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Mercer vs Samford Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 06 Jan 2022
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 83-80
33-38 50-42
Position#198
Record7-6
FormWWWLL
Points / game71.8
Allowed / game69.8
Mercer 🏆
USA
vs
Position#91
Record10-3
FormWWWWL
Points / game74.5
Allowed / game72.8
USANCAA
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Mercer winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Samford winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

MercerUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
St. Louis Billikens
#75
L
58-75
58
75
-17
A20/11
NCAA
Bucknell
#328
W
78-68
78
68
+10
H23/11
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#65
L
58-82
58
82
-24
H24/11
NCAA
Milligan
#549
W
88-49
88
49
+39
H27/11
NCAA
Kennesaw State
#253
W
73-71
73
71
+2
A02/12
NCAA
Georgia State
#100
W
83-77
83
77
+6
H04/12
NCAA
Coastal Carolina
#160
W
74-69
74
69
+5
A07/12
NCAA
Georgia Southern
#229
W
77-68
77
68
+9
H11/12
NCAA
Florida Gulf Coast
#88
L
55-67
55
67
-12
A19/12
NCAA
Troy
#99
L
65-69
65
69
-4
H22/12
NCAA
1H
2H
35-38
23-37
37-32
41-36
27-38
31-44
46-21
42-28
39-34
34-37
36-38
47-39
35-30
39-39
37-30
40-38
26-18
29-49
33-38
32-31
140.4Avg total
70.9Scored
69.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)71.869.8141.5+2.054%
Season at home (7)75.366.1141.4+9.171%
Season away (6)67.774.0141.7-6.333%
Last 10 (10)70.969.5140.4+1.460%
Last 5 (5)70.870.0140.8+0.860%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)68.476.4144.9-8.029%
vs Similar ◀ (16)71.768.8140.4+2.956%
vs Weaker (6)80.068.8148.8+11.283%
This opponent (Samford) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
SamfordUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Oregon State
#361
W
78-77
78
77
+1
A19/11
NCAA
N. Carolina A&T
#280
W
77-75
77
75
+2
A26/11
NCAA
McNeese State
#303
W
83-75
83
75
+8
H27/11
NCAA
Mississippi Coll.
#435
W
83-58
83
58
+25
H01/12
NCAA
Belmont
#24
L
73-85
73
85
-12
H05/12
NCAA
Alabama State
#308
W
74-64
74
64
+10
A09/12
NCAA
Alabama A&M Bulldogs
#268
W
52-50
52
50
+2
H12/12
NCAA
Kennesaw State
#253
W
85-84
85
84
+1
H19/12
NCAA
Ole Miss
#263
W
75-73
75
73
+2
A21/12
NCAA
Furman
#105
L
49-81
49
81
-32
A30/12
NCAA
1H
2H
42-32
36-45
38-30
39-45
50-40
33-35
45-27
38-31
25-46
48-39
37-29
37-35
25-29
27-21
46-41
39-43
36-42
39-31
21-48
28-33
145.1Avg total
72.9Scored
72.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)74.572.8147.3+1.877%
Season at home (7)80.171.3151.4+8.986%
Season away (6)68.074.5142.5-6.567%
Last 10 (10)72.972.2145.1+0.780%
Last 5 (5)67.070.4137.4-3.480%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (15)69.181.3150.4-12.113%
vs Similar ◀ (8)76.675.8152.4+0.975%
vs Weaker (5)77.867.6145.4+10.2100%
This opponent (Mercer) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: +3.4+3.41st half: +0.1+0.12nd half2nd half: -2.0-2.02nd half: +0.6+0.6
-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: +3.4+3.41st half: +0.1+0.12nd half2nd half: -2.0-2.02nd half: +0.6+0.6
MercerSamford
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
MercerLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
St. Louis Billikens
#75
L
35-38
35
38
-3
A20/11
NCAA
Bucknell
#328
W
37-32
37
32
+5
H23/11
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#65
L
27-38
27
38
-11
H24/11
NCAA
Milligan
#549
W
46-21
46
21
+25
H27/11
NCAA
Kennesaw State
#253
W
39-34
39
34
+5
A02/12
NCAA
Georgia State
#100
L
36-38
36
38
-2
H04/12
NCAA
Coastal Carolina
#160
W
35-30
35
30
+5
A07/12
NCAA
Georgia Southern
#229
W
37-30
37
30
+7
H11/12
NCAA
Florida Gulf Coast
#88
W
26-18
26
18
+8
A19/12
NCAA
Troy
#99
L
33-38
33
38
-5
H22/12
NCAA
66.8Avg total
35.1Scored
31.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.331.566.8+3.860%-
Last 30 at home (15)35.930.566.4+5.560%-
Last 30 away (15)34.732.567.2+2.160%-
Last 10 (10)35.131.766.8+3.460%-
Last 5 (5)33.430.864.2+2.660%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)33.332.365.6+1.043%-
vs Similar ◀ (16)35.932.968.8+2.962%-
vs Weaker (6)34.829.264.0+5.767%-
This opponent (Samford) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
SamfordLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Oregon State
#361
W
42-32
42
32
+10
A19/11
NCAA
N. Carolina A&T
#280
W
38-30
38
30
+8
A26/11
NCAA
McNeese State
#303
W
50-40
50
40
+10
H27/11
NCAA
Mississippi Coll.
