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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 Friday when they meet at Harrah's Cherokee Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Bears as -6-point favorites versus the Catamounts, while the game's total opened at 152.5.
Mercer was a 81-69 winner in their most recent outing at home against Catamounts. They covered the -8-point spread as favorites.
Western Carolina lost its last outing, a 81-69 result against Bears on March 01. They failed to cover in that game as a +8-point underdog.
Western Carolina:
Team record: 8-21 SU,10-16 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Western Carolina is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Mercer
Western Carolina is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Mercer
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Western Carolina's last 12 games when playing Mercer
Mercer:
Team record: 13-18 SU,15-14 ATS