Mercer vs Western Carolina 1/22/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Western Carolina Catamounts (8-11) vs. Mercer Bears (11-8)
January 22, 2022 5:00 pm EDT
The Line: Mercer Bears -10.5 / Western Carolina Catamounts +10.5; Over/Under: -148.5
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The Western Carolina Catamounts and Mercer Bears meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Hawkins Arena. The Western Carolina Catamounts need a win after losing four of their last five games. The Mercer Bears look for a win after splitting their last eight games.
The Western Carolina Catamounts are averaging 73.9 points on 40.4 percent shooting and allowing 79 points on 44.9 percent shooting. Nicholas Robinson is averaging 14.6 points and 2.6 assists, while Travion McCray is averaging 11.3 points and 5.3 rebounds. Vonterius Woolbright is the third double-digit scorer and Marcus Banks is dishing 0.6 assists. The Western Carolina Catamounts are shooting 32.8 percent from beyond the arc and 66.9 percent from the free throw line. The Western Carolina Catamounts are allowing 35.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.3 rebounds per game.
The Mercer Bears are averaging 72.2 points on 44.9 percent shooting and allowing 70.7 points on 43.7 percent shooting. Felipe Haase is averaging 15.6 points and 5.8 rebounds, while Jalen Johnson is averaging 14.6 points and 1.5 assists. Neftali Alvarez is the third double-digit scorer and James Glisson III is dishing 1.4 assists. The Mercer Bears are shooting 36.7 percent from beyond the arc and 76.3 percent from the free throw line. The Mercer Bears are allowing 35.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.2 rebounds per game.
The Catamounts are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Bears are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 home games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 Saturday games. The over is 12-5 in Catamounts last 17 overall. The over is 9-4 in Bears last 13 overall.
The Mercer Bears aren’t a team I’m running to the window to back in the big favorite role, but they do win at home by an average of 12 points. The Western Carolina Catamounts are a complete mess right now, losing their last five games by an average of 18 points while shooting 34.2 percent from the field. Western Carolina loses on the road by an average of 14.3 points. Yeah. Guess I have to lay the big number with Mercer.
