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VMI vs Mercer Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 11 Feb 2022
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 85-79
40-34 45-45
Position#186
Record14-10
FormLLWWW
Points / game79.0
Allowed / game71.3
VMI 🏆
USA
vs
Position#198
Record13-12
FormLLWLL
Points / game70.5
Allowed / game71.0
USANCAA
Other2021-22
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

VMI winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Mercer winLost
-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
East Tennessee St
#219
L
79-80
79
80
-1
A06/01
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#167
L
56-72
56
72
-16
H08/01
NCAA
Mercer
#198
L
91-97
91
97
-6
A14/01
NCAA
Citadel
#254
W
90-85
90
85
+5
A15/01
NCAA
Samford
#91
W
99-80
99
80
+19
H21/01
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#30
L
74-78
74
78
-4
H22/01
NCAA
Furman
#105
L
64-79
64
79
-15
A27/01
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#219
W
83-79
83
79
+4
H29/01
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#167
W
76-65
76
65
+11
A03/02
NCAA
Western Carolina
#302
W
76-69
76
69
+7
H04/02
NCAA
1H
2H
30-47
49-33
25-36
31-36
34-52
57-45
46-41
44-44
51-41
48-39
37-41
37-37
30-39
34-40
38-39
45-40
37-32
39-33
36-41
40-28
157.2Avg total
78.8Scored
78.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (24)79.071.3150.4+7.758%
Season at home (11)81.563.9145.5+17.682%
Season away (13)76.977.6154.5-0.738%
Last 10 (10)78.878.4157.2+0.450%
Last 5 (5)74.674.0148.6+0.660%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)82.584.0166.5-1.550%
vs Similar (11)75.075.0150.0+0.055%
vs Weaker ◀ (16)79.970.6150.5+9.456%
This opponent (Mercer) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
MercerUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
VMI
#186
W
97-91
97
91
+6
H14/01
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#167
W
58-49
58
49
+9
H15/01
NCAA
Citadel
#254
W
71-64
71
64
+7
A18/01
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#219
L
64-72
64
72
-8
A20/01
NCAA
Western Carolina
#302
W
72-64
72
64
+8
H22/01
NCAA
Samford
#91
L
61-75
61
75
-14
A27/01
NCAA
Furman
#105
L
50-80
50
80
-30
H29/01
NCAA
Wofford
#128
W
67-62
67
62
+5
H01/02
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#30
L
68-77
68
77
-9
A05/02
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#30
L
72-74 OT
72
74
-2
H08/02
NCAA
1H
2H
52-34
45-57
30-23
28-26
32-26
39-38
32-28
32-44
25-28
47-36
27-31
34-44
25-44
25-36
31-39
36-23
36-32
32-45
31-24
31-38
138.8Avg total
68.0Scored
70.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (25)70.571.0141.5-0.652%
Season at home (14)73.368.8142.1+4.571%
Season away (11)66.973.9140.8-7.027%
Last 10 (10)68.070.8138.8-2.850%
Last 5 (5)63.673.6137.2-10.020%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (12)69.977.5147.4-7.633%
vs Similar (12)66.967.0133.9-0.158%
vs Weaker (5)77.265.0142.2+12.280%
This opponent (VMI) 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

