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Mercer vs VMI Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 03 Feb 2024
Tip-off: 19:00
Final 90-69
49-38 41-31
Position#223
Record9-13
FormLLLWL
Points / game68.9
Allowed / game70.1
Mercer 🏆
USA
vs
VMI
USA
Position#365
Record4-18
FormLWLLL
Points / game71.3
Allowed / game80.7
USANCAA
Other2023-24
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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
Talladega
#452
W
74-50
74
50
+24
H29/12
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#170
L
69-80
69
80
-11
A04/01
NCAA
VMI
#365
W
86-64
86
64
+22
A06/01
NCAA
Wofford
#183
L
73-74
73
74
-1
A11/01
NCAA
Western Carolina
#56
L
52-64
52
64
-12
H13/01
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#103
L
60-74
60
74
-14
H18/01
NCAA
Samford
#12
L
80-87
80
87
-7
A20/01
NCAA
Citadel
#311
L
66-68
66
68
-2
A25/01
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#80
W
70-64
70
64
+6
A28/01
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#170
L
49-54
49
54
-5
H01/02
NCAA
1H
2H
39-25
35-25
30-42
39-38
48-28
38-36
37-40
36-34
25-29
27-35
23-31
37-43
33-46
47-41
35-21
31-47
41-31
29-33
20-26
29-28
135.8Avg total
67.9Scored
67.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (22)68.970.1139.0-1.241%
Season at home (10)67.766.1133.8+1.650%
Season away (12)69.873.4143.2-3.633%
Last 10 (10)67.967.9135.8+0.030%
Last 5 (5)65.069.4134.4-4.420%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (9)65.474.9140.3-9.411%
vs Similar (15)65.969.0134.9-3.133%
vs Weaker ◀ (3)74.751.7126.3+23.0100%
This opponent (VMI) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
VMIUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Penn State-New Kensington
#405
W
82-65
82
65
+17
H22/12
NCAA
Wofford
#183
L
85-87 OT
85
87
-2
A04/01
NCAA
Mercer
#223
L
64-86
64
86
-22
H06/01
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#103
L
61-109
61
109
-48
A12/01
NCAA
Samford
#12
L
96-134
96
134
-38
A13/01
NCAA
Furman
#191
L
60-100
60
100
-40
H17/01
NCAA
Citadel
#311
W
70-63
70
63
+7
H20/01
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#170
L
73-74
73
74
-1
H24/01
NCAA
Western Carolina
#56
L
77-102
77
102
-25
A27/01
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#80
L
79-85
79
85
-6
H31/01
NCAA
1H
2H
37-27
45-38
37-33
40-44
28-48
36-38
30-52
31-57
54-72
42-62
26-41
34-59
35-29
35-34
31-35
42-39
33-63
44-39
29-48
50-37
165.2Avg total
74.7Scored
90.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (22)71.380.7152.0-9.418%
Season at home (10)75.574.1149.6+1.440%
Season away (12)67.886.2154.0-18.30%
Last 10 (10)74.790.5165.2-15.820%
Last 5 (5)71.884.8156.6-13.020%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (27)67.684.1151.7-16.57%
vs Similarno games
vs Weaker (1)100.063.0163.0+37.0100%
This opponent (Mercer) is Stronger. 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

-14-7+0+7+141st half1st half: +1.2+1.21st half: -10.8-10.82nd half2nd half: -1.2-1.22nd half: -4.8-4.8
-14-7+0+7+141st half1st half: +1.2+1.21st half: -10.8-10.82nd half2nd half: -1.2-1.22nd half: -4.8-4.8
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
Talladega
#452
W
39-25
39
25
+14
H29/12
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#170
L
30-42
30
42
-12
A04/01
NCAA
VMI
#365
W
48-28
48
28
+20
A06/01
NCAA
Wofford
#183
L
37-40
37
40
-3
A11/01
NCAA
Western Carolina
#56
L
25-29
25
29
-4
H13/01
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#103
L
23-31
23
31
-8
H18/01
NCAA
Samford
#12
L
33-46
33
46
-13
A20/01
NCAA
Citadel
#311
W
35-21
35
21
+14
A25/01
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#80
W
41-31
41
31
+10
A28/01
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#170
L
20-26
20
26
-6
H01/02
NCAA
65.0Avg total
33.1Scored
31.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.531.865.3+1.763%-
