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Western Carolina Catamounts vs. Mercer Bears
The Western Carolina Catamounts and the Mercer Bears will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Hawkins Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Catamounts as -3-point favorites versus the Bears, while the game's total opened at 138.
In their last action, Mercer was a 74-73 loser on the road against Terriers. They covered the +5-point spread as underdogs.
Western Carolina was a 80-66 winner in their most recent outing on the road against Buccaneers. They covered the -2.5-point spread as favorites.
Western Carolina:
Team record: 12-2 SU,8-4 ATS
Current Streak: won 6 straight games.
Western Carolina is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Western Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Western Carolina's last 6 games on the road
Mercer:
Team record: 8-7 SU,8-5 ATS
Next up:
Western Carolina home to Samford Tuesday, January 16
Mercer home to Chattanooga Wednesday, January 17