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Mercer vs VMI Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 23 Jan 2021
Tip-off: 19:00
Final 83-80
45-38 38-42
Position#106
Record9-4
FormLLLWW
Points / game81.3
Allowed / game73.4
Mercer 🏆
USA
vs
Position#170
Record8-7
FormWLWLW
Points / game81.5
Allowed / game76.8
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Mercer winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
VMI 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
Columbia International
#453
W
88-62
88
62
+26
H05/12
NCAA
Southern W.
#292
W
96-85
96
85
+11
H06/12
NCAA
Georgia Southern
#181
W
77-75
77
75
+2
A13/12
NCAA
Georgia State
#38
L
81-88
81
88
-7
A16/12
NCAA
Kennesaw State
#330
W
81-71
81
71
+10
A22/12
NCAA
Wofford
#102
L
65-78
65
78
-13
H30/12
NCAA
Furman
#98
L
80-83
80
83
-3
A02/01
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#61
L
80-83
80
83
-3
A14/01
NCAA
Western Carolina
#248
W
78-76
78
76
+2
H16/01
NCAA
Citadel
#172
W
83-63
83
63
+20
A20/01
NCAA
1H
2H
42-29
46-33
47-36
49-49
32-40
45-35
34-47
47-41
31-38
50-33
33-41
32-37
34-44
46-39
40-31
40-52
43-30
35-46
52-38
31-25
157.3Avg total
80.9Scored
76.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)81.373.4154.7+7.969%
Season at home (6)82.069.7151.7+12.383%
Season away (7)80.776.6157.3+4.157%
Last 10 (10)80.976.4157.3+4.560%
Last 5 (5)77.276.6153.8+0.640%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)67.072.4139.4-5.429%
vs Similar ◀ (14)74.171.4145.6+2.764%
vs Weaker (9)85.267.9153.1+17.3100%
This opponent (VMI) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
VMIUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Hampton
#228
W
79-64
79
64
+15
H13/12
NCAA
Campbellsville-Harrodsburg
#469
W
106-72
106
72
+34
H16/12
NCAA
Gardner Webb
#235
L
77-88
77
88
-11
A18/12
NCAA
George Mason
#128
L
66-68
66
68
-2
A21/12
NCAA
Samford
#298
L
71-84
71
84
-13
A31/12
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#61
W
84-79
84
79
+5
H02/01
NCAA
Wofford
#102
L
78-80
78
80
-2
H14/01
NCAA
Citadel
#172
W
110-103
110
103
+7
H16/01
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#171
L
81-92
81
92
-11
A19/01
NCAA
Furman
#98
W
74-73
74
73
+1
H21/01
NCAA
1H
2H
44-35
35-29
59-34
47-38
29-40
48-48
34-31
32-37
37-56
34-28
37-35
–
40-46
38-34
52-46
58-57
36-39
45-53
34-40
40-33
162.9Avg total
82.6Scored
80.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (15)81.576.8158.3+4.753%
Season at home (9)89.474.4163.9+15.089%
Season away (6)69.580.3149.8-10.80%
Last 10 (10)82.680.3162.9+2.350%
Last 5 (5)85.485.4170.8+0.060%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (10)67.073.3140.3-6.320%
vs Similar ◀ (9)75.779.6155.2-3.922%
vs Weaker (11)84.773.6158.4+11.173%
This opponent (Mercer) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

No spread forecast for this game yet.

⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: +1.4+1.41st half: +0.0+0.02nd half2nd half: +3.1+3.12nd half: +2.2+2.2
-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: +1.4+1.41st half: +0.0+0.02nd half2nd half: +3.1+3.12nd half: +2.2+2.2
MercerVMI
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
Columbia International
#453
W
42-29
42
29
+13
H05/12
NCAA
Southern W.
#292
W
47-36
47
36
+11
H06/12
NCAA
Georgia Southern
#181
L
32-40
32
40
-8
A13/12
NCAA
Georgia State
#38
L
34-47
34
47
-13
A16/12
NCAA
Kennesaw State
#330
L
31-38
31
38
-7
A22/12
NCAA
Wofford
#102
L
33-41
33
41
-8
H30/12
NCAA
Furman
#98
L
34-44
34
44
-10
A02/01
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#61
W
40-31
40
31
+9
A14/01
NCAA
Western Carolina
#248
W
43-30
43
30
+13
H16/01
NCAA
Citadel
#172
W
52-38
52
38
+14
A20/01
NCAA
76.2Avg total
38.8Scored
37.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.033.468.4+1.660%-
Last 30 at home (15)34.131.765.8+2.567%-
Last 30 away (15)35.935.170.9+0.853%-
Last 10 (10)38.837.476.2+1.450%-
Last 5 (5)40.436.877.2+3.660%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)28.734.463.1-5.729%-
vs Similar ◀ (14)34.535.169.6-0.657%-
vs Weaker (9)40.729.970.6+10.889%-
This opponent (VMI) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
VMILast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Hampton
#228
W
44-35
44
35
+9
H13/12
NCAA
Campbellsville-Harrodsburg
#469
W
59-34
59
34
+25
H16/12
NCAA
Gardner Webb
#235
L
29-40
29
40
-11
A18/12
NCAA
George Mason
#128
W
34-31
34
31
+3
A21/12
NCAA
Samford
#298
L
37-56
37
56
-19
A31/12
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#61
W
37-35
37
35
+2
H02/01
NCAA
Wofford
#102
L
40-46
40
46
-6
H14/01
NCAA
Citadel
#172
W
52-46
52
46
+6
H16/01
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#171
L
36-39
36
39
-3
A19/01
NCAA
Furman
#98
L
34-40
34
40
-6
H21/01
NCAA
80.4Avg total
40.2Scored
40.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.835.572.3+1.453%-
Last 30 at home (15)40.736.176.9+4.667%-
Last 30 away (15)32.934.867.7-1.940%-
Last 10 (10)40.240.280.4+0.050%-
Last 5 (5)39.841.281.0-1.440%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (10)29.734.664.3-4.940%-
vs Similar ◀ (9)34.935.870.7-0.944%-
vs Weaker (11)44.936.080.9+8.973%-
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
2
Mercer wins
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VMI wins
DateGameScore
25/01/20VMI v Mercer66-69
16/01/20Mercer v VMI73-62
Mercerlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
20/01/21ACitadel83-63
16/01/21HWestern Carolina78-76
14/01/21AChattanooga Mocs80-83
02/01/21AFurman80-83
30/12/20HWofford65-78
22/12/20AKennesaw State81-71
16/12/20AGeorgia State81-88
13/12/20AGeorgia Southern77-75
06/12/20HSouthern W.96-85
05/12/20HColumbia International88-62
VMIlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
21/01/21HFurman74-73
19/01/21AEast Tennessee St81-92
16/01/21HCitadel110-103
14/01/21HWofford78-80
02/01/21HChattanooga Mocs84-79
31/12/20ASamford71-84
21/12/20AGeorge Mason66-68
18/12/20AGardner Webb77-88
16/12/20HCampbellsville-Harrodsburg106-72
13/12/20HHampton79-64

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Mercer
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLWW69%
HomeWWWLW83%
AwayLWLLW57%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1367
Win %69%83%57%
Points / game81.382.080.7
Allowed / game73.469.776.6
Point differential+7.9+12.3+4.1
Avg total154.7151.7157.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+54%67%43%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (4)100% (1)33% (3)
Overtime %0%0%0%
VMI
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWLW53%
HomeWWLWW89%
AwayLLLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1596
Win %53%89%0%
Points / game81.589.469.5
Allowed / game76.874.480.3
Point differential+4.7+15.0-10.8
Avg total158.3163.9149.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+33%56%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (4)67% (3)0% (1)
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 Furman1410471%84.969.5+15.4
2 Chattanooga Mocs1712571%74.870.6+4.2
3 Mercer139469%81.373.4+7.9
4 Citadel128467%89.177.7+11.4
5 Wofford128467%76.665.2+11.3
6 NC Greensboro1510567%73.267.3+5.9
7 East Tennessee St138562%69.064.8+4.2
8 Western Carolina137654%79.777.4+2.3
9 VMI158753%81.576.8+4.7
10 Samford146843%80.678.1+2.5
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
Mercer453883
VMI384280
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