BYU is just 15-35-1 ATS in their last 51 following an ATS win. They are the only team from their conference still a live, but they have not gotten any big wins all year long. They beat Washington in the first round, but that was not a complete surprise as Washington was up and down all year. Now they host Mercer out of the same conference as Florida Gulf Coast.
Mercer won AT Tennessee in round 1 of the tournament, but that was not the first time they won on the road against an SEC team. They also beat Alabama on the road and they beat the ACC Florida STate on the road holding them to 35.4% shooting from the field while BYU lost on neutral court by 18 points to Florida State. That right there tells me we have value in this line. Despite being under sized Mercer plays great defense ranking 38th in 2 point defense where BYU will take 73% of their shots tonight. BYU is 178th in that category. Mercer will also slow the game down if they can making us have even more value at 7.5 points as they are in the top 20 in opponent points scored. I look for Mercer's back court duo of Travis Smith and Langston Hall to lead them to a nice victory.
