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Western Carolina vs Mercer Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 27 Feb 2021
Tip-off: 18:00
Final 85-61
45-30 40-31
Position#248
Record10-15
FormLLLLW
Points / game74.7
Allowed / game78.7
vs
Position#106
Record15-9
FormLWLWW
Points / game78.4
Allowed / game72.9
USANCAA
Other2020-21
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Western Carolina 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

Western CarolinaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Furman
#98
L
69-75
69
75
-6
H30/01
NCAA
Citadel
#172
W
76-75
76
75
+1
H01/02
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#61
L
67-74
67
74
-7
H04/02
NCAA
Citadel
#172
L
63-74
63
74
-11
A06/02
NCAA
VMI
#170
W
74-72
74
72
+2
H11/02
NCAA
Furman
#98
L
70-88
70
88
-18
A13/02
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#61
L
81-89 OT
81
89
-8
A18/02
NCAA
Wofford
#102
L
56-80
56
80
-24
H20/02
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#56
L
56-77
56
77
-21
H22/02
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#56
W
81-80
81
80
+1
A25/02
NCAA
1H
2H
28-33
–
30-35
46-40
28-28
39-46
30-35
33-39
27-28
47-44
31-55
39-33
44-39
31-36
27-50
29-30
28-40
28-37
40-36
41-44
147.7Avg total
69.3Scored
78.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (25)74.778.7153.4-4.040%
Season at home (12)72.672.6145.2+0.050%
Season away (13)76.784.4161.1-7.731%
Last 10 (10)69.378.4147.7-9.130%
Last 5 (5)68.882.8151.6-14.020%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (19)70.679.9150.6-9.321%
vs Similar (6)79.275.5154.7+3.767%
vs Weaker (4)94.273.8168.0+20.5100%
This opponent (Mercer) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
MercerUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
NC Greensboro
#56
L
68-81
68
81
-13
A28/01
NCAA
Wofford
#102
L
69-72
69
72
-3
A30/01
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#171
L
64-70
64
70
-6
H04/02
NCAA
Samford
#298
W
89-82 OT
89
82
+7
H09/02
NCAA
Samford
#298
W
77-70 OT
77
70
+7
A11/02
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#56
L
74-77
74
77
-3
H13/02
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#171
W
71-64
71
64
+7
A18/02
NCAA
Furman
#98
L
60-70
60
70
-10
H20/02
NCAA
Citadel
#172
W
88-52
88
52
+36
H23/02
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#61
W
81-77 OT
81
77
+4
H25/02
NCAA
1H
2H
33-41
35-40
27-39
42-33
40-32
24-38
28-20
31-39
29-35
37-31
31-45
43-32
35-33
36-31
26-27
34-43
46-28
42-24
25-31
43-37
145.6Avg total
74.1Scored
71.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (24)78.472.9151.2+5.562%
Season at home (13)79.371.2150.5+8.169%
Season away (11)77.374.8152.1+2.555%
Last 10 (10)74.171.5145.6+2.650%
Last 5 (5)74.868.0142.8+6.860%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)70.075.0145.0-5.025%
vs Similar (17)74.671.7146.3+2.953%
vs Weaker ◀ (9)85.268.6153.8+16.7100%
This opponent (Western Carolina) is Weaker. 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: -6.6-6.61st half: -1.1-1.12nd half2nd half: -1.8-1.82nd half: +1.9+1.9
-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: -6.6-6.61st half: -1.1-1.12nd half2nd half: -1.8-1.82nd half: +1.9+1.9
Western CarolinaMercer
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.
