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UNCG Spartans @ Mercer Bears

Current Records: UNCG 20-8, Mercer 13-15

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We've got another exciting Southern matchup on schedule as the UNCG Spartans and the Mercer Bears are set to tip at 4:30 p.m. ET on February 24th at Hawkins Arena. UNCG is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.

Last Wednesday, the Spartans were able to grind out a solid victory over the Catamounts, taking the game 71-65.

UNCG got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Mikeal Brown-Jones out in front who scored 19 points along with eight rebounds. Keyshaun Langley was another key contributor, scoring 19 points.

Meanwhile, the Bears beat the Bulldogs 87-78 on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mercer.

Mercer relied on the efforts of Alex Holt, who scored 23 points, and Jalyn McCreary, who scored 25 points along with two blocks. It was the first time this season that McCreary scored 20 or more points. Another player making a difference was Jalen Cobb, who scored 15 points.

The Spartans have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for the Bears, their victory bumped their record up to 13-15.

Keep an eye on the arc in Saturday's contest: UNCG have made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having averaged 10 threes per game. It's a different story for Mercer, though, as they've been averaging only 6.1 threes per game. Given UNCG's sizable advantage in that area, the Bears will need to find a way to close that gap.

As for their next game, UNCG is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 4.5 points. This contest will be their sixth straight as the favorites (so far over this stretch they are 3-2 against the spread).

Odds

UNCG is a 4.5-point favorite against Mercer, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 4.5-point spread, and stayed right there.


The over/under is 136.5 points.

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Series History

UNCG has won 7 out of their last 10 games against Mercer.

  • Jan 27, 2024 - Mercer 70 vs. UNCG 64
  • Feb 02, 2023 - UNCG 69 vs. Mercer 49
  • Jan 21, 2023 - UNCG 59 vs. Mercer 48
  • Feb 13, 2022 - Mercer 73 vs. UNCG 64
  • Jan 15, 2022 - Mercer 58 vs. UNCG 49
  • Mar 08, 2021 - UNCG 69 vs. Mercer 61
  • Feb 13, 2021 - UNCG 77 vs. Mercer 74
  • Jan 27, 2021 - UNCG 81 vs. Mercer 68
  • Feb 15, 2020 - UNCG 67 vs. Mercer 55
  • Jan 01, 2020 - UNCG 72 vs. Mercer 63