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VMI Keydets vs. Mercer Bears
The VMI Keydets and the Mercer Bears will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Hawkins Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Bears as -2.5-point favorites versus the Keydets, while the game's total opened at 148.
Mercer was a 81-66 loser in its last match on the road against Paladins. They failed to cover the +11-point spread as underdogs.
Last time out for VMI, they were a 72-56 loser as they battled Spartans at home. They failed to cover in the match as a -4.5-point favorite.
VMI:
Team record: 9-7 SU,6-6-1 ATS
Mercer:
Team record: 8-7 SU,6-8 ATS
Next up:
VMI at The Citadel Saturday, January 15
Mercer home to UNC Greensboro Saturday, January 15