Who's Playing

Georgia Southern @ Mercer

Current Records: Georgia Southern 5-3; Mercer 6-4

What to Know

The Mercer Bears and the Georgia Southern Eagles are even-steven against one another since November of 2016 (2-2), but not for long. The Bears will be playing at home against Georgia Southern at 2 p.m. ET Saturday. Mercer is out to keep their three-game home win streak alive.

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers typically have all the answers at home, but on Monday Mercer proved too difficult a challenge. Mercer managed a 74-69 win over Coastal Carolina.

Meanwhile, the Eagles were totally in charge on Wednesday, breezing past the Carver College Cougars 85-43 at home.

The Bears are the favorite in this one, with an expected 4.5-point margin of victory. They are currently two-for-two against the spread in their most recent games, a trend bettors might want to take into account.

Their wins bumped Mercer to 6-4 and Georgia Southern to 5-3. We'll see which team can carry over their success and which team inevitably falls when Mercer and Georgia Southern clash.

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday at 2 p.m. ET
  • Where: Hawkins Arena -- Macon, Georgia
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Bears are a 4.5-point favorite against the Eagles, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Bears as a 3.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

Mercer and Georgia Southern both have two wins in their last four games.

  • Dec 13, 2020 - Mercer 77 vs. Georgia Southern 75
  • Nov 19, 2019 - Georgia Southern 98 vs. Mercer 88
  • Dec 08, 2018 - Georgia Southern 89 vs. Mercer 74
  • Nov 20, 2016 - Mercer 80 vs. Georgia Southern 67