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    The Mercer Bears (7-10, 0-4 SoCon) are underdogs (+6) as they try to break a four-game losing streak when they host the Furman Paladins (12-5, 3-1 SoCon) at 7:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at Hawkins Arena. The matchup has an over/under of 140.5 points.

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    Game Info, Betting Lines for Paladins vs. Bears

    • Game Day: Wednesday, January 11, 2023
    • Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
    • Location: Macon, Georgia
    • Arena: Hawkins Arena
    Furman vs Mercer Betting Information
    Favorite Spread Total
    Furman -6 140.5

    Furman Betting Stats & Information

    • Furman has gone 9-3 in games when it was listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 75%).
    • The Paladins have not played a game with moneyline odds of -274 or shorter.
    • So far this season, the Paladins have put together a 6-8-0 record against the spread.
    • The Bears have not yet covered the spread as underdogs of 6 points or more this season (0-1).
    • The average over/under Furman has had set in games this year is 13 more points than this outing’s point total.

    Mercer Betting Stats & Info

    • Mercer has been underdogs in seven games this season and won one (14.3%) of those contests.
    • The Bears have not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +220.
    • The Bears are 6-10-0 against the spread this season.
    • The Bears are winless against the spread (0-1) when playing as at least 6-point underdogs.
    • The average point total for Mercer this season is 0.6 points higher than this game’s over/under.

    Furman vs. Mercer Season Stat Comparison

    Furman Rank Furman AVG Mercer AVG Mercer Rank
    19th 81.9 Points Scored 71.8 174th
    246th 71.6 Points Allowed 69.4 200th
    178th 32.5 Rebounds 30.9 252nd
    251st 7.9 Off. Rebounds 8.4 216th
    12th 10 3pt Made 6.2 293rd
    3rd 19.4 Assists 15.6 50th
    184th 12.4 Turnovers 11.4 85th

    This Matchup’s Impact Players

    Furman Paladins Leaders

    • The Paladins leader in points and assists is Mike Bothwell, who scores 19.5 points per game along with 4.2 assists.
    • Jalen Slawson leads Furman in rebounding, pulling down 6.9 rebounds per game while also scoring 14.4 points a contest.
    • JP Pegues makes more threes per game than any other member of the Paladins, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 1.9 per contest.

    Mercer Bears Leaders

    • Jalyn McCreary collects 15.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game for the Bears, enough to make him the leading scorer and rebounder on the team.
    • Luis Hurtado’s assist statline leads Mercer; he dishes out 4.7 assists per game.
    • Kamar Robertson is consistent from three-point range and leads the Bears with 1.9 made threes per game.
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