{"id":52406,"date":"2023-01-07T04:34:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T04:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2023\/01\/07\/western-carolina-catamounts-vs-mercer-bears-college-basketball-betting-preview\/"},"modified":"2023-01-07T04:34:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T04:34:05","slug":"western-carolina-catamounts-vs-mercer-bears-college-basketball-betting-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2023\/01\/07\/western-carolina-catamounts-vs-mercer-bears-college-basketball-betting-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Carolina Catamounts vs. Mercer Bears College Basketball Betting Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The Western Carolina Catamounts (9-7, 2-1 SoCon) host the Mercer Bears (7-9, 0-3 SoCon) at Ramsey Center on Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 4:00 PM ET. The oddsmakers see an even contest, listing the game as a pick &#8217;em. The matchup has an over\/under of 138.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style:italic\">Get your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.articles.runyourpool.com\/march-madness-pools.cfm?source=ds&amp;effort=4200\">NCAA Basketball pools<\/a> started with the Internet\u2019s #1 pool creation and hosting platform. Get 15 friends together and play for free!<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#0034ce\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.articles.runyourpool.com\/march-madness-pools.cfm?source=ds&amp;effort=4200\">Start here &gt;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Game Info, Betting Lines for Catamounts vs. Bears<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Game Day:<\/strong> Saturday, January 7, 2023<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game Time:<\/strong> 4:00 PM ET<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Cullowhee, North Carolina<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arena:<\/strong> Ramsey Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<caption>Western Carolina vs Mercer Betting Information<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Spread<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Total<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Pick &#8217;em<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>138<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Western Carolina Betting Stats &amp; Information<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Western Carolina has won 66.7% of its games this season when favored on the moneyline (2-1).<\/li>\n<li>The Catamounts have not yet played as a moneyline favorite of -111 or shorter.<\/li>\n<li>So far this season, the Catamounts have put together an 8-6-1 record against the spread.<\/li>\n<li>The average total Western Carolina has had set in games this year is 7.1 more points than this outing&#8217;s point total.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Mercer Betting Stats &amp; Info<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Mercer has been underdogs in seven games this season and won one (14.3%) of those contests.<\/li>\n<li>The Bears have not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than -111.<\/li>\n<li>The Bears are 6-9-0 against the spread this season.<\/li>\n<li>The average over\/under in Mercer&#8217;s games this season is 4.6 more points than the point total of 138 for this outing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Western Carolina vs. Mercer Season Stat Comparison<\/h2>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Western Carolina Rank<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Western Carolina AVG<\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Mercer AVG<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Mercer Rank<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>91st<\/td>\n<td>76.6<\/td>\n<th scope=\"row\">Points Scored<\/th>\n<td>73.4<\/td>\n<td>155th<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>173rd<\/td>\n<td>68.5<\/td>\n<th scope=\"row\">Points Allowed<\/th>\n<td>69.1<\/td>\n<td>195th<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>47th<\/td>\n<td>35.8<\/td>\n<th scope=\"row\">Rebounds<\/th>\n<td>31.3<\/td>\n<td>238th<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>109th<\/td>\n<td>9.7<\/td>\n<th scope=\"row\">Off. 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