#875/876 ASA FREE PLAY ON Under 139.5 Points – Chattanooga vs Mercer, Monday at 7 PM ET - These 2 just faced each other on Saturday and because they went over the total (Final score – Chattanooga 77 – Mercer 68), this total is now set a full 4 points higher than Saturday. That total was set at 135.5 and they totaled 145 and now this one is currently sitting at 139.5. A few things we don’t expect to happen again on Monday night. Both teams shot lights out. Mercer hit just under 50% of their shots and UTC hit 54%. Both teams are slow paced (292nd and 326th in tempo) and we saw that on Saturday with only 105 shots attempted between them. However they made 54 of those attempts (almost 52% combined) which sent this game over the total. Mercer shot 4.5% better than their season average and UTC shot nearly 8% better. The Mocs averaged 1.26 points per possession which is well above their 1.12 season average and Mercer averaged 1.11 PPP and their season average is 1.04. Both defenses have played well in conference play ranking 2nd & 5th in defensive efficiency, 2nd & 4th in eFG% allowed, and 2nd & 4th in 3 point % allowed. Mercer games have averaged just 131 total points over their last 8 with Saturday’s game the only one that topped 140. Chattanooga games have topped 142 total points just 4 times in 11 conference games and 3 of those games were vs the 3 fastest paced teams in the league. This one adjusted too much based on Saturday’s result and we’ll grab the Under.