Mercer vs Kennesaw State 12/2/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Kennesaw State Owls and Mercer Bears meet Friday in college basketball action at the Hawkins Arena. The Kennesaw State Owls look for their fifth win. The Mercer Bears look to get above a .500 record.

The Kennesaw State Owls are averaging 76.7 points on 47 percent shooting and allowing 66.3 points on 42.2 percent shooting. Chris Youngblood is averaging 15 points and 4.4 rebounds, while Terrell Burden is averaging 11.7 points and 3 rebounds. Brandon Stroud is grabbing 7.7 rebounds and Demond Robinson is dishing 0.7 assists. The Kennesaw State Owls are shooting 39.4 percent from beyond the arc and 61.3 percent from the free throw line. The Kennesaw State Owls are allowing 33.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.1 rebounds per game.

The Mercer Bears are averaging 77.1 points on 47.9 percent shooting and allowing 71.1 points on 42.7 percent shooting. Jalyn McCreary is averaging 13.3 points and 5 rebounds, while Kamar Robinson is averaging 13.3 points and 2 assists. Shawn Walker Jr. is the third double-digit scorer and Luis Hurtado Jr. is dishing 5.8 assists. The Mercer Bears are shooting 38.2 percent from beyond the arc and 70.3 percent from the free throw line. The Mercer Bears are allowing 31.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.5 rebounds per game.

The Owls are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 Friday games. The Bears are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The over is 12-3 in Owls last 15 overall. The under is 4-1 in Bears last 5 overall.

You can make a case for either side here, as both teams have been hit or miss. The difference is the Mercer Bears are at home, and they have more scoring depth with 4 guys averaging double-digit points. Kennesaw State have had competitive games against quality teams, but they struggle to finish games. I’ll lay the reasonable number with the Bears.