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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

The Citadel · #325 · SC · 0–0Mercer · #227 · SC · 1–0Sat, Jan 30 · 2:00 PM ETHawkins Arena · Macon, GA
Model line
Mercer −11.5
Win probability
Mercer 89%
Projected tempo
70.1
possessions
Site
Mercer home
11%Win probability89%

The model makes Mercer a 11.5-point favorite, winning about 89 times in 100.

Offense vs defense

Each offense against the other team's defense. Small numbers are national ranks; the better rank in each row is bold.

The Citadel offense vs Mercer defense

The Citadel OStatMercer D
64.8#334Tempo#11469.5
49.5#269eFG%#24152.5
16.3#157TOV%#15317.0
27.9#272ORB%#30333.2
30.0#312FT rate#5429.7
10.7#288Block%#1799.2
50.6#231Assist%#4446.8
51.0#2142P%#15651.3
32.0#2823P%#31336.2
66.5#349FT%—
47.8#273PA rate#9442.1

Mercer offense vs The Citadel defense

Mercer OStatThe Citadel D
69.5#114Tempo#33464.8
53.1#99eFG%#36157.5
15.0#63TOV%#31114.7
32.6#100ORB%#22831.5
39.2#76FT rate#13533.3
8.1#66Block%#2737.8
46.2#314Assist%#17552.2
53.0#1282P%#36359.6
35.6#813P%#33536.6
73.0#169FT%—
39.2#1863PA rate#4444.1

Team stats from the 2025–26 season, the same inputs the model uses for these ratings.

Last 5 games

H home · A away · N neutral site.

The Citadel

Sat, Mar 7NEast Tennessee St.175L 76–83
Fri, Mar 6NChattanooga274W 88–85
Sat, Feb 28AWofford276W 93–90
Wed, Feb 25AFurman147L 51–72
Sat, Feb 21HChattanooga274L 72–93

Mercer

Mon, Nov 2HReinhardtW 90–53
Sat, Mar 7NWestern Carolina184L 73–77
Sat, Feb 28HEast Tennessee St.175W 82–76
Wed, Feb 25AWestern Carolina184L 74–78
Sat, Feb 21HSamford206W 89–86