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Bears 71, Buccaneers 77 — Jan 3, 2026 Recap

East Tennessee St Buccaneers beat Mercer Bears 71-77 on Jan 3, 2026.

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Who won Mercer Bears vs East Tennessee St Buccaneers on Jan 3, 2026?

East Tennessee St Buccaneers won 71-77 on Jan 3, 2026.

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NCAABSAT, JAN 3, 20263:02 PM CT
AwayBears71
Final
HomeBuccaneers77

Betting Results

Spread
Bears covered
Buccaneers -7
Total
Under
148 / 148.5
Moneyline
Buccaneers
-305
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Pre-Game Notes4 notes

BEA
Rest advantage
+2 days off
BEA
19 games / 7d
Bears in a stretch
BUC
Lost ATS 5 straight
Buccaneers hasn't covered in 5
BUC
21 games / 7d
Buccaneers in a stretch

ScoringSeason · per game

PPG
Scored
OPP
Allowed
MARGIN
Per game
Bears
80.1★
77.8
+2.3
Buccaneers
76.2
70.6★
+5.5★
Edge
Bears +3.9
Buccaneers +7.2
Buccaneers +3.2
Last 10 · Trend
Bears
76.6avg
Buccaneers
75.5avg

Head-to-Head2025-26 · 2 games

Bears1
VS
Buccaneers1
Jan 3
Bears71@77Buccaneers
Buccaneers +6Feb 28
Buccaneers76@82Bears
Bears +6

Recent FormLast 10

Straight-Up
Bears
5-550%
W
L
L
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
Buccaneers
6-460%
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
Against the Spread
Bears
3-730%
L
L
L
W
W
L
L
L
W
L
Buccaneers5 fail
4-640%
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
L

Season Records2025-26 · 29g / 31g

Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Bears
Overall
55%16-13
66%19-10
48%14-15
Buccaneers
Overall
65%20-11
42%13-18
52%16-15

Matchup VenueRoad / Home splits

Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Bears
On Road
31%5-11
63%10-6
31%5-11
Buccaneers
At Home
71%12-5
41%7-10
41%7-10

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