Mercer (1-0) vs. DePaul (2-0)
November 11, 2024 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: DePaul -6; Over/Under: +153
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The Mercer Bears and the Depaul Blue Demons meet Monday in college basketball action from the Wintrust Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a DePaul vs Mercer Prediction.
Mercer Recap
The Mercer Bears come into this game looking to build on their season-opening 125-54 win over subdivision Virginia Lynchburg last time out. After this game, Mercer will square off against subdivision Trinity Baptist.
Bears Start Season On Right Foot
Angel Montas Jr. had a team-high 18 points on 7 of 10 shooting with a pair of threes and 3 steals while Tyler Johnson had 16 points on 5 of 7 shooting with 4 threes and 4 rebounds. TJ Grant added 13 points on 6 of 7 shooting with a pair of steals and Ahmad Robinson had 11 points with 7 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Cam Bryant and Marcus Overstreet each had 10 points to round out the scoring in double figures with Overstreet logging a team-high 9 rebounds while Bryant shot 4 of 6 with a pair of threes. Jah Quinones also added 8 points and a team-high 10 assists as well in the win. As a team, Mercer is averaging 125 PPG on 59.8% shooting from the field, 43.3% from three and 72.7% from the foul line this season.
Why the Mercer Bears will win
- Mercer has won each of its last six games against non-Conference opponents.
- DePaul has lost 20 of its last 22 games.
Depaul Recap
The Depaul Blue Demons come into this one looking to build on a 92-59 win over Prairie View A&M last time out to improve to 2-0 on the year. After this game, Depaul will face off against the Duquesne Dukes.
Blue Demons Looking To Stay Unbeaten
Isaiah Rivera leads the Blue Demons with 21 PPG along with 4.5 RPG while Jacob Meyer has 18 PPG with 4.5 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Depaul up to this point in the year. David Skogman also has 7.5 PPG with 7.5 RPG to lead the Blue Demons on the glass and Conor Enright has a team-high 5.5 APG to lead the Blue Demons in assists. Layden Blocker also has 8.5 PPG with 3.5 RPG and 4 APG as well on the year. As a team, Depaul is averaging 86 PPG on 46.4% shooting from the field, 35.7% from three and 63.3% from the foul line this season.
Why the DePaul Blue Demons will win
- DePaul has won each of its last eight Monday night home games against non-Conference opponents.
- Mercer has lost each of its last three road night games against non-Conference opponents.
DePaul vs Mercer Prediction
I’m on Depaul in this one. I just don’t think we’re getting enough points with Mercer in this spot as Depaul looks like they cleaned up their issues at the foul line from their narrow win over Southern Indiana to start the year. I have Mercer as a mid-level SoCon team at best, and I think that Depaul needs to take advantage of winnable spots when they get them and this definitely qualifies as one of those. Give me the Blue Demons in this one.
