Mercer vs. UNC Greensboro prediction: Mercer favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

UNC Greensboro will take on the favored Mercer in men's college basketball action at First Horizon Coliseum on Saturday, starting at 4:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Mercer as the most likely winner of the Mercer vs. UNC Greensboro game.

This article offers a closer look at Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Mercer vs. UNC Greensboro prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Mercer and UNC Greensboro 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Mercer a 73% chance of beating UNC Greensboro. Our predicted final score has Mercer winning 82-75.

According to our model, Mercer (-6.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 157.5 points has a 52% chance of staying under.

Mercer vs. UNC Greensboro odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Mercer vs. UNC Greensboro picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: