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Mercer vs VMI Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 15 Feb 2025
Tip-off: 21:30
Final 71-80
34-36 37-44
Position#264
Record11-15
FormWLLLL
Points / game78.8
Allowed / game77.1
vs
VMI 🏆
USA
Position#250
Record12-14
FormWWLWL
Points / game74.7
Allowed / game71.9
USANCAA
Other2024-25
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Mercer winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
VMI winWon
-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
Western Carolina
#338
L
82-85
82
85
-3
A12/01
NCAA
Samford
#61
L
74-75
74
75
-1
H16/01
NCAA
Wofford
#169
L
49-69
49
69
-20
A18/01
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#105
W
79-78
79
78
+1
A23/01
NCAA
Furman
#40
L
74-79
74
79
-5
H25/01
NCAA
Citadel
#361
W
80-46
80
46
+34
H30/01
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#46
L
84-93
84
93
-9
A01/02
NCAA
Samford
#61
L
79-100
79
100
-21
A06/02
NCAA
Wofford
#169
L
66-77
66
77
-11
H08/02
NCAA
Furman
#40
L
72-96
72
96
-24
A13/02
NCAA
1H
2H
44-40
38-45
38-41
36-34
23-26
26-43
35-48
44-30
38-41
36-38
34-18
46-28
48-41
36-52
42-52
37-48
27-38
39-39
35-52
37-44
153.7Avg total
73.9Scored
79.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (26)78.877.1156.0+1.742%
Season at home (12)84.269.8153.9+14.458%
Season away (14)74.383.4157.7-9.129%
Last 10 (10)73.979.8153.7-5.920%
Last 5 (5)76.282.4158.6-6.220%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (16)74.682.0156.6-7.419%
vs Similar ◀ (7)73.978.9152.7-5.057%
vs Weaker (7)91.163.7154.9+27.486%
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
Chattanooga Mocs
#46
L
66-91
66
91
-25
A12/01
NCAA
Western Carolina
#338
W
66-50
66
50
+16
H15/01
NCAA
Citadel
#361
W
75-70
75
70
+5
A18/01
NCAA
Furman
#40
W
91-82
91
82
+9
H22/01
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#105
L
57-60
57
60
-3
H25/01
NCAA
Wofford
#169
W
74-67
74
67
+7
A30/01
NCAA
Western Carolina
#338
W
80-76 OT
80
76
+4
A01/02
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#130
L
55-62
55
62
-7
H05/02
NCAA
Citadel
#361
W
82-70
82
70
+12
H08/02
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#105
L
54-80
54
80
-26
A13/02
NCAA
1H
2H
22-51
44-40
29-28
37-22
41-36
34-34
43-36
48-46
28-27
29-33
41-25
33-42
37-34
34-37
26-39
29-23
41-31
41-39
23-52
31-28
140.8Avg total
70.0Scored
70.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (26)74.771.9146.6+2.846%
Season at home (11)83.163.4146.5+19.764%
Season away (15)68.678.1146.7-9.533%
Last 10 (10)70.070.8140.8-0.860%
Last 5 (5)69.071.0140.0-2.060%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (14)63.180.9144.0-17.914%
vs Similar ◀ (5)69.877.2147.0-7.40%
vs Weaker (10)84.665.0149.6+19.690%
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: -3.3-3.31st half: -2.8-2.82nd half2nd half: -2.6-2.62nd half: +1.6+1.6
-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: -3.3-3.31st half: -2.8-2.82nd half2nd half: -2.6-2.62nd half: +1.6+1.6
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
Western Carolina
#338
W
44-40
44
40
+4
A12/01
NCAA
Samford
#61
L
38-41
38
41
-3
H16/01
NCAA
Wofford
#169
L
23-26
23
26
-3
A18/01
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#105
L
35-48
35
48
-13
A23/01
NCAA
Furman
#40
L
38-41
38
41
-3
H25/01
NCAA
Citadel
#361
W
34-18
34
18
+16
H30/01
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#46
W
48-41
48
41
+7
A01/02
NCAA
Samford
#61
L
42-52
42
52
-10
A06/02
NCAA
Wofford
#169
L
27-38
27
38
-11
H08/02
NCAA
Furman
#40
L
35-52
35
52
-17
A13/02
NCAA
76.1Avg total
36.4Scored
39.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.936.372.1-0.443%-
