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Mercer Bears
60 – 73
FINAL Conference
Wofford Terriers
Southern Conference · Hawkins Arena · February 15, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MER -2.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money MER -138 / WOF +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total MER win
Actual WOF +13 133 Lost
Massey MER -1.3 (-14.3) — —
Massey Totals — 143.3 (-10.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 46% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 48% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MER -0.3 (-13.3) 141.1 (-8.1) 51% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MER -0.4 (-13.4) 139.3 (-6.3) 48% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MER -0.0 (-13.0) 139.2 (-6.2) 51% ✗
Baseline ML MER -0.0 (-13.0) 140.2 (-7.2) 47% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 24, 2026 WOF 80 – 77 MER
Jan 10, 2026 MER 109 – 97 WOF
Feb 8, 2025 WOF 77 – 66 MER
Jan 18, 2025 WOF 69 – 49 MER
Jan 11, 2024 WOF 74 – 73 MER

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MER WOF
Overall 16-17 17-15
Conference 8-10 10-8
Home 10-6 11-2
Away 4-9 6-9
Neutral 2-2 0-4
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.4 73.1
Avg Pts Against 72.5 75.3
Massey -4.2 (#246) -2.1 (#205)
Bradley-Terry -0.64 (#233) 0.15 (#165)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.93 (#252) -0.14 (#182)
RPI 0.472 (#226) 0.511 (#149)
Shooting & Four Factors MER WOF
FG% 43.3% 46.0%
3PT% 33.5% 35.7%
REB / G 34.4 36.0
OREB / G 11.1 10.0
AST / TO 1.10 1.30
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.4% 53.8%
TOV% 17.7% 16.7%
ORB% 30.4% 28.6%
FT Rate 17.2% 18.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 52.1%
Opp TOV% 18.8% 13.7%
DRB% 69.8% 74.3%
Opp FT Rate 29.1% 26.7%

Game Analysis

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