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Mercer Bears vs Davidson Wildcats prediction, odds and picks, November 7, 2026

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Mercer Bears or Davidson Wildcats: the bandwagon

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Scheduled · Pregame: DAV 70%
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Mercer Bears at Davidson Wildcats win probability

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How this line is computed

The home side's chance is the pregame model probability at kickoff. As the game goes on, the score margin counts for more and the pregame number for less, in proportion to the square root of the share of the game left, with a small adjustment for who has the ball in football and basketball. A lead late is close to certain; a tie late is close to even. It knows only the score, the clock and the pregame line: not injuries, foul trouble, field position or who is on the ice. Soccer counts a draw as half a win. Points are stored on every read of the league's public game summary while the game is on; a game read only after the final whistle is rebuilt from its scoring plays.

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Mercer Bears vs Davidson Wildcats live stats

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Team statistics appear once the game starts.

Mercer Bears vs Davidson Wildcats team breakdown

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Team breakdown
StatMERDAV
ScoreMER–DAV–
Average win probabilityMER–DAV–
Longest scoring runMER–DAV–
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Mercer Bears vs Davidson Wildcats odds

Bandwagon modelAxle 2.0 · updated 9:05 PM ET
Bears30%
Win chance
Wildcats70%
SpreadDAV −6.5
Total145.5
Moneyline+230away / −230homeaway / home
Line movementDAV win chance, 32 stored lines
+5 pts for DAV since Oct 29
75%60%
Oct 29, 6:01 AM ET: DAV 65%Oct 29, 10:27 PM ET: DAV 68%Oct 30, 6:03 AM ET: DAV 68%Oct 31, 6:03 AM ET: DAV 68%Nov 1, 5:02 AM ET: DAV 66%Nov 2, 5:03 AM ET: DAV 66%Nov 2, 7:41 PM ET: DAV 66%Nov 2, 8:11 PM ET: DAV 66%Nov 2, 8:16 PM ET: DAV 66%Nov 2, 8:31 PM ET: DAV 66%Nov 2, 8:56 PM ET: DAV 66%Nov 2, 9:06 PM ET: DAV 66%Nov 2, 9:12 PM ET: DAV 66%Nov 2, 9:16 PM ET: DAV 66%Nov 2, 9:41 PM ET: DAV 66%Nov 2, 10:17 PM ET: DAV 66%Nov 2, 10:38 PM ET: DAV 66%Nov 2, 10:59 PM ET: DAV 70%Nov 2, 11:09 PM ET: DAV 70%Nov 2, 11:19 PM ET: DAV 70%Nov 2, 11:35 PM ET: DAV 70%Nov 3, 12:05 AM ET: DAV 70%Nov 3, 12:19 AM ET: DAV 70%Nov 3, 12:30 AM ET: DAV 70%Nov 3, 5:03 AM ET: DAV 70%Nov 3, 8:03 PM ET: DAV 70%Nov 3, 9:13 PM ET: DAV 70%Nov 3, 10:23 PM ET: DAV 70%Nov 4, 12:10 AM ET: DAV 70%Nov 4, 5:03 AM ET: DAV 70%Nov 4, 9:05 PM ET: DAV 70%Nov 4, 9:05 PM ET: DAV 70%
Oct 29Nov 1Now
Every stored line
StoredDAV winMove
Nov 4, 9:05 PM ET70%0
Nov 4, 9:05 PM ET70%0
Nov 4, 5:03 AM ET70%0
Nov 4, 12:10 AM ET70%0
Nov 3, 10:23 PM ET70%0
Nov 3, 9:13 PM ET70%0
Nov 3, 8:03 PM ET70%0
Nov 3, 5:03 AM ET70%0
Nov 3, 12:30 AM ET70%0
Nov 3, 12:19 AM ET70%0
Nov 3, 12:05 AM ET70%0
Nov 2, 11:35 PM ET70%0
Nov 2, 11:19 PM ET70%0
Nov 2, 11:09 PM ET70%0
Nov 2, 10:59 PM ET70%+4
Nov 2, 10:38 PM ET66%0
Nov 2, 10:17 PM ET66%0
Nov 2, 9:41 PM ET66%0
Nov 2, 9:16 PM ET66%0
Nov 2, 9:12 PM ET66%0
Nov 2, 9:06 PM ET66%0
Nov 2, 8:56 PM ET66%0
Nov 2, 8:31 PM ET66%0
Nov 2, 8:16 PM ET66%0
Nov 2, 8:11 PM ET66%0
Nov 2, 7:41 PM ET66%0
Nov 2, 5:03 AM ET66%0
Nov 1, 5:02 AM ET66%−2
Oct 31, 6:03 AM ET68%0
Oct 30, 6:03 AM ET68%0
Oct 29, 10:27 PM ET68%+3
Oct 29, 6:01 AM ET65%—
Ratings
DAV 1547 · MER 1512
Home spread
−6.5
Stored
Nov 4, 9:05 PM ET · 2026-11-05 02:05 UTC
Version
Axle 2.0