Last 30 at home (13)37.632.269.8+5.554%-
Last 30 away (17)34.539.473.9-4.935%-
Last 10 (10)36.439.776.1-3.330%-
Last 5 (5)37.240.277.4-3.040%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (16)34.640.274.8-5.719%-
vs Similar ◀ (7)32.035.367.3-3.343%-
vs Weaker (7)42.728.170.9+14.6100%-
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
Chattanooga Mocs
#46
L
22-51
22
51
-29
A12/01
NCAA
Western Carolina
#338
W
29-28
29
28
+1
H15/01
NCAA
Citadel
#361
W
41-36
41
36
+5
A18/01
NCAA
Furman
#40
W
43-36
43
36
+7
H22/01
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#105
W
28-27
28
27
+1
H25/01
NCAA
Wofford
#169
W
41-25
41
25
+16
A30/01
NCAA
Western Carolina
#338
W
37-34
37
34
+3
A01/02
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#130
L
26-39
26
39
-13
H05/02
NCAA
Citadel
#361
W
41-31
41
31
+10
H08/02
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#105
L
23-52
23
52
-29
A13/02
NCAA
69.0Avg total
33.1Scored
35.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.636.772.3-1.150%-
Last 30 at home (13)38.232.370.5+5.969%-
Last 30 away (17)33.640.173.6-6.535%-
Last 10 (10)33.135.969.0-2.870%-
Last 5 (5)33.636.269.8-2.660%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (14)31.140.471.5-9.429%-
vs Similar ◀ (5)32.439.271.6-6.820%-
vs Weaker (10)42.031.473.4+10.690%-
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
9
Mercer wins
1
VMI wins
DateGameScore
04/01/25VMI v Mercer67-70
03/02/24Mercer v VMI90-69
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
Mercerlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
13/02/25AFurman72-96
08/02/25HWofford66-77
06/02/25ASamford79-100
01/02/25AChattanooga Mocs84-93
30/01/25HCitadel80-46
25/01/25HFurman74-79
23/01/25ANC Greensboro79-78
18/01/25AWofford49-69
16/01/25HSamford74-75
12/01/25AWestern Carolina82-85
VMIlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
13/02/25ANC Greensboro54-80
08/02/25HCitadel82-70
05/02/25HEast Tennessee St55-62
01/02/25AWestern Carolina80-76 OT
30/01/25AWofford74-67
25/01/25HNC Greensboro57-60
22/01/25HFurman91-82
18/01/25ACitadel75-70
15/01/25HWestern Carolina66-50
12/01/25AChattanooga Mocs66-91

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Mercer
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 2 Wins / 8 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLLL42%
HomeLLLWL58%
AwayLWLLL29%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games261214
Win %42%58%29%
Points / game78.884.274.3
Allowed / game77.169.883.4
Point differential+1.7+14.4-9.1
Avg total156.0153.9157.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+19%42%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won45% (11)33% (6)60% (5)
Overtime %12%17%7%
VMI
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWL46%
HomeWWLLW64%
AwayLWWWL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games261115
Win %46%64%33%
Points / game74.783.168.6
Allowed / game71.963.478.1
Point differential+2.8+19.7-9.5
Avg total146.6146.5146.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+27%55%7%
Close games (≤5 pts) won38% (8)0% (3)60% (5)
Overtime %4%0%7%
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 Samford2720774%82.672.9+9.7
2 Furman2719870%76.368.9+7.4
3 Chattanooga Mocs2618869%78.471.9+6.5
4 NC Greensboro2718967%73.264.0+9.3
5 East Tennessee St26151158%72.866.8+6.0
6 Wofford27141352%74.070.5+3.5
7 VMI26121446%74.771.9+2.8
8 Mercer26111542%78.877.1+1.7
9 Western Carolina2581732%69.278.0-8.8
10 Citadel2552020%68.075.0-7.0
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
Mercer343771
VMI364480
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