-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: -4.5-4.51st half: +1.2+1.22nd half2nd half: +4.9+4.92nd half: -3.8-3.8
-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: -4.5-4.51st half: +1.2+1.22nd half2nd half: +4.9+4.92nd half: -3.8-3.8
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
East Tennessee St
#219
L
30-47
30
47
-17
A06/01
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#167
L
25-36
25
36
-11
H08/01
NCAA
Mercer
#198
L
34-52
34
52
-18
A14/01
NCAA
Citadel
#254
W
46-41
46
41
+5
A15/01
NCAA
Samford
#91
W
51-41
51
41
+10
H21/01
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#30
L
37-41
37
41
-4
H22/01
NCAA
Furman
#105
L
30-39
30
39
-9
A27/01
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#219
L
38-39
38
39
-1
H29/01
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#167
W
37-32
37
32
+5
A03/02
NCAA
Western Carolina
#302
L
36-41
36
41
-5
H04/02
NCAA
77.3Avg total
36.4Scored
40.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.734.170.8+2.653%-
Last 30 at home (14)39.032.971.9+6.157%-
Last 30 away (16)34.635.269.8-0.650%-
Last 10 (10)36.440.977.3-4.530%-
Last 5 (5)35.638.474.0-2.820%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)36.041.577.5-5.50%-
vs Similar (11)36.534.270.6+2.355%-
vs Weaker ◀ (16)35.934.470.2+1.556%-
This opponent (Mercer) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
MercerLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
VMI
#186
W
52-34
52
34
+18
H14/01
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#167
W
30-23
30
23
+7
H15/01
NCAA
Citadel
#254
W
32-26
32
26
+6
A18/01
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#219
W
32-28
32
28
+4
A20/01
NCAA
Western Carolina
#302
L
25-28
25
28
-3
H22/01
NCAA
Samford
#91
L
27-31
27
31
-4
A27/01
NCAA
Furman
#105
L
25-44
25
44
-19
H29/01
NCAA
Wofford
#128
L
31-39
31
39
-8
H01/02
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#30
W
36-32
36
32
+4
A05/02
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#30
W
31-24
31
24
+7
H08/02
NCAA
63.0Avg total
32.1Scored
30.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.131.065.1+3.160%-
Last 30 at home (15)35.031.166.1+3.953%-
Last 30 away (15)33.230.964.1+2.367%-
Last 10 (10)32.130.963.0+1.260%-
Last 5 (5)30.034.064.0-4.040%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (12)34.134.768.8-0.650%-
vs Similar (12)32.829.061.8+3.867%-
vs Weaker (5)35.429.665.0+5.860%-
This opponent (VMI) 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
0
VMI wins
5
Mercer wins
DateGameScore
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
VMIlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
04/02/22HWestern Carolina76-69
03/02/22ANC Greensboro76-65
29/01/22HEast Tennessee St83-79
27/01/22AFurman64-79
22/01/22HChattanooga Mocs74-78
21/01/22HSamford99-80
15/01/22ACitadel90-85
14/01/22AMercer91-97
08/01/22HNC Greensboro56-72
06/01/22AEast Tennessee St79-80
Mercerlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
08/02/22HChattanooga Mocs72-74 OT
05/02/22AChattanooga Mocs68-77
01/02/22HWofford67-62
29/01/22HFurman50-80
27/01/22ASamford61-75
22/01/22HWestern Carolina72-64
20/01/22AEast Tennessee St64-72
18/01/22ACitadel71-64
15/01/22HNC Greensboro58-49
14/01/22HVMI97-91

📊 11. Overall Statistics

VMI
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWWW58%
HomeLWLWW82%
AwayLLWLW38%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games241113
Win %58%82%38%
Points / game79.081.576.9
Allowed / game71.363.977.6
Point differential+7.7+17.6-0.7
Avg total150.4145.5154.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+21%36%8%
Close games (≤5 pts) won38% (8)67% (3)20% (5)
Overtime %8%0%15%
Mercer
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWLL52%
HomeWWLWL71%
AwayLWLLL27%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games251411
Win %52%71%27%
Points / game70.573.366.9
Allowed / game71.068.873.9
Point differential-0.6+4.5-7.0
Avg total141.5142.1140.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+12%21%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won57% (7)50% (4)67% (3)
Overtime %8%7%9%
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 Mocs2621581%75.764.2+11.5
2 Furman2617965%77.968.4+9.5
3 Samford2415962%75.374.5+0.8
4 VMI24141058%79.071.3+7.7
5 NC Greensboro24141058%64.064.2-0.2
6 Wofford25141156%73.566.0+7.5
7 Mercer25131252%70.571.0-0.6
8 East Tennessee St26131350%72.172.7-0.7
9 Citadel22101245%79.776.9+2.8
10 Western Carolina2691735%71.277.2-6.0
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
VMI404585
Mercer344579
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