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Western CarolinaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Furman
#98
L
28-33
28
33
-5
H30/01
NCAA
Citadel
#172
L
30-35
30
35
-5
H01/02
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#61
D
28-28
28
28
+0
H04/02
NCAA
Citadel
#172
L
30-35
30
35
-5
A06/02
NCAA
VMI
#170
L
27-28
27
28
-1
H11/02
NCAA
Furman
#98
L
31-55
31
55
-24
A13/02
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#61
W
44-39
44
39
+5
A18/02
NCAA
Wofford
#102
L
27-50
27
50
-23
H20/02
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#56
L
28-40
28
40
-12
H22/02
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#56
W
40-36
40
36
+4
A25/02
NCAA
69.2Avg total
31.3Scored
37.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.736.771.4-1.943%-
Last 30 at home (14)33.934.768.6-0.843%-
Last 30 away (16)35.438.473.8-2.944%-
Last 10 (10)31.337.969.2-6.620%-
Last 5 (5)34.044.078.0-10.040%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (19)32.838.170.9-5.232%-
vs Similar (6)34.833.067.8+1.850%-
vs Weaker (4)41.034.075.0+7.075%-
This opponent (Mercer) is Stronger. 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 Greensboro
#56
L
33-41
33
41
-8
A28/01
NCAA
Wofford
#102
L
27-39
27
39
-12
A30/01
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#171
W
40-32
40
32
+8
H04/02
NCAA
Samford
#298
W
28-20
28
20
+8
H09/02
NCAA
Samford
#298
L
29-35
29
35
-6
A11/02
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#56
L
31-45
31
45
-14
H13/02
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#171
W
35-33
35
33
+2
A18/02
NCAA
Furman
#98
L
26-27
26
27
-1
H20/02
NCAA
Citadel
#172
W
46-28
46
28
+18
H23/02
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#61
L
25-31
25
31
-6
H25/02
NCAA
65.1Avg total
32.0Scored
33.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.733.669.3+2.160%-
Last 30 at home (17)35.831.667.4+4.271%-
Last 30 away (13)35.536.271.7-0.846%-
Last 10 (10)32.033.165.1-1.140%-
Last 5 (5)32.632.865.4-0.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)30.032.262.2-2.225%-
vs Similar (17)35.835.871.6+0.059%-
vs Weaker ◀ (9)37.930.067.9+7.978%-
This opponent (Western Carolina) is Weaker. 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
Western Carolina wins
2
Mercer wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
25/02/21ANC Greensboro81-80
22/02/21HNC Greensboro56-77
20/02/21HWofford56-80
18/02/21AChattanooga Mocs81-89 OT
13/02/21AFurman70-88
11/02/21HVMI74-72
06/02/21ACitadel63-74
04/02/21HChattanooga Mocs67-74
01/02/21HCitadel76-75
30/01/21HFurman69-75
Mercerlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
25/02/21HChattanooga Mocs81-77 OT
23/02/21HCitadel88-52
20/02/21HFurman60-70
18/02/21AEast Tennessee St71-64
13/02/21HNC Greensboro74-77
11/02/21ASamford77-70 OT
09/02/21HSamford89-82 OT
04/02/21HEast Tennessee St64-70
30/01/21AWofford69-72
28/01/21ANC Greensboro68-81

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Western Carolina
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLW40%
HomeWLWLL50%
AwayLLLLW31%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games251213
Win %40%50%31%
Points / game74.772.676.7
Allowed / game78.772.684.4
Point differential-4.0+0.0-7.7
Avg total153.4145.2161.1
Over main line---
Win by 10+8%17%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won62% (8)75% (4)50% (4)
Overtime %20%8%31%
Mercer
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLWW62%
HomeWLLWW69%
AwayWLLWW55%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games241311
Win %62%69%55%
Points / game78.479.377.3
Allowed / game72.971.274.8
Point differential+5.5+8.1+2.5
Avg total151.2150.5152.1
Over main line---
Win by 10+33%38%27%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (8)75% (4)25% (4)
Overtime %12%15%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 Mocs2518772%73.469.5+3.9
2 Furman2316770%79.467.7+11.7
3 NC Greensboro2517868%73.067.3+5.6
4 Wofford2214864%75.067.8+7.1
5 Mercer2415962%78.472.9+5.5
6 East Tennessee St22121055%69.765.4+4.3
7 VMI23121152%80.575.4+5.1
8 Citadel23121152%80.378.0+2.3
9 Western Carolina25101540%74.778.7-4.0
10 Samford1861233%77.879.1-1.2
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
Western Carolina454085
Mercer303161
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