How the model works

Bandwagon's model, not a sportsbook line. We do not take wagers.

How this line is made

In NCAA Division I men's basketball a line starts from the ratings and adds the internal inputs marked used (rest, back-to-back, recent form) through a calibration layer fitted on past NCAA Division I men's basketball seasons, which beat rating-only out of sample. Travel and time zones did not improve the line here; injuries and weather are collected but not yet measured.

Internal

  • Ratings from results usedan Elo-style rating per team from every final score, with margin of victory · Bandwagon's stored results
  • Home advantage usedthe league's home edge, none at a neutral site · Bandwagon's model constants, checked against results
  • Schedule usedrest days, back-to-back games and three games in four days · Bandwagon's stored fixtures
  • Recent form unavailable for this game · Fewer than three games played this season by at least one sideaverage margin over each side's last games this season · Bandwagon's stored results

External

  • Injuries unavailable for this game · No injury list read before this gameplayers listed out or doubtful, weighted by their share of the team's playing time · Public injury lists and box scores
  • Travel and time zones in the data, not useddistance and time-zone change from each side's last game to the venue · Wikidata coordinates, Open-Meteo time zones · read Oct 29, 10:29 PM UTC
  • Weather unavailable for this game · Indoor sportforecast wind, rain and temperature around kickoff at open-air venues · Open-Meteo forecasts

Prediction markets and the crowd's split are shown beside the model's lines for comparison. They are not inputs. Method and record.

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Mercer Bears vs Davidson Wildcats prediction

Bandwagon's model makes the Wildcats a 6.5-point favorite at home, with a 70% chance to win. The model total is 145.5. Ratings: Wildcats 1547 (93rd of 361), Bears 1512 (155th). The Wildcats are 1-0; the Bears are 1-0. The Wildcats have won 3 of their last 5; the Bears 2 of their last 5.

Written from the numbers on this page by a template; nothing here is an opinion.

Recent form

Mercer Bears

OpponentKick (ET)ResultPicksAxle
vs Western Carolina CatamountsL 73–77––matchup
vs East Tennessee State BuccaneersW 82–76––matchup
at Western Carolina CatamountsL 74–78––matchup
vs Samford BulldogsW 89–86––matchup
vs Chattanooga MocsL 90–94––matchup

Davidson Wildcats

OpponentKick (ET)ResultPicksAxle
at Washington State CougarsW 76–61––matchup
at Oklahoma State CowboysL 80–84––matchup
at Saint Joseph's HawksL 58–70––matchup
vs Loyola Chicago RamblersW 64–59––matchup
at St. Bonaventure BonniesW 68–63––matchup

Head-to-head

No earlier meeting in Bandwagon's results history.

Injuries

Mercer Bears: nobody listed as injured by the roster source

Davidson Wildcats: nobody listed as injured by the roster source

From the roster source's status flag only; no depth chart or game-time status.

Standings and ratings

All ratings
  • Bears1-0 2nd · W1
  • Bears rating1512 155th of 361, 0 games
  • Wildcats1-0 1st · W1
  • Wildcats rating1547 93rd of 361, 1 games

Mercer Bears 1-0

NCAA Division I men's basketball · 2nd · streak W1

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Bears roster, schedule and more

Davidson Wildcats 1-0

NCAA Division I men's basketball · 1st · streak W1

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Model: Davidson 70% to win. Projected score Davidson 76, Mercer 69; spread Davidson −6.5, total 145.5. Mercer Bears at Davidson Wildcats, Sat, Nov 7, 7:00 PM ET.