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Mercer Bears vs. Furman Paladins
The Mercer Bears and the Furman Paladins will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Timmons Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Paladins as -12-point favorites versus the Bears, while the game's total opened at 144.
Furman was a 83-79 winner in their most recent outing at home against Buccaneers. They failed to cover the -13.5-point spread as favorites.
Last time out for Mercer, they were a 71-68 loser as they battled Catamounts at home. They failed to cover in the match as a -6-point favorite.
Mercer:
Team record: 12-17 SU,10-16-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Furman:
Team record: 22-7 SU,15-11 ATS
Furman is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Furman is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Furman's last 7 games at home
Next up:
Mercer home to The Citadel Saturday, February 25
Furman at Samford Saturday, February 25