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Mercer Bears
109 97
FINAL Conference
Wofford Terriers
Southern Conference · Hawkins Arena · January 10, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MER -3.5 Home covered
O/U 156.5 Over
Money MER -198 / WOF +164
Model Predictions
Spread Total MER win
Actual MER +12 206 Won
Massey MER -9.7 (+2.3)
Massey Totals 156.0 (+50.0)
Bradley-Terry 64%
Weighted B-T 72%
Efficiency Plus ML MER -5.5 (+6.5) 151.5 (+54.5) 73%
Baseline Tuned ML MER -6.6 (+5.4) 149.9 (+56.1) 77%
Baseline ML MER -6.2 (+5.8) 152.2 (+53.8) 75%
Baseline Plus ML MER -7.2 (+4.8) 151.8 (+54.2) 78%

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 8077 MER
Feb 8, 2025 WOF 7766 MER
Jan 18, 2025 WOF 6949 MER
Feb 15, 2024 WOF 7360 MER
Jan 11, 2024 WOF 7473 MER

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MER WOF
Overall 19-13 19-13
Conference 11-7 11-7
Home 14-1 10-5
Away 5-11 9-7
Neutral 0-1 0-1
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 80.1 78.4
Avg Pts Against 77.8 78.6
Massey 2.3 (#135) -3.7 (#229)
Bradley-Terry 0.12 (#165) 0.17 (#161)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.08 (#166) -0.20 (#185)
RPI 0.518 (#136) 0.491 (#190)
Shooting & Four Factors MER WOF
FG% 45.0% 42.7%
3PT% 34.8% 34.2%
REB / G 34.6 36.2
OREB / G 11.2 12.1
AST / TO 1.15 1.43
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 50.3%
TOV% 15.6% 14.6%
ORB% 30.5% 32.6%
FT Rate 23.0% 28.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.3% 52.2%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 15.6%
DRB% 64.5% 68.2%
Opp FT Rate 21.5% 25.6%

Game Analysis

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