East Tennessee State vs Mercer Prediction 01/08/25 College Basketball Picks

In this article, we will formulate an East Tennessee State vs Mercer Prediction for this college basketball game on Wednesday, January 8th, at the Hawkins Arena To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Buccaneers’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Bears’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving East Tennessee State

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Mercer

-Recent betting trends in games played between East Tennessee State and Mercer

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Buccaneers and Bears. 

Can East Tennessee State Bounce Back?

East Tennessee State in the last game faced off against Wofford and they scored 78 points but the defense gave up 81 points and that led to the defeat. In the second half, they were outscored 47-39 and that led to the three-point defeat. Quimari Peterson had a huge game putting up 18 points, four assists, and one rebound. There were three different players that put up at least 14 points. Two games ago against VMI, East Tennessee State scored 84 points and they cruised to the victory. 

East Tennessee State is averaging 75.8 points while their defense is giving up 68.4 points per game. The offense is ranked 177th in the league while the defense is ranked 101st. Quimari Peterson is averaging 18.2 points while shooting 52 percent from the field and 41.9 percent from behind the three-point line. 

Mercer Has Confidence 

Mercer has confidence right now and they have won three games in a row. Two games ago against Chattanooga, Mercer won 99-94 and in the last game against VMI, Mercer scored 70 points and they ended up winning by three points. Jah Nze had a strong game putting up 25 points and four rebounds. There were three different players that put up at least 11 points.

Mercer on the season is averaging 82.9 points while their defense is giving up 75.8 points per game. The offense is ranked 40th in the league, while the defense is ranked 292nd. Guard Ahmad Robinson is averaging 16.3 points while shooting 44.8 percent from the field and 34.8 percent from behind the three-point line. There are four different players that are averaging at least 10.8 points per game. 

Why Mercer Will Beat East Tennessee State

• Mercer has won each of its last eight games at Hawkins Arena against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• East Tennessee State has lost each of its last four road games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• East Tennessee State has lost the first half in three of its last four night games.

East Tennessee State vs Mercer Prediction

Mercer is going to have no issue running up the score and that is going to be the difference here. Mercer is averaging 82.9 points per game and there is no reason they can’t run up the score again here. East Tennessee State is averaging 75.8 points per game, but their defense isn’t going to make enough stops to keep them in this game. Mercer is going to cruise. Back Mercer against the spread.