Mercer at Furman 2/5/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions
The Mercer Bears are set to visit Timmons Arena in Greenville, South Carolina for a Southern Conference clash against the Furman Paladins. The Mercer Bears come into this matchup with a 12-11 record, and they will be looking to continue their success after winning their recent home game against The Citadel Bulldogs, 76-71. Leading the way for the Mercer Bears was sophomore guard Daniel Love as he recorded 14 points and 3 rebounds. Joining Love in the backcourt was freshman guard Kamar Robertson who had a productive outing for the Bears with 13 points and 6 assists.
The Mercer Bears had a good shooting game against The Citadel Bulldogs as they connected on 28 of their 55 field goal attempts (50.9%), and they were good from behind the three-point line (42.1%). The Mercer Bears won the turnover battle against The Citadel Bulldogs (18-16), and they edged out the Bulldogs in the rebounding department (31-24).
The Furman Paladins come into this matchup with an 18-5 record, and they will be looking to continue their success after winning their recent home game against the VMI Keydets, 74-72 in OT. Leading the way for the Furman Paladins was senior guard Jordan Lyons as he recorded 26 points, 3 steals, and 2 blocks. Junior forward Clay Mounce had a productive outing for the Paladins as he pitched in 14 points and 8 rebounds.
The Furman Paladins had a solid shooting game against the VMI Keydets as they connected on 27 of their 61 field goal attempts (44.3%), but they were significantly worse from behind the three-point line (12%). The Furman Paladins won the turnover battle against the VMI Keydets (17-14), but they were edged out by the Keydets in the rebounding department (39-36).
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The Furman Paladins have been the best team in the Southern Conference this season as they bring an 8-2 record into this matchup, but the Mercer Bears haven’t been terrible as they are sitting at 6-4. The Mercer Bears have enjoyed the play out of Djordje Dimitrijevic as he is averaging 21.8 PPG in conference play, but he hasn’t been the only source of scoring for Mercer as 3 other guys are averaging at least 10 PPG. The Furman Paladins have been solid on the defensive side of the court this season, but the one weakness for that unit has been defending the paint as they rank 331st in the country in two-point percentage. The Furman Paladins are the best team in the conference and they shouldn’t have much of a problem winning at home, but Mercer is playing excellent basketball as of recent as they are in the midst of a 6-game winning streak, and they will keep this game close. Final Score Prediction, Furman Paladins win but fail to cover ATS 74-70.
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