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Mercer Bears vs. East Tennessee State Buccaneers
The Mercer Bears and the East Tennessee State Buccaneers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Freedom Hall Civic Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Buccaneers as -3.5-point favorites versus the Bears, while the game's total opened at 138.5.
East Tennessee State won its last outing, a 96-74 result against Bulldogs on January 11. They covered in that game as a +0-point underdog.
Mercer was a 84-66 loser in their most recent outing at home against Paladins. They failed to cover the +6-point spread as underdogs.
Mercer:
Team record: 7-11 SU,5-11 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
East Tennessee State:
Team record: 7-11 SU,6-10 ATS
Next up:
Mercer at VMI Thursday, January 19
East Tennessee State home to Samford Wednesday, January 18