Today Billie Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchee Bridge "Ode to Billie Joe" - Bobbie Gentry
Mercer Bears
86 72
FINAL Conference
UNC Greensboro Spartans
Southern Conference · Hawkins Arena · February 24, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UNCG -4.5 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money MER +188 / UNCG -188
Model Predictions
Spread Total MER win
Actual MER +14 158 Won
Massey UNCG -2.4 (+16.4)
Massey Totals 136.1 (+21.9)
Bradley-Terry 27%
Weighted B-T 24%
Baseline Plus ML UNCG -2.7 (+16.7) 139.3 (+18.7) 40%
Model 4 ML UNCG -2.3 (+16.3) 135.6 (+22.4) 41%
Model 3 ML UNCG -2.2 (+16.2) 138.1 (+19.9) 39%
Baseline ML UNCG -3.3 (+17.3) 138.7 (+19.3) 39%

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 30, 2026 MER 9577 UNCG
Jan 17, 2026 MER 10292 UNCG
Feb 22, 2025 UNCG 7861 MER
Jan 23, 2025 MER 7978 UNCG
Jan 28, 2024 MER 7064 UNCG

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MER UNCG
Overall 16-17 21-11
Conference 8-10 12-6
Home 10-6 11-3
Away 4-9 7-7
Neutral 2-2 3-1
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 70.4 73.3
Avg Pts Against 72.5 70.7
Massey -4.1 (#239) 1.6 (#142)
Bradley-Terry -0.51 (#224) 1.10 (#97)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.81 (#242) 1.03 (#111)
RPI 0.474 (#232) 0.545 (#100)
Shooting & Four Factors MER UNCG
FG% 44.4% 44.5%
3PT% 33.9% 38.5%
REB / G 34.2 34.2
OREB / G 11.1 9.8
AST / TO 1.13 1.31
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.5% 52.9%
TOV% 17.5% 16.1%
ORB% 30.8% 28.6%
FT Rate 17.5% 19.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 49.2%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 17.2%
DRB% 69.7% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 28.6% 26.9%

Game Analysis

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