Western Carolina at Mercer Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Mercer by 8.63
TOTAL POINTS
56
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
Western Carolina
Mercer 
|
88
B+
|
Overall |
93
A-
|
|
89
B+
|
Power |
93
A-
|
|
92
A-
|
Offensive |
91
A-
|
|
85
B
|
Defensive |
95
A
|
|
98
A+
|
SoS (Current) |
70
C-
|
|
93
A-
|
SoS (Full Season) |
81
B-
|
|
85
B
|
SoR (Current) |
94
A
|
|
84
B
|
SoR (Full Season) |
94
A
|
RANKINGS
Western Carolina
Mercer
| 38 #205 overall |
Overall | 22 #163 overall |
| 34 #173 overall |
Power | 19 #151 overall |
| 24 #156 overall |
Offensive | 28 #163 overall |
| 46 #186 overall |
Defensive | 14 #143 overall |
| 5 #107 overall |
SoS (Current) | 94 #266 overall |
| 20 #156 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 59 #203 overall |
Mercer#2269%
Western Carolina#3831%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: Mercer 69%, Western Carolina 31% at Mercer.
Mercer's win probability against Western Carolina has swung between 52% and 66% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 58% now.
Mercer's win probability against Western Carolina has swung between 58% and 72% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 64% now.
Mercer's win probability against Western Carolina has swung between 64% and 77% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 69% now.
Mercer favored
Western Carolina favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At Western Carolina | Neutral | At Mercer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 54% | 61% | 66% |
| Wk 1 | 44% | 50% | 56% |
| Wk 2 | 62% | 68% | 73% |
| Wk 3 | 62% | 68% | 73% |
| Wk 4 | 52% | 58% | 64% |
| Wk 5 | 66% | 72% | 77% |
| Wk 6 | 60% | 66% | 72% |
| Wk 7 | 57% | 63% | 69% |
| Wk 8 | 56% | 62% | 68% |
| Wk 9 | 58% | 64% | 69% |
RECORDS
Western Carolina
Mercer
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
3-5 (37.5%) |
Overall |
6-2 (75%) |
|
3-1 (75%) |
Home |
3-1 (75%) |
|
0-4 (0%) |
Away |
3-1 (75%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Versus FCS Top 25 |
1-0 (100%) |
|
2-5 (28.6%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
2-0 (100%) |
|
1-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
4-2 (66.7%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Western Carolina
Mercer
| #95 Tennessee Tech | Best Win | #131 Abilene Christian |
| #172 Chattanooga | Worst Loss | #359 Furman |
| 44 pts vs #394 Presbyterian | Largest MOV | 59 pts vs #394 Presbyterian |
| 52 pts vs #28 Cincinnati | Largest MOD | 33 pts vs #129 Georgia Tech |
OTHER STATISTICS
Western Carolina
Mercer
| 29.9 | Points per Game | 30.6 |
| 32.6 | Points Against | 17.1 |
| 41.3 | Home PPG | 28.8 |
| 24 | Home PA | 13 |
| 18.5 | Away PPG | 32.5 |
| 41.3 | Away PA | 21.3 |
| 43-20 | Opponent Record | 19-44 |
| 166.6 | Avg Opponent Rank | 329.4 |
| L 2 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| L 2 | Current Streak | W 4 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Western Carolina
Mercer
| Oct 24 | vs Chattanooga (5-3) | L18-41 | Oct 17 | at Samford (2-6) | W31-21 |
| Oct 10 | at Mercer (6-2) | L14-17 | Oct 10 | vs Western Carolina (3-5) | W17-14 |
| Oct 3 | vs Tennessee Tech (7-1) | W44-20 | Oct 3 | at VMI (0-8) | W54-3 |
| Sep 26 | at East Tennessee St (6-2) | L31-58 | Sep 26 | at Abilene Christian (4-4) | W34-17 |
| Sep 19 | vs Presbyterian (4-4) | W58-14 | Sep 19 | at Georgia Tech (2-5) | L11-44 |
| Sep 12 | at Cincinnati (5-2) | L10-62 | Sep 12 | vs Furman (2-6) | L13-20 |
| Sep 6 | at Campbell (7-1) | L19-28 | Sep 5 | vs Presbyterian (4-4) | W62-3 |
| Aug 29 | vs Eastern Kentucky (3-5) | W45-21 | Aug 29 | vs East Texas A&M (2-6) | W23-15 |