SoCon College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – February 24

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 24, 2024

There are five games on the college basketball schedule on Saturday that feature SoCon squads, and we have best bets recomendations. That includes the UNC Greensboro Spartans versus the Mercer Bears.

Scroll down to find the best spread, total, and moneyline bets in the SoCon based on our computer projections and make your bets with DraftKings Sportsbook.

Spread Pick: Mercer (+4.5) vs Greensboro

The spread for this game suggested by the model (1.5 points) is significantly less than the 4.5-point edge DraftKings gives to UNC Greensboro, though the data still has them as the favorite. Put your money on Mercer to cover.

ATS Record Favorite ATS Record Underdog ATS Record Home ATS Record Away ATS Record Conference ATS Record
Mercer 14-11-0 6-4-0 8-7-0 8-4-0 5-6-0 8-7-0
UNC Greensboro 12-14-0 8-11-0 4-3-0 4-7-0 6-6-0 9-6-0

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Total Pick: Western Carolina at VMI Under (154.5)

The model predicts a total 6.3 points lower than the one set by DraftKings for this matchup.

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O-U-P Home O-U-P Away O-U-P Conference O-U-P
VMI 11-14-0 3-6-0 7-7-0 9-6-0
Western Carolina 9-16-0 4-7-0 5-9-0 6-9-0

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Moneyline Pick: UNC Greensboro (-198) at Mercer (+164)

Score Prediction: UNC Greensboro 72, Mercer 70

ML Fave. Record ML Und. Record Home ML Fave. Record Home ML Und. Record Away ML Fave. Record Away ML Und. Record Conf. ML Fave. Record Conf. ML Und. Record
UNC Greensboro 13-4 4-3 7-3 0-0 3-1 4-3 8-3 3-1
Mercer 6-4 5-9 4-2 3-3 2-1 1-6 3-2 3-7

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Today’s SoCon Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
Western Carolina (19-9) at VMI (4-24) 1:00 PM ET ESPN+ Western Carolina (-16) 154.5
Chattanooga (19-9) at Citadel (10-18) 1:00 PM ET ESPN+ Chattanooga (-5) 144.5
Wofford (15-13) at Furman (15-13) 2:00 PM ET ESPN+ Furman (-8.5) 148.5
East Tennessee State (14-14) at Samford (24-4) 3:00 PM ET ESPN+ Samford (-12) 150
UNC Greensboro (20-8) at Mercer (13-15) 4:30 PM ET ESPN+ UNC Greensboro (-4.5) 136.5

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