He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
Mercer Bears
65 – 78
FINAL Conference
Wofford Terriers
Southern Conference · Hawkins Arena · December 30, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread MER -2.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Money MER -145 / WOF +125
Model Predictions
Spread Total MER win
Actual WOF +13 143 Lost
Massey MER -13.2 (-26.2) — —
Massey Totals — 139.9 (+3.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 99% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MER -10.8 (-23.8) 142.4 (+0.6) 87% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MER -9.3 (-22.3) 136.3 (+6.7) 80% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MER -10.0 (-23.0) 140.3 (+2.7) 83% ✗
Baseline ML MER -10.9 (-23.9) 142.3 (+0.7) 83% ✗

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 18-11 15-9
Conference 8-9 12-5
Home 9-4 9-3
Away 6-6 6-4
Neutral 3-1 0-2
Last 5 4-1 1-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.5 72.0
Avg Pts Against 72.6 70.0
Massey 8.4 (#60) -0.6 (#168)
Bradley-Terry 2.95 (#17) -0.60 (#211)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.45 (#16) -0.71 (#192)
RPI 0.636 (#28) 0.518 (#136)
Shooting & Four Factors MER WOF
FG% 46.9% 42.0%
3PT% 37.3% 35.3%
REB / G 38.8 35.2
OREB / G 11.6 11.0
AST / TO 1.29 1.09
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.5% 53.2%
TOV% 18.9% 21.6%
ORB% 32.4% 30.3%
FT Rate 22.2% 16.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.6% 50.0%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 18.7%
DRB% 70.8% 68.3%
Opp FT Rate 23.7% 26.5%

Game Analysis

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