NCAAB MATCHUP REPORT

January 3, 2026, 4:00 | Freedom Hall Civic Center

Mercer Bears (8-6) VS East Tennessee State Buccaneers (9-5)

ODDS

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148.5 u -110
148 o -110
148 u -110
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RECENT FORM

NameRecord ATSOffense DefenseDiff ATS HomeATS Away OU RecordOU Home OU Away
Mercer 8-6 9-2 82.86 73.50 9.36 3-0 6-2 5-6 1-2 4-4
East Tennessee State 9-5 7-5 78.21 66.21 12.00 5-1 2-4 6-6 3-3 3-3

POWER STATS

Assists Turnovers

NameAssists TurnoversRatio
MERC 14.67 10.73 1.37
ETEN 14.73 11.33 1.3

Rebounding

NameOffense DefenseTotal
MERC 12.93 26.6 39.53
ETEN 10.53 24.6 35.13

ShootingPercentage

NameOffense DefenseTotal
MERC 44.7 41.57 3.13
ETEN 48.4 40.57 7.83

SMART CHART

MERC
NAME
ETEN
82.07
OFFENSE
78.13
73.73
DEFENSE
66.53
8.34
DIFFERENTIAL
11.6
12.93
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS
10.53
26.60
DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS
24.60
44.70
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
48.40
70.03
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE
73.93
9.13
THREE POINTERS
7.80
9.47
STEALS
9.60

TEAM RECORDS

Mercer Bears

NameRecord HomeAway ATSATS Home ATS AwayOffense DefenseDiff
Overall 8-6 6-0 2-6 9-2 3-0 6-2 82.86 73.50 9.36
Last 10 6-4 4-0 2-4 7-1 2-0 5-1 83.70 70.90 12.80
vs Conf 0-1 0-0 0-1 1-0 0-0 1-0 72.00 74.00 -2.00

East Tennessee State Buccaneers

NameRecord HomeAway ATSATS Home ATS AwayOffense DefenseDiff
Overall 9-5 7-1 2-4 7-5 5-1 2-4 78.21 66.21 12.00
Last 10 6-4 5-1 1-3 5-4 4-1 1-3 77.60 67.20 10.40
vs Conf 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 74.00 49.00 25.00

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 82.86 84 66.21 38
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 74.00 136 61.88 50
Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed 34.00 180 32.13 161
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 78.21 169 73.50 191
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 84.38 157 82.13 242
Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed 38.25 204 42.13 339

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY

TeamRecord ATSO/U AVGAVG 1/2 FG%REB 3PTSTEALS
Mercer 4-6 5-5 2-8 64.70 31.10 42.57 31.60 72/206 7.10
East Tennessee State 6-4 5-5 2-8 64.70 33.10 41.43 36.30 70/210 7.10

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DateAway Away ScoreHome Home ScoreLine ATSTotal O/UFG% Edge Reb Edge3PT Edge Away Half ScoreHome Half Score Away FG%Home FG% Away ReboundsHome Rebounds Away Three PointersHome Three Pointers Away StealsHome Steals
Feb 26, 2025 MERC ETEN 58 59 -8.5 MERC 145 U MERC ETEN MERC 31 28 38.6 36.7 36 40 9/24 8/26 10 14
Jan 8, 2025 ETEN MERC 70 68 2.5 MERC 151.5 U MERC ETEN ETEN 40 32 39.7 43.4 41 31 9/22 7/18 6 11
Jan 31, 2024 ETEN MERC 54 49 -1.5 ETEN 135.5 U ETEN ETEN ETEN 26 20 39.3 36.5 39 25 7/20 4/16 9 10
Jan 3, 2024 MERC ETEN 69 80 -5.5 ETEN 136 O ETEN ETEN Push 30 42 34.8 40.4 36 48 6/25 6/25 5 3
Jan 25, 2023 ETEN MERC 67 71 -5 ETEN 131 O MERC MERC ETEN 32 27 37.5 39.7 40 41 5/15 4/15 7 5
Jan 14, 2023 MERC ETEN 68 55 -2.5 MERC 135.5 U MERC ETEN MERC 31 28 44.1 38.8 28 35 9/19 4/15 9 2
Feb 16, 2022 ETEN MERC 56 65 -4 MERC 140.5 U MERC ETEN MERC 42 33 38.6 47.8 35 27 5/22 8/22 5 7
Jan 19, 2022 MERC ETEN 64 72 -4 ETEN 143.5 U ETEN ETEN ETEN 32 28 44.2 46.7 32 33 7/25 10/23 4 7
Feb 17, 2021 MERC ETEN 71 64 -4.5 MERC 136 U MERC MERC Push 35 33 55.3 46.2 31 20 10/20 10/24 6 12
Feb 3, 2021 ETEN MERC 70 64 -2.5 ETEN 144 U ETEN ETEN MERC 32 40 50.9 46.2 32 29 6/18 8/22 6 4

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

East Tennessee State Buccaneers

Mercer Bears

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Mercer Bears

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineTotal ATS ResultField Goal Percentage Free Throw PercentageThree Pointers Location
Dec 31, 2025 FUR 72-74 L 2.5 154.5 W/U 41.43 77.78 7 A
Dec 28, 2025 BUF 122-49 W N/A N/A N/A 48.94 78.95 15 H
Dec 20, 2025 WAZZU 78-84 L 7.5 151.5 W/O 42.67 50.00 7 A
Dec 17, 2025 UCF 63-81 L 16.5 160.5 L/U 37.74 75.00 5 A
Dec 13, 2025 CLEM 63-70 L 22.5 152 W/U 48.15 50.00 6 A

East Tennessee State Buccaneers

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineTotal ATS ResultField Goal Percentage Free Throw PercentageThree Pointers Location
Dec 30, 2025 CITAD 74-49 W -12.5 139.5 W/U 50.98 84.21 6 A
Dec 20, 2025 JVST 75-81 L -9.5 135 L/O 53.66 79.31 8 H
Dec 16, 2025 UNC 58-77 L 17.5 150.5 L/U 38.46 68.75 7 A
Dec 12, 2025 PEAY 75-76 L -3.5 143.5 L/O 45.90 78.57 8 A
Dec 7, 2025 TUSCU 78-62 W N/A N/A N/A 47.62 64.71 7 H