday, January 26