Mercer at Samford Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Mercer by 7.36
TOTAL POINTS
46
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
Samford
Mercer 
|
72
C-
|
Overall |
93
A-
|
|
84
B
|
Power |
93
A-
|
|
81
B-
|
Offensive |
91
A-
|
|
88
B+
|
Defensive |
95
A
|
|
88
B+
|
SoS (Current) |
70
C-
|
|
94
A
|
SoS (Full Season) |
81
B-
|
|
76
C
|
SoR (Current) |
94
A
|
|
77
C+
|
SoR (Full Season) |
94
A
|
RANKINGS
Samford
Mercer
| 89 #381 overall |
Overall | 22 #163 overall |
| 50 #192 overall |
Power | 19 #151 overall |
| 61 #208 overall |
Offensive | 28 #163 overall |
| 36 #174 overall |
Defensive | 14 #143 overall |
| 36 #173 overall |
SoS (Current) | 94 #266 overall |
| 16 #147 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 59 #203 overall |
Mercer#2267%
Samford#8933%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: Mercer 67%, Samford 33% at Samford.
Mercer's win probability against Samford is trending down — from 79% to 67% over the last 6 weeks.
Mercer's win probability against Samford is trending down — from 83% to 72% over the last 6 weeks.
Mercer's win probability against Samford is trending down — from 86% to 77% over the last 6 weeks.
Mercer favored
Samford favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At Samford | Neutral | At Mercer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 83% | 87% | 90% |
| Wk 1 | 76% | 81% | 85% |
| Wk 2 | 84% | 88% | 90% |
| Wk 3 | 79% | 83% | 86% |
| Wk 4 | 69% | 74% | 79% |
| Wk 5 | 59% | 65% | 70% |
| Wk 6 | 79% | 83% | 87% |
| Wk 7 | 78% | 82% | 86% |
| Wk 8 | 74% | 78% | 83% |
| Wk 9 | 67% | 72% | 77% |
RECORDS
Samford
Mercer
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
2-6 (25%) |
Overall |
6-2 (75%) |
|
1-2 (33.3%) |
Home |
3-1 (75%) |
|
1-3 (25%) |
Away |
3-1 (75%) |
|
0-3 (0%) |
Versus FCS Top 25 |
1-0 (100%) |
|
0-5 (0%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
2-0 (100%) |
|
2-1 (66.7%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
4-2 (66.7%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Samford
Mercer
| #359 Furman | Best Win | #131 Abilene Christian |
| #215 North Alabama | Worst Loss | #359 Furman |
| 38 pts vs #623 VMI | Largest MOV | 59 pts vs #394 Presbyterian |
| 26 pts vs #95 Tennessee Tech | Largest MOD | 33 pts vs #129 Georgia Tech |
OTHER STATISTICS
Samford
Mercer
| 17.9 | Points per Game | 30.6 |
| 23.1 | Points Against | 17.1 |
| 28 | Home PPG | 28.8 |
| 20 | Home PA | 13 |
| 12.3 | Away PPG | 32.5 |
| 25.8 | Away PA | 21.3 |
| 32-32 | Opponent Record | 19-44 |
| 241.6 | Avg Opponent Rank | 329.4 |
| L 3 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| W 1 | Current Streak | W 4 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Samford
Mercer
| Oct 24 | at Furman (2-6) | W13-6 | Oct 17 | at Samford (2-6) | W31-21 |
| Oct 17 | vs Mercer (6-2) | L21-31 | Oct 10 | vs Western Carolina (3-5) | W17-14 |
| Oct 10 | at Chattanooga (5-3) | L3-19 | Oct 3 | at VMI (0-8) | W54-3 |
| Oct 3 | at Alabama-Birmingham (4-3) | L14-33 | Sep 26 | at Abilene Christian (4-4) | W34-17 |
| Sep 26 | vs VMI (0-8) | W45-7 | Sep 19 | at Georgia Tech (2-5) | L11-44 |
| Sep 12 | at Tennessee Tech (7-1) | L19-45 | Sep 12 | vs Furman (2-6) | L13-20 |
| Sep 3 | vs Southern Illinois (4-5) | L18-22 | Sep 5 | vs Presbyterian (4-4) | W62-3 |
| Aug 29 | North Alabama (4-4) | L10-22 | Aug 29 | vs East Texas A&M (2-6) | W23-15 |