Last 30 at home (14)32.928.961.7+4.071%-
Last 30 away (16)34.134.368.4-0.256%-
Last 10 (10)33.131.965.0+1.240%-
Last 5 (5)30.431.061.4-0.640%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (9)30.135.465.6-5.333%-
vs Similar (15)33.531.965.4+1.567%-
vs Weaker ◀ (3)36.321.057.3+15.3100%-
This opponent (VMI) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
VMILast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Penn State-New Kensington
#405
W
37-27
37
27
+10
H22/12
NCAA
Wofford
#183
W
37-33
37
33
+4
A04/01
NCAA
Mercer
#223
L
28-48
28
48
-20
H06/01
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#103
L
30-52
30
52
-22
A12/01
NCAA
Samford
#12
L
54-72
54
72
-18
A13/01
NCAA
Furman
#191
L
26-41
26
41
-15
H17/01
NCAA
Citadel
#311
W
35-29
35
29
+6
H20/01
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#170
L
31-35
31
35
-4
H24/01
NCAA
Western Carolina
#56
L
33-63
33
63
-30
A27/01
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#80
L
29-48
29
48
-19
H31/01
NCAA
78.8Avg total
34.0Scored
44.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)31.540.071.4-8.520%-
Last 30 at home (14)31.637.168.7-5.436%-
Last 30 away (16)31.342.573.8-11.26%-
Last 10 (10)34.044.878.8-10.830%-
Last 5 (5)30.843.274.0-12.420%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (27)30.041.671.6-11.511%-
vs Similarno games
vs Weaker (1)53.031.084.0+22.0100%-
This opponent (Mercer) is Stronger. 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
8
Mercer wins
1
VMI wins
DateGameScore
06/01/24VMI v Mercer64-86
04/02/23Mercer v VMI80-54
20/01/23VMI v Mercer61-69
11/02/22VMI v Mercer85-79
14/01/22Mercer v VMI97-91
08/03/21VMI v Mercer59-73
23/01/21Mercer v VMI83-80
25/01/20VMI v Mercer66-69
16/01/20Mercer v VMI73-62
Mercerlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
01/02/24HEast Tennessee St49-54
28/01/24ANC Greensboro70-64
25/01/24ACitadel66-68
20/01/24ASamford80-87
18/01/24HChattanooga Mocs60-74
13/01/24HWestern Carolina52-64
11/01/24AWofford73-74
06/01/24AVMI86-64
04/01/24AEast Tennessee St69-80
29/12/23HTalladega74-50
VMIlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
31/01/24HNC Greensboro79-85
27/01/24AWestern Carolina77-102
24/01/24HEast Tennessee St73-74
20/01/24HCitadel70-63
17/01/24HFurman60-100
13/01/24ASamford96-134
12/01/24AChattanooga Mocs61-109
06/01/24HMercer64-86
04/01/24AWofford85-87 OT
22/12/23HPenn State-New Kensington82-65

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Mercer
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLWL41%
HomeWWLLL50%
AwayWLLLW33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games221012
Win %41%50%33%
Points / game68.967.769.8
Allowed / game70.166.173.4
Point differential-1.2+1.6-3.6
Avg total139.0133.8143.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+18%30%8%
Close games (≤5 pts) won57% (7)67% (3)50% (4)
Overtime %0%0%0%
VMI
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 2 Wins / 8 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLLL18%
HomeLLWLL40%
AwayLLLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games221012
Win %18%40%0%
Points / game71.375.567.8
Allowed / game80.774.186.2
Point differential-9.4+1.4-18.3
Avg total152.0149.6154.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+14%30%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (4)0% (2)0% (2)
Overtime %5%0%8%
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 Samford2219386%88.275.4+12.8
2 Western Carolina2216673%77.268.5+8.8
3 NC Greensboro2216673%77.269.2+8.0
4 Chattanooga Mocs2114767%79.570.3+9.1
5 Furman22121055%81.076.4+4.6
6 Wofford22121055%77.075.8+1.2
7 East Tennessee St21111052%70.769.2+1.5
8 Citadel2291341%71.270.3+1.0
9 Mercer2291341%68.970.1-1.2
10 VMI2241818%71.380.7-9.4
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
Mercer494190
VMI383169
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