Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Mercer Bears
52 – 53
FINAL Conference
Wofford Terriers
Southern Conference · Hawkins Arena · January 5, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MER -0.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Money MER -110 / WOF +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total MER win
Actual WOF +1 105 Lost
Massey MER -4.2 (-5.2) — —
Massey Totals — 145.2 (-40.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 68% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 68% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MER -1.9 (-2.9) 141.6 (-36.6) 58% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MER -1.3 (-2.3) 137.2 (-32.2) 53% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MER -2.7 (-3.7) 142.8 (-37.8) 64% ✗
Baseline ML MER -2.6 (-3.6) 143.4 (-38.4) 64% ✗

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
Feb 15, 2024 WOF 73 – 60 MER

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MER WOF
Overall 14-19 17-16
Conference 6-12 8-10
Home 7-7 12-4
Away 4-10 4-11
Neutral 3-2 1-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 66.1 72.3
Avg Pts Against 67.3 74.0
Massey -2.1 (#208) -2.1 (#207)
Bradley-Terry -0.65 (#240) -0.61 (#235)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.90 (#243) -0.77 (#233)
RPI 0.455 (#255) 0.460 (#244)
Shooting & Four Factors MER WOF
FG% 46.8% 43.3%
3PT% 36.6% 29.6%
REB / G 33.7 32.2
OREB / G 9.1 9.8
AST / TO 1.13 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.3% 49.5%
TOV% 19.0% 16.7%
ORB% 29.3% 30.0%
FT Rate 22.6% 23.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.5% 54.8%
Opp TOV% 16.1% 17.7%
DRB% 70.8% 73.9%
Opp FT Rate 26.9% 15.2%

Game Analysis

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