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Mercer Bears vs. Samford Bulldogs
The fans at Harrah's Cherokee Center will be treated to a game between the Mercer Bears and the Samford Bulldogs when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Bulldogs as -8-point favorites versus the Bears, while the game's total opened at 153.5.
Samford was a 92-80 winner in their most recent outing at home against Bulldogs. They failed to cover the -13.5-point spread as favorites.
In their last action, Mercer was a 84-76 winner at home against Bulldogs. They covered the -4-point spread as favorites.
Mercer:
Team record: 16-15 SU,17-11-1 ATS
Samford:
Team record: 26-5 SU,16-13 ATS
Samford is 5-14 ATS in its last 19 games when playing Mercer
Samford is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Mercer
Samford is 4-19 SU in its last 23 games when playing Mercer