The black queen chants the funeral march, the cracked brass bells will ring / To summon back the fire witch to the court of the crimson king "The Court of the Crimson King" - King Crimson
Samford Bulldogs
70 57
FINAL Neutral Conference SoCon
Mercer Bears
Southern Conference · Harrah's Cherokee Center (Neutral) · March 9, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SAM -8.5 Home covered
O/U 153.5 Under
Money SAM -450 / MER +320

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 21, 2026 MER 8986 SAM
Feb 7, 2026 SAM 6949 MER
Feb 6, 2025 SAM 10079 MER
Jan 16, 2025 SAM 7574 MER
Feb 17, 2024 MER 8884 SAM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SAM MER
Overall 29-6 16-17
Conference 15-3 8-10
Home 18-0 10-6
Away 8-5 4-9
Neutral 3-1 2-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 84.5 70.4
Avg Pts Against 74.9 72.5
Massey 7.2 (#82) -2.9 (#216)
Bradley-Terry 1.78 (#52) -0.18 (#193)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.80 (#67) -0.38 (#202)
RPI 0.589 (#36) 0.490 (#199)
Shooting & Four Factors SAM MER
FG% 49.0% 45.0%
3PT% 39.8% 35.7%
REB / G 35.3 33.9
OREB / G 10.4 10.9
AST / TO 1.30 1.19
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.2% 50.4%
TOV% 18.1% 16.7%
ORB% 30.6% 30.6%
FT Rate 25.9% 18.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 51.1%
Opp TOV% 22.0% 17.9%
DRB% 67.8% 68.9%
Opp FT Rate 25.3% 28.7%

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