Mercer vs Georgia Southern 12/11/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Georgia Southern Eagles (5-3) vs. Mercer Bears (6-4)
December 11, 2021 2:00 pm EDT
The Line: Mercer Bears -4.5 / Georgia Southern Eagles +4.5; Over/Under: -131.5
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The Georgia Southern Eagles and the Mercer Bears meet in college basketball action from Hawkins Arena on Saturday afternoon.
The Georgia Southern Eagles come into this game looking to build on an 85-43 win over Carver Bible College last time out. Andrei Savrasov leads the Eagles in scoring and rebounding with 12.6 PPG and 5.9 RPG while Elijah McCadden has 10.6 PPG with 4.4 RPG and a team-high 2.7 APG as the Eagles leading assist man and the only other double-digit scores for Georgia Southern so far this season. Cam Bryant and Kamari Brown each have 9+ PPG as well for the Eagles this season. As a team, Georgia Southern is averaging 71.4 PPG on 52.7% shooting from the field, 37% from three and 64.8% from the foul line while allowing 57.8 PPG on 38.4% shooting from the field and 29.8% from three this season.
The Mercer Bears will look to add to their 74-69 road win over Coastal Carolina in their last matchup. Felipe Haase leads the Bears in scoring and rebounding with 14.3 PPG and 6 RPG while Jalen Johnson has 14 PPG with 4.7 RPG and Neftali Alvarez has 13.9 PPG with a team-high 3.6 APG to lead the Bears in assists. James Glisson III has 10.3 PPG with 5.7 RPG to make up the group of double-digit scores for Mercer so far this season. As a team, Mercer is averaging 73.6 PPG on 45.9% shooting from the field, 33.8% from three and 72.4% from the foul line while allowing 70.3 PPG on 45.1% shooting from the field and 36.4% from three this season.
Georgia Southern is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games after allowing 50 points or less in their last game while the under is 6-1 in their last 7 road games. Mercer is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall.
I was trying to make a case for Georgia Southern here, but realistically, I can’t pass up Mercer here. I’m just not sold on the Eagles and think that a lack of proven depth could come back to haunt them here. I think this is a spot where Mercer wins between 6-8 points at the very least, so give me the Bears laying the points.
