MERCER

BEARSMER

8-5  |  Road

72
FINAL
Wed, Dec 31 • 12:00 PM ET
Timmons Arena
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FURMAN

PALADINSFUR

9-4  |  Home

74
AI Model Win Probability
BEARS
100%
📊
PALADINS
0%
BEARS --
PALADINS --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
183.0
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 0%
Under 0 100%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-7.0
FURMAN
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +7.0 points (Furman)
BearsMER (-3.5) 0 PaladinsFUR (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Bears Cover

24.2%

Paladins Cover

75.8%

+30+20+100-10-20-30
Distribution centered around FUR -7.0 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (FUR)

MER By 1-7 points

15.3%

MER By 8-14 points

5.8%

FUR By 1-7 points

26.2%

FUR By 8-14 points

25.3%

AI Model Projected Score
88
MERCER
95
FURMAN
Simulated Score
71
MERCER
76
FURMAN
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Agreement
AI Paladins Win
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Paladins Win
50% Win Prob
D
Point Spread (ATS)
Agreement
AI Paladins (-2.5) Win
Proj Spread: -7.0
D
Sim Paladins (+0) Win
Proj Spread: -5.0
D
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI o154.5 Loss
Proj Total: 183.0
D
Sim u154.5 Win
Proj Total: 147.0
D
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Feb 11, 2026 FUR @ MER 64 - 69
Dec 31, 2025 MER @ FUR 72 - 74
Feb 12, 2025 MER @ FUR 72 - 96
Jan 25, 2025 FUR @ MER 79 - 74
Mar 2, 2024 MER @ FUR 82 - 75
Key Model Drivers
Assists (L5) +50.4% more
Furman: 18.7 vs Mercer: 12.5
Blocks (L5) +25.7% more
Furman: 3.6 vs Mercer: 2.8
Rebounding (L5) +8.6% more
Furman: 40.8 vs Mercer: 37.6
3pt Field Goal % (L5) +6.6%
Furman: 35.5% vs Mercer: 28.9%
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
MER Score 88.0 72
FUR Score 95.0 74
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
3pt Field Goal % 35.5 / 28.9 39.0 / 35.0
Assists 18.7 / 12.5 16.0 / 9.0
Blocks 3.6 / 2.8 1.0 / 8.0
Field Goal % 49.8 / 43.5 44.0 / 41.0
Free Throw % 63.9 / 59.8 59.0 / 78.0
Rebounding 40.8 / 37.6 41.0 / 37.0
Steals 7.2 / 7.9 3.0 / 8.0
Turnovers 11.8 / 11.4 11.0 / 7.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
19%TICKETS81%
38%MONEY62%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
30%TICKETS70%
32%MONEY68%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
51%TICKETS49%
63%MONEY37%
Situational Trends
📊 Win-Loss
MER
19-13-0 (59.4%)
Margin: 7.2 ATS +/-: +1.1
FUR Advantage
22-13-0 (62.9%)
Margin: 5.5 ATS +/-: -0.3
🎯 ATS (Spread)
MER Advantage
19-10-0 (65.5%)
Margin: 7.2 ATS +/-: +1.1
FUR
15-17-0 (46.9%)
Margin: 5.5 ATS +/-: -0.3
⚖️ Over/Under
MER
14-15-0
O: 48.3% / U: 51.7% Total +/-: +3.3
FUR
15-16-1
O: 48.4% / U: 51.6% Total +/-: -0.9