Samford vs Mercer 1/26/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Mercer Bears (12-8) vs. Samford Bulldogs (11-8)
January 26, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Samford Bulldogs -1 / Mercer Bears +1; Over/Under: -148.5
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The Mercer Bears and Samford Bulldogs meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Pete Hanna Center. The Mercer Bears look for a win after winning five of their last seven games. The Samford Bulldogs look to snap a four-game losing streak.
The Mercer Bears are averaging 72.2 points on 45 percent shooting and allowing 70.4 points on 43.6 percent shooting. Felipe Haase is averaging 15.5 points and 5.8 rebounds, while Jalen Johnson is averaging 14.7 points and 1.6 assists. Neftali Alvarez is the third double-digit scorer and James Glisson III is dishing 1.4 assists. The Mercer Bears are shooting 36.6 percent from beyond the arc and 76.6 percent from the free throw line. The Mercer Bears are allowing 35.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30 rebounds per game.
The Samford Bulldogs are averaging 74.8 points on 42.8 percent shooting and allowing 74.9 points on 45.4 percent shooting. Ques Glover is averaging 17.9 points and 2.9 rebounds, while Logan Dye is averaging 13.6 points and 3.6 rebounds. Jermaine Marshall is the third double-digit scorer and Jaden Campbell is grabbing 3.9 rebounds. The Samford Bulldogs are shooting 32.6 percent from beyond the arc and 73.5 percent from the free throw line. The Samford Bulldogs are allowing 35.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.8 rebounds per game.
The Bears are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 Wednesday games. The Bulldogs are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games and 7-20-1 ATS in their last 28 Wednesday games. The under is 4-0 in Bears last 4 overall. The under is 7-3-2 in Bulldogs last 12 home games. The road team is 7-2 ATS in the last 9 meetings.
The Samford Bulldogs play their best ball at home, where they win by an average of 9.5 points, but they’re in rough shape lately and this line doesn’t make much sense. We’re getting a free point with the Mercer Bears, the team playing the better ball right now. Mercer is winning its last five games by an average of 4.4 points while shooting 47.3 percent from the field. I’ll take a stab with Mercer.
