Mercer Vs Citadel: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 25, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 24, 2023

The Mercer Bears (12-18, 5-12 SoCon) will host Hayden Brown and the Citadel Bulldogs (10-20, 5-12 SoCon) at Hawkins Arena on Saturday, February 25. The opening tip is at 2:00 PM ET. Saturday’s game between the Bears and the Bulldogs sees the Bears as a solid, 8-point favorite. The matchup’s over/under is 135.5.

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Mercer Vs Citadel Betting Lines

Mercer vs Citadel Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Mercer -8 135.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Citadel (+8)
Total Pick Over (135.5)

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Mercer Vs Citadel Stat Rankings

Mercer Avg. (Rank) Citadel Avg. (Rank)
69.1 (245th) Points Scored 68.9 (255th)
68.2 (129th) Points Allowed 74.5 (303rd)
32.2 (229th) Rebounds 30.3 (311th)
9.3 (166th) Off. Rebounds 6.4 (343rd)
6 (316th) 3pt Made 7.6 (159th)
13.2 (174th) Assists 11.9 (284th)
10.8 (57th) Turnovers 12 (179th)

Mercer Vs Citadel Betting Trends

  • The Bears are 11-17-0 against the spread this season.
  • Mercer is unbeaten ATS (1-0) as a 8-point favorite or greater this season.
  • There have been 10 Bears games (out of 28) that hit the over this season.
  • Mercer and its opponent have broken the 135.5-point mark 14 times this season.
  • Bears games average 137.3 total points per game this season, 1.8 points higher than the over/under for this matchup.
  • Citadel’s record against the spread is 12-16-1.
  • The Bulldogs’ ATS record as 8-point underdogs or more is 4-7.
  • Out of 28 Mercer’s games so far this year, 10 have hit the over.
  • So far this season, 21 Bulldogs games have featured over 135.5 points scored.
  • The average total for Citadel’s games is 143.4 points, which is 7.9 more than this game’s over/under.

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Mercer Impact Players

  • Jalyn McCreary paces the Bears with 15.3 points per game and 5.5 rebounds, while also averaging 0.5 assists.
  • Luis Hurtado leads his squad in assists per contest (3.3), and also puts up 7.2 points and 3.9 rebounds. At the other end, he averages 0.3 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
  • Shawn Walker puts up 9 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2 assists per contest, shooting 43.4% from the floor and 39.3% from beyond the arc with 1.2 made 3-pointers per game.
  • Kamar Robertson posts 11 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game, shooting 45% from the field and 41.2% from beyond the arc with 1.5 made 3-pointers per game.
  • Jah Quinones posts 5.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest. At the other end, he posts 0.9 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.

Citadel Impact Players

  • Stephen Clark tops the Bulldogs in scoring (16.7 points per game), rebounding (6.6) and assists (2.9), shooting 51% from the floor. He also posts 0.9 steals and 1.8 blocked shots.
  • The Bulldogs get 15.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game from Austin Ash.
  • Elijah Morgan gets the Bulldogs 7.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per contest. He also delivers 1.7 steals and 0 blocked shots.
  • Madison Durr is posting 7.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, making 40.9% of his shots from the floor.
  • The Bulldogs get 5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game from David Maynard.

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