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VMI vs Mercer Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 25 Jan 2020
Tip-off: 18:00
Final 66-69
25-28 41-41
Position#318
Record4-10
FormLLLWL
Points / game72.4
Allowed / game71.1
vs
Mercer 🏆
USA
Position#186
Record6-9
FormLLWWW
Points / game69.9
Allowed / game69.1
USANCAA
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

VMIUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Ferrum
#376
W
78-60
78
60
+18
H12/12
NCAA
Virginia Tech
#258
L
55-64
55
64
-9
A21/12
NCAA
USC Upstate
#236
L
82-91
82
91
-9
A29/12
NCAA
Furman
#22
L
73-89
73
89
-16
H01/01
NCAA
Samford
#321
L
75-78
75
78
-3
H04/01
NCAA
Western Carolina
#96
L
85-97
85
97
-12
H09/01
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#8
L
55-61
55
61
-6
A11/01
NCAA
Mercer
#186
L
62-73
62
73
-11
A16/01
NCAA
Citadel
#340
W
88-79
88
79
+9
H18/01
NCAA
Wofford
#153
L
54-66
54
66
-12
A23/01
NCAA
1H
2H
35-24
43-36
18-26
37-38
41-48
41-43
29-40
44-49
40-37
35-41
33-38
52-59
21-26
34-35
38-27
24-46
48-42
40-37
27-39
27-27
146.5Avg total
70.7Scored
75.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (14)72.471.1143.6+1.329%
Season at home (7)83.670.9154.4+12.757%
Season away (7)61.371.4132.7-10.10%
Last 10 (10)70.775.8146.5-5.120%
Last 5 (5)68.875.2144.0-6.420%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)64.776.3141.0-11.70%
vs Similar ◀ (6)73.575.7149.2-2.233%
vs Weaker (4)91.871.0162.8+20.875%
This opponent (Mercer) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
MercerUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
NC Wilmington
#320
W
72-63
72
63
+9
A17/12
NCAA
Furman
#22
L
62-64
62
64
-2
H21/12
NCAA
Florida Atlantic
#144
L
50-65
50
65
-15
H22/12
NCAA
Milligan
#498
W
104-53
104
53
+51
H28/12
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#39
L
63-72
63
72
-9
A02/01
NCAA
UT Chattanooga
#95
L
61-70
61
70
-9
H04/01
NCAA
Western Carolina
#96
L
71-79
71
79
-8
A11/01
NCAA
VMI
#318
W
73-62
73
62
+11
H16/01
NCAA
Samford
#321
W
90-75
90
75
+15
A18/01
NCAA
Western Carolina
#96
W
85-79
85
79
+6
H23/01
NCAA
1H
2H
37-35
35-28
30-30
32-34
21-31
29-34
51-37
53-16
25-43
38-29
25-35
36-35
30-36
41-43
27-38
46-24
51-32
39-43
39-33
46-46
141.3Avg total
73.1Scored
68.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (15)69.969.1138.9+0.840%
Season at home (8)70.468.4138.8+2.038%
Season away (7)69.369.9139.1-0.643%
Last 10 (10)73.168.2141.3+4.950%
Last 5 (5)76.073.0149.0+3.060%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)65.474.0139.4-8.629%
vs Similar ◀ (11)67.469.2136.5-1.845%
vs Weaker (4)83.268.0151.2+15.275%
This opponent (VMI) 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

