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Mercer at Davidson

Men's college basketball preview

Updated Sat, Nov 7 · 5:41 AM ET

Mercer1-1 · SoCon
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Davidson1-0 · A10

Sat, Nov 7 · 7:00 PM ET · ESPN+

John M. Belk Arena · Davidson, NC

The Call How this works

GordStats likes Davidson by 11.7, the book by 11.5 — they agree, no lean.

Mercer 15%win chanceDavidson 85%
GordStatsDavidson by 11.785% to win · Mercer 67–Davidson 79
BookDavidson -11.5O/U 148.5
Watch score18

Unit vs Unit

  • Davidson's three-point shooting (4th) meets Mercer's three-point defense (276th).
  • Davidson's shot defense (65th) meets Mercer's shooting (220th).

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

Mercer Offense vs Davidson Defense

Mercer offDavidson def
Adj. efficiency
233rd102.2108th102.4
Effective FG%
220th46.3%65th39.0%
Turnovers
325th24.5%277th13.5%
Offensive rebounding
212th28.6%217th32.6%
Free-throw rate
54th50.0%46th16.2%
3-point %
190th30.0%60th20.8%

Mercer: 72.3 possessions a game (89th fastest) · 37% of shots from three

Davidson Offense vs Mercer Defense

Davidson offMercer def
Adj. efficiency
114th108.5239th108.2
Effective FG%
12th66.0%254th54.3%
Turnovers
275th21.1%329th5.4%
Offensive rebounding
256th25.0%288th36.8%
Free-throw rate
296th22.6%211th37.1%
3-point %
4th52.2%276th36.4%

Davidson: 68.2 possessions a game (341st fastest) · 43% of shots from three

Bart Torvik's adjusted figures, ranked across Division I. Every team: Team Stats.

Recent Form

Mercer

  • L67–96at Virginia Tech−12
  • W90–53vs Reinhardt—

Davidson

  • W76–61at Washington St.+14

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.