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This Wednesday we will enjoy one of the last college basketball matchups of the year when the Mercer Bears and the Samford Bulldogs visit the Pete Hanna Center. The Bears will be looking to pick up their third straight win while the Bulldogs will try to put an end to a seven game losing streak.
The Bears have had what could be called a decent season averaging 77 points per game and allowing 68. Their offense is led by Jalyn McCreary with 15.2 points per game. McCreary also has the support of teammates Kamar Robertson, James Glisson III, Luis Hurtado Jr. and Shawn Walker Jr. who also contribute double digits. All are good shooters in general with shooting from the line being their specialty.
On the other hand the Bulldogs are not having a good time this season suffering from a long losing streak. The offense is not bad averaging 79 points per game but the defense allows another 70 without a doubt defense is their main weakness.
The offense is led by Ques Glover with his 13 points per game and is supported by teammates Logan Dye and Jaden Campbell who contribute 10 points per game each.
The Bears come in with a 2-7 record in their last nine games while the Bulldogs have a 1-5 overall record but have gone 4-1 in their last five home games. The Bears are playing better overall so this might seem like an easy bet but the Bulldogs are good at home where they know how to limit their opponents to less than 40% shooting. This could be the occasion for the Bulldogs to put an end to their bad streak.
I’m going with the Bulldogs.
Let’s check the latest NCAAB picks, news, stats and NCAAB expert picks for Mercer vs Samford. We’ve plenty of NCAAB predictions for you to consider.
Mercer Bears vs Samford Bulldogs Game Information
- Date: 12/28/2022
- Time: 08:00 PM ET
- Location: Pete Hanna Center, Homewood, AL.
- How to Watch Mercer vs Samford: ESPNU
Mercer vs Samford Betting Lines
Mercer is +105 according to our Vegas NCAAB Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $105.On the other side, Samford is -125 according to the Vegas NCAAB Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $80.
The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines has Mercer at a 48.78% chance of winning the game, meanwhile Samford has 55.56% probability of finishing the game with the W.
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To understand March Madness odds, the first thing you need to get is that this is the annual championship tournament played for NCAA college basketball. Every single year in March (hence the moniker “March Madness”), 68 of the top teams in college basketball qualify to enter into a winner-take-all tournament that decides the national champion.
The competition goes down to 64 after four play-in games, leaving four sections of 16 teams, seeded 1 through 16 by a voting committee and based on each team’s regular-season and conference tournament results.
The number 1 seed plays the number 16 seed; the 2-seed plays the 15-seed, the 3-seed plays the 14-seed, and so on.
If a team loses, they’re out of the tournament. If they win, that team goes on to the next round, with the goal of winning six consecutive games to grab the NCAA championship.
The college basketball odds to win the championship (the March Madness odds) are decided by the sportsbook industry’s biggest oddsmakers. Then by online sportsbooks – the odds at the books suggest a certain probability of any given team taking the entire tournament.
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What is the point spread in College Basketball?
The point spread in college basketball odds is often called the spread or the line.
The over-under is sometimes called the total – also a part of college basketball odds.
Occasionally folks will lump all college basketball odds together by referring to them as “lines.”
The point spread is used as a handicap to even the odds a bit between the teams. In college basketball, sometimes the spread can be massive. That’s because some teams are stronger clubs than others – but they still play each other. For example, if North Carolina were to play a weaker team like Idaho State, the spread could be massive. However, if bettors were to just pick a team to win, everyone would probably put their money on the stronger team, and that would be that. The house wouldn’t stand a chance. Bookies can hope to even out the number of wagers between the two teams by placing a point spread.
It works like this:
The favorite (team most likely to win) is given a handicap or a certain number of points they must win the game by for the bettor to win his bet.
The underdog (team least favored to win) is given an advantage – a head start if you will – or cushion, allowing that team to lose by a certain number of points wherein the bettor would still win their wager.
For example:
- Favorite – 4.5 -110
- Underdog + 4.5 -110
If you wager on the underdog and that team wins outright or loses by fewer than five points, you win.
Bet on the favorite, and if they win by five or more points, you’ve got a winning ticket.
Often, the point spread is listed with a ½ point faction or decimal; that ensures that the bet cannot end in a tie no matter what the score.
If you bet on a whole number spread and the game ends in a tie, your bet would push.
When you have a push, that means that all bets are off.
The other number you’ll see associated with the spread (the -110 in our example) is the juice (also referred to as the vig, vigorish, or stake)— that’s the amount you have to bet to earn a profit of $100.
The most common vig you’ll see is listed as -110. This means that you must risk $110 to win $100.
The book keeps that extra 10% as part of their commission for booking your wager.
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