-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: -1.7-1.71st half: -1.4-1.42nd half2nd half: -3.4-3.42nd half: +6.3+6.3
-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: -1.7-1.71st half: -1.4-1.42nd half2nd half: -3.4-3.42nd half: +6.3+6.3
VMIMercer
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
VMILast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Ferrum
#376
W
35-24
35
24
+11
H12/12
NCAA
Virginia Tech
#258
L
18-26
18
26
-8
A21/12
NCAA
USC Upstate
#236
L
41-48
41
48
-7
A29/12
NCAA
Furman
#22
L
29-40
29
40
-11
H01/01
NCAA
Samford
#321
W
40-37
40
37
+3
H04/01
NCAA
Western Carolina
#96
L
33-38
33
38
-5
H09/01
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#8
L
21-26
21
26
-5
A11/01
NCAA
Mercer
#186
W
38-27
38
27
+11
A16/01
NCAA
Citadel
#340
W
48-42
48
42
+6
H18/01
NCAA
Wofford
#153
L
27-39
27
39
-12
A23/01
NCAA
67.7Avg total
33.0Scored
34.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (18)36.335.371.6+0.950%-
Last 30 at home (9)38.934.773.6+4.267%-
Last 30 away (9)33.736.069.7-2.333%-
Last 10 (10)33.034.767.7-1.740%-
Last 5 (5)33.434.467.8-1.040%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)28.335.063.3-6.717%-
vs Similar ◀ (6)34.236.070.2-1.833%-
vs Weaker (4)46.035.281.2+10.8100%-
This opponent (Mercer) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
MercerLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
NC Wilmington
#320
W
37-35
37
35
+2
A17/12
NCAA
Furman
#22
D
30-30
30
30
+0
H21/12
NCAA
Florida Atlantic
#144
L
21-31
21
31
-10
H22/12
NCAA
Milligan
#498
W
51-37
51
37
+14
H28/12
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#39
L
25-43
25
43
-18
A02/01
NCAA
UT Chattanooga
#95
L
25-35
25
35
-10
H04/01
NCAA
Western Carolina
#96
L
30-36
30
36
-6
A11/01
NCAA
VMI
#318
L
27-38
27
38
-11
H16/01
NCAA
Samford
#321
W
51-32
51
32
+19
A18/01
NCAA
Western Carolina
#96
W
39-33
39
33
+6
H23/01
NCAA
68.6Avg total
33.6Scored
35.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (27)31.431.863.2-0.448%-
Last 30 at home (12)30.530.561.0+0.042%-
Last 30 away (15)32.132.864.9-0.753%-
Last 10 (10)33.635.068.6-1.440%-
Last 5 (5)34.434.869.2-0.440%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)29.334.163.4-4.929%-
vs Similar ◀ (11)29.431.260.5-1.836%-
vs Weaker (4)44.535.580.0+9.0100%-
This opponent (VMI) 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

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
VMI wins
1
Mercer wins
DateGameScore
16/01/20Mercer v VMI73-62
VMIlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
23/01/20AWofford54-66
18/01/20HCitadel88-79
16/01/20AMercer62-73
11/01/20AEast Tennessee St55-61
09/01/20HWestern Carolina85-97
04/01/20HSamford75-78
01/01/20HFurman73-89
29/12/19AUSC Upstate82-91
21/12/19AVirginia Tech55-64
12/12/19HFerrum78-60
Mercerlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
23/01/20HWestern Carolina85-79
18/01/20ASamford90-75
16/01/20HVMI73-62
11/01/20AWestern Carolina71-79
04/01/20HUT Chattanooga61-70
02/01/20ANC Greensboro63-72
28/12/19HMilligan104-53
22/12/19HFlorida Atlantic50-65
21/12/19HFurman62-64
17/12/19ANC Wilmington72-63

📊 11. Overall Statistics

VMI
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 2 Wins / 8 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLWL29%
HomeWLLLW57%
AwayLLLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1477
Win %29%57%0%
Points / game72.483.661.3
Allowed / game71.170.971.4
Point differential+1.3+12.7-10.1
Avg total143.6154.4132.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+21%43%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (1)0% (1)-
Overtime %0%0%0%
Mercer
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWWW40%
HomeLWLWW38%
AwayLWLLW43%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1587
Win %40%38%43%
Points / game69.970.469.3
Allowed / game69.168.469.9
Point differential+0.8+2.0-0.6
Avg total138.9138.8139.1
Over main line---
Win by 10+20%25%14%
Close games (≤5 pts) won33% (3)0% (1)50% (2)
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 East Tennessee St1614288%78.061.2+16.8
2 NC Greensboro1411379%73.862.3+11.5
3 Furman1612475%77.067.8+9.2
4 Wofford1511473%71.865.7+6.1
5 Western Carolina1410471%82.475.3+7.1
6 Mercer156940%69.969.1+0.8
7 Citadel135838%84.177.7+6.4
8 Samford1551033%75.984.7-8.7
9 VMI1441029%72.471.1+1.3
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
VMI254166
Mercer284169
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