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East Tennessee State Buccaneers vs. Mercer Bears
The East Tennessee State Buccaneers and the Mercer Bears will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Hawkins Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Buccaneers as -2.5-point favorites versus the Bears, while the game's total opened at 152.
Last time out for Mercer, they were a 70-67 winner as they battled Keydets on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a -5.5-point favorite.
East Tennessee State was a 81-78 loser in its last match at home against Terriers. They failed to cover the -4.5-point spread as favorites.
East Tennessee State:
Team record: 8-7 SU,4-9 ATS
Mercer:
Team record: 9-6 SU,8-5 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Next up:
East Tennessee State home to The Citadel Saturday, January 11
Mercer at Western Carolina Saturday, January 11