#435
W
45-27
45
27
+18
H01/12
NCAA
Belmont
#24
L
25-46
25
46
-21
H05/12
NCAA
Alabama State
#308
W
37-29
37
29
+8
A09/12
NCAA
Alabama A&M Bulldogs
#268
L
25-29
25
29
-4
H12/12
NCAA
Kennesaw State
#253
W
46-41
46
41
+5
H19/12
NCAA
Ole Miss
#263
L
36-42
36
42
-6
A21/12
NCAA
Furman
#105
L
21-48
21
48
-27
A30/12
NCAA
72.9Avg total
36.5Scored
36.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.835.873.6+2.053%-
Last 30 at home (14)41.834.676.4+7.171%-
Last 30 away (16)34.336.971.2-2.638%-
Last 10 (10)36.536.472.9+0.160%-
Last 5 (5)33.037.870.8-4.840%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (15)32.737.370.0-4.527%-
vs Similar ◀ (8)41.136.077.1+5.175%-
vs Weaker (5)40.633.073.6+7.680%-
This opponent (Mercer) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
5
Mercer wins
0
Samford wins
DateGameScore
06/03/21Mercer v Samford87-59
11/02/21Samford v Mercer70-77 OT
09/02/21Mercer v Samford89-82 OT
20/02/20Mercer v Samford106-66
18/01/20Samford v Mercer75-90
Mercerlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
22/12/21HTroy65-69
19/12/21AFlorida Gulf Coast55-67
11/12/21HGeorgia Southern77-68
07/12/21ACoastal Carolina74-69
04/12/21HGeorgia State83-77
02/12/21AKennesaw State73-71
27/11/21HMilligan88-49
24/11/21HMiddle Tenn. St.58-82
23/11/21HBucknell78-68
20/11/21ASt. Louis Billikens58-75
Samfordlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
30/12/21AFurman49-81
21/12/21AOle Miss75-73
19/12/21HKennesaw State85-84
12/12/21HAlabama A&M Bulldogs52-50
09/12/21AAlabama State74-64
05/12/21HBelmont73-85
01/12/21HMississippi Coll.83-58
27/11/21HMcNeese State83-75
26/11/21AN. Carolina A&T77-75
19/11/21AOregon State78-77

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Mercer
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLL54%
HomeLWWWL71%
AwayLLWWL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1376
Win %54%71%33%
Points / game71.875.367.7
Allowed / game69.866.174.0
Point differential+2.0+9.1-6.3
Avg total141.5141.4141.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+23%43%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (4)0% (1)67% (3)
Overtime %8%0%17%
Samford
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWL77%
HomeWWLWW86%
AwayWWWWL67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1376
Win %77%86%67%
Points / game74.580.168.0
Allowed / game72.871.374.5
Point differential+1.8+8.9-6.5
Avg total147.3151.4142.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+31%43%17%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (5)100% (2)100% (3)
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Southern conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Chattanooga Mocs1411379%78.162.1+16.0
2 Samford1310377%74.572.8+1.8
3 NC Greensboro128467%64.464.1+0.3
4 VMI149564%79.266.3+12.9
5 Wofford138562%77.765.5+12.2
6 Furman159660%79.372.5+6.7
7 East Tennessee St148657%69.670.7-1.1
8 Citadel116555%81.971.3+10.6
9 Mercer137654%71.869.8+2.0
10 Western Carolina136746%76.877.5-0.8
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Mercer335083
Samford384280
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