Mercer vs. UNC-Greensboro Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/2/23
UNC Greensboro Spartans (14-9) vs. Mercer Bears (11-12)
February 2, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Mercer Bears +3.5 / UNC Greensboro Spartans -3.5; Over/Under: +124.5
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The UNC-Greensboro Spartans and the Mercer Bears meet in college basketball action from the Hawkins Arena on Thursday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
UNC-Greensboro is listed as a 3.5-point road favorite with a -165 ML price tag. The total for this game is set at 124.5 points.
Injuries
UNC-Greensboro hasn’t announced any new injuries while Mercer has a clean bill of health coming into this game.
Matchup History
UNC-Greensboro’s 59-48 win back on January 21st, 2023, snapped Mercer’s two-game win streak in this matchup.
Trends
UNC-Greensboro is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games against a team with a losing record while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall. Mercer is 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games overall and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record while the under is 13-3 in their last 16 home games.
Pick
I’m backing UNCG here. Mercer’s a solid group that’s picked up their play as of late, but UNCG really needs a win to keep pace and maybe break through in the logjam that is the SoCon top tier right now and I just think that Mercer likely won’t be able to slow down the Spartans, even at home. UNCG has been so good on the road in conference play and I look for them to keep it going here. Give me UNC-Greensboro.
