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Western Carolina Catamounts vs. Mercer Bears
The Western Carolina Catamounts and the Mercer Bears will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Hawkins Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Bears as -7-point favorites versus the Catamounts, while the game's total opened at 154.5.
Mercer lost its last outing, a 59-58 result against Buccaneers on February 26. They covered in that game as a +8.5-point underdog.
Western Carolina was a 90-67 loser in their most recent outing at home against Terriers. They failed to cover the +8.5-point spread as underdogs.
Western Carolina:
Team record: 8-20 SU,10-15 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Western Carolina is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Western Carolina is 1-13 SU in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Western Carolina's last 5 games on the road
Mercer:
Team record: 12-18 SU,14-14 ATS