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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 -3.5-point favorites versus the Catamounts, while the game's total opened at 137.5.

Last time out for Mercer, they were a 70-67 loser as they battled Terriers on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a +2.5-point underdog.

In their last action, Western Carolina was a 68-66 winner at home against Buccaneers. They earned a push of the -2-point spread as favorites.

Western Carolina:
Team record: 15-13 SU,12-12-1 ATS
Western Carolina is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Western Carolina is 5-20 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Western Carolina's last 21 games on the road

Mercer:
Team record: 12-16 SU,10-15-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.

Next up:
Western Carolina at UNC Greensboro Wednesday, February 22
Mercer at Furman Wednesday, February 22