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Mercer at Wake Forest

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Updated Sat, Nov 7 · 5:41 AM ET

Mercer2-0 · SoCon
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Wake Forest2-0 · ACC

Sun, Nov 8 · 12:30 PM ET · ACCNX

LJVM Coliseum · Winston-Salem, NC

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GordStats likes Wake Forest by 12.5, 85% to win. No book line yet.

Mercer 15%win chanceWake Forest 85%
GordStatsWake Forest by 12.585% to win · Mercer 58–Wake Forest 70
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Unit vs Unit

  • Wake Forest's ball pressure (46th) meets Mercer's ball security (357th).

National rank on each side, 1st the best; the longer bar has the edge.

Mercer Offense vs Wake Forest Defense

Mercer offWake Forest def
Adj. efficiency
294th84.5115th89.8
Effective FG%
152nd45.2%124th40.3%
Turnovers
357th43.9%46th30.8%
Offensive rebounding
7th51.6%221st35.5%
Free-throw rate
1st97.6%93rd20.3%
3-point %
33rd40.0%99th20.8%

Mercer: 72.4 possessions a game (216th fastest) · 24% of shots from three

Wake Forest Offense vs Mercer Defense

Wake Forest offMercer def
Adj. efficiency
134th92.7230th94.0
Effective FG%
81st50.4%110th38.9%
Turnovers
126th19.2%53rd30.1%
Offensive rebounding
221st27.9%297th42.6%
Free-throw rate
49th42.6%51st13.9%
3-point %
94th32.6%137th24.0%

Wake Forest: 72.3 possessions a game (220th fastest) · 37% of shots from three

Bart Torvik's adjusted figures, ranked across Division I.

Recent Form

Mercer

  • W69–61vs Georgia Southern+8
  • W69–41vs North Greenville—

Wake Forest

  • W85–53vs Presbyterian+12
  • W65–58vs USC Upstate−8

The last column is the margin against our line before kickoff: + beat it, − fell short.

What These Numbers Mean
Adj. efficiency
Points per 100 possessions against an average D-I team on a neutral floor: the offense's scored, the defense's allowed.
Effective FG%
Field-goal percentage with a made three counted as 1.5 makes.
Turnovers
Per possession: the offense's committed, the defense's forced.
Offensive rebounding
The share of its own misses the offense gets back, against the share the defense lets its opponents get back.
Free-throw rate
Free throws attempted per field-goal attempt: drawn by the offense, allowed by the defense.