The Miami-Ohio Redhawks and the Mercer Bears meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the Suncoast Credit Union Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Mercer vs Miami-Ohio Prediction.
Miami-Ohio Recap
The Miami-Ohio RedHawks come into this game looking to build on their 70-58 win over Siena last time out to improve to 3-2 on the year.
RedHawks Looking For Consistency Out Of The Gate
Kam Craft leads Miami-Ohio in scoring with 17.5 PPG while Eian Elmer has 14.8 PPG with 6 RPG. Peter Suder has 11.5 PPG with 3.8 RPG and a team-high 3.5 APG to lead the RedHawks in assists while capping off the trio of double-digit scorers for Miami-Ohio up to this point in the year. Antwone Woolfolk also has 8.5 PPG with a team-high 6.5 RPG to lead Miami-Ohio on the glass so far this season. As a team, Miami-Ohio is averaging 75 PPG on 45.6% shooting from the field, 38.7% from three, and 67.5% from the foul line this season.
Why the Miami RedHawks will win
- Mercer has lost three of its last four games against non-conference opponents.
Mercer Recap
The Mercer Bears come into this game looking to build on a 90-89 win over Jacksonville in OT last time out.
Bears Get First D-I Win
Tyler Johnson leads the Bears in scoring with 16.2 PPG while Angel Montas Jr. has 12.2 PPG with 5 RPG and Ahmad Robinson has 12.2 PPG with 4.8 RPG and a team-high 5.6 APG to lead the Bears in the assist department up to this point in the year, also rounding out the trio of double-digit scorers for Mercer up to this point in the year. Alex Holt has 9.6 PPG with 5.2 RPG while TJ Grant also has 5.2 RPG to share the team lead in rebounding up to this point in the year. As a team, Mercer is averaging 85.6 PPG on 47.4% shooting from the field, 35.6% from three, and 68.9% from the foul line this season.
Why the Mercer Bears will win
- Miami (OH) has lost seven of its last eight games played at neutral venues.
- Mercer has won three of its last four day games against non-conference opponents.
Mercer vs Miami-Ohio Prediction
I’m leaning towards Miami-Ohio here. I just feel like Miami-Ohio is the better team side-by-side, and while both are dependent on shooting the three and have been lackluster defensively, the RedHawks are a lot more consistent in terms of hitting their shots from long range and I think that variance benefits them here. Give me Miami-Ohio.