Mercer Vs VMI: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 4, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 3, 2023

The Mercer Bears (11-13, 4-7 SoCon) will host Kamdyn Curfman and the VMI Keydets (6-18, 1-10 SoCon) at Hawkins Arena on Saturday, February 4. The game starts at 2:00 PM ET. Mercer is a strong 9-point favorite against VMI when the Bears square off against the Keydets on Saturday. A 133-point over/under is set for the game.

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Mercer Vs VMI Betting Lines

Mercer vs VMI Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Mercer -9 133 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick VMI (+9)
Total Pick Over (133)

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Mercer Vs VMI Stat Rankings

Mercer Avg. (Rank) VMI Avg. (Rank)
69.4 (238th) Points Scored 70.6 (203rd)
68.3 (149th) Points Allowed 74.2 (304th)
32.8 (219th) Rebounds 34.8 (98th)
9.5 (177th) Off. Rebounds 10.3 (93rd)
5.8 (325th) 3pt Made 9.8 (16th)
13.8 (132nd) Assists 11.9 (288th)
10.8 (50th) Turnovers 12.7 (232nd)

Mercer Vs VMI Betting Trends

  • Against the spread, the Bears are 8-14-0 this season.
  • There have been eight Bears games (out of 22) that went over the total this season.
  • A total of 10 times so far this season, Mercer and its opponent have combined for more than 133 points.
  • The over/under in this matchup is 133 points, and that’s 4.7 less than the average total in this season’s Bears contests.
  • VMI’s record against the spread is 11-10-0.
  • The Keydets have an ATS record of 8-3 as 9-point underdogs or more.
  • There have been eight Mercer’s games (out of 22) that hit the over this season.
  • Keydets games have had over 133 points 13 times this season.
  • The average total points scored in VMI’s games this year (144.8) is 11.8 points higher than the total for this matchup.

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Mercer Impact Players

  • Jalyn McCreary leads the Bears with 15.4 points per contest and 5.7 rebounds, while also putting up 0.4 assists.
  • Luis Hurtado paces his team in assists per contest (3.7), and also posts 7.6 points and 4.3 rebounds. At the other end, he posts 0.3 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
  • Shawn Walker averages 9.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per contest, shooting 44.4% from the field and 38.2% from beyond the arc with 1.3 made 3-pointers per game.
  • Kamar Robertson puts up 11.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game, shooting 48% from the floor and 44.6% from downtown with 1.7 made 3-pointers per game.
  • Jah Quinones averages 5.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists per contest, shooting 37.6% from the field.

VMI Impact Players

  • Sean Conway gets the Keydets 13.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. He also averages 1 steal and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • Asher Woods is the Keydets’ top scorer (13.8 points per game), and he posts 2.2 assists and 5 rebounds.
  • Rickey Bradley Jr. is putting up 8.6 points, 5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per contest, making 49% of his shots from the floor.
  • Tyler Houser is putting up 10.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 0.5 assists per contest, making 48% of his shots from the floor and 38.8% from beyond the arc, with 1.4 triples per contest.
  • Tony Felder is posting a team-best 3.3 assists per game. And he is delivering 10.3 points and 2 rebounds, making 36.7% of his shots from the field and 33.1% from 3-point range, with 1.7 triples per contest.

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