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Prediction updated: Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Samford
Bulldogs
Southern
77
39% win prob
Away
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Mercer
Bears
Southern
82
61% win prob
Home
POINT SPREAD
Mercer by 4.42
TOTAL POINTS
159
UPDATED
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
RATINGS
Samford
Mercer
|
76
C
|
Overall |
77
C+
|
|
76
C
|
Power |
78
C+
|
|
80
C+
|
Offensive |
85
B
|
|
73
C-
|
Defensive |
69
D+
|
|
70
D+
|
SoS (Current) |
71
C-
|
|
70
D+
|
SoS (Future) |
71
C-
|
RANKINGS
Samford
Mercer
| 212 | Overall | 206 |
| 215 | Power | 193 |
| 182 | Offensive | 129 |
| 240 | Defensive | 283 |
| 276 | SoS (Current) | 267 |
| 276 | SoS (Future) | 267 |
RECORDS
Samford
Mercer
|
1-1 (50%) |
Head to Head |
1-1 (50%) |
|
16-14 (53.3%) |
Overall |
16-13 (55.2%) |
|
9-3 (75%) |
Home |
11-1 (91.7%) |
|
6-9 (40%) |
Away |
5-11 (31.3%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
5-10 (33.3%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
6-8 (42.9%) |
|
11-4 (73.3%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
10-5 (66.7%) |
|
8-2 (80%) |
Last 10 Games |
5-5 (50%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Samford
Mercer
| #142 Cent Arkansas | Best Win | #165 ETSU |
| #303 Chattanooga | Worst Loss | #303 Chattanooga |
| 20 pts vs #206 Mercer | Largest MOV | 38 pts vs #330 Citadel |
| 44 pts vs #92 Utah Valley | Largest MOD | 36 pts vs #134 Winthrop |
OTHER STATISTICS
Samford
Mercer
| 77.8 | Points per Game | 80.1 |
| 77 | Points Against | 77.8 |
| 79.4 | Home PPG | 88.6 |
| 72.1 | Home PA | 77.1 |
| 78.5 | Away PPG | 74.2 |
| 80.4 | Away PA | 78.3 |
| 440-480 | Opponent Record | 417-475 |
| 224.4 | Avg Opponent Rank | 221.5 |
| W 6 | Longest Streak | L 5 |
| L 1 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Samford
Mercer
| Mar 7 Furman (19-13) L 81-86 | Mar 7 W Carolina (13-16) L 73-77 |
| Feb 28 vs UNC Greensboro (13-19) W 87-78 | Feb 28 vs ETSU (21-11) W 82-76 |
| Feb 26 vs VMI (3-26) W 80-61 | Feb 25 at W Carolina (13-16) L 74-78 |
| Feb 21 at Mercer (16-13) L 86-89 | Feb 21 vs Samford (16-14) W 89-86 |
| Feb 19 at Citadel (8-22) W 78-75 | Feb 19 vs Chattanooga (10-19) L 90-94 |
| Feb 14 at ETSU (21-11) W 82-72 | Feb 14 at Citadel (8-22) W 70-54 |
| Feb 11 vs Wofford (17-13) W 97-80 | Feb 11 vs Furman (19-13) W 69-64 |
| Feb 7 vs Mercer (16-13) W 69-49 | Feb 7 at Samford (16-14) L 49-69 |
| Feb 5 vs Citadel (8-22) W 78-64 | Feb 5 at Chattanooga (10-19) L 75-79 |
| Feb 1 at W Carolina (13-16) W 88-74 | Jan 31 vs VMI (3-26) W 95-81 |
