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Georgia Southern Eagles vs. Mercer Bears
The Georgia Southern Eagles and the Mercer Bears will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Hawkins Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Bears as -3.5-point favorites versus the Eagles, while the game's total opened at 131.5.
Mercer was a 74-69 winner in its last match on the road against Chanticleers. They covered the +2-point spread as underdogs.
Georgia Southern was a 85-43 winner in its last match at home against Cougars.
Georgia Southern:
Team record: 5-3 SU,4-3 ATS
Georgia Southern is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Georgia Southern's last 7 games on the road
Georgia Southern is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing Mercer
Mercer:
Team record: 6-4 SU,5-4 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Next up:
Georgia Southern at Campbell Wednesday, December 15
Mercer at Florida Gulf Coast Sunday, December 19