West Virginia vs. Mercer Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 12

The West Virginia Mountaineers (2-0) host the Mercer Bears (2-2) at Hope Coliseum, tipping off at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 12, 2026. The Bears are 24.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup's point total is set at 151.5.

West Virginia heads into this matchup following a 91-53 win over Stetson on Friday. In the victory, Miles Sadler paced West Virginia with 25 points. Mercer enters this contest on the heels of a 97-91 victory against Georgia Southern in overtime on Tuesday. Quinton Perkins II's team-high 23 points paced Mercer in the victory.

West Virginia vs. Mercer Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Hope Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia
• Spread favorite: West Virginia -24.5
• Moneyline favorite: West Virginia -16667
• Moneyline underdog: Mercer +2600
• Over/Under: 151.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: West Virginia vs. Mercer

• Last year, West Virginia's games went over 151.5 points scored, its current matchup's over/under, six (out of 35) times.
• Mercer played 17 games last year (58.6% of opportunities) in which the teams combined to score more than 151.5 points.
• The Mountaineers and the Bears combined to average 1.8 more points per game a season ago than the over/under of 151.5 set for this matchup.
• The Mountaineers and the Bears saw their opponents average a combined 10.3 fewer points per game last season than the over/under of 151.5 set in this game.
• West Virginia's average point total in matchups last year was 136.4, 15.1 points less than the over/under in this game.
• The average over/under for Mercer's games in 2025 was 6.7 more points than the point total of 151.5 in this outing.

Betting the Spread: West Virginia vs. Mercer

• West Virginia won 18 games against the spread last season, while failing to cover 17 times.
• The Mountaineers covered the spread twice last season (2-1 ATS) when playing as at least 24.5-point favorites.
• Mercer went 19-10-0 ATS last year.
• The Bears won their only game last season when playing as at least 24.5-point underdogs.
• West Virginia was 10-8 against the spread, and 15-3 overall, at home last season.
• West Virginia had two wins ATS (2-1) as a 24.5-point favorite or greater at home last year.
• On the road last season, Mercer was 5-11 overall and 10-6 against the spread.

Betting the Moneyline: West Virginia vs. Mercer

• West Virginia won 73.7% of the games last season in which it was the moneyline favorite (14-5).
• The Mountaineers played as a moneyline favorite of -16667 or shorter in just one game last season, which they won.
• The implied moneyline probability for this matchup gives West Virginia a 99.4% chance to win.
• Mercer won two of the nine games it played as underdogs last season.
• The Bears played as an underdog of +2600 or more once last season and lost that game.
• The implied probability of a win by Mercer, based on the moneyline, is 3.7%.

Dunkel Index Prediction for West Virginia vs. Mercer

• Pick ATS: West Virginia (- 24.5)
• Pick OU: Over (151.5)
  
• Prediction: West Virginia 95 - Mercer 63