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Mercer at FAU

Tuesday, November 24, 2026, 6:00 PM ET at Abessinio Court at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena. Mercer our rank 163 · 2-3; FAU our rank 170 · 2-1.

Who will win Mercer vs FAU?

From this morning's ratings; logged before tip-off.

The model gives Florida Atlantic a 63% chance to beat Mercer, with a projected score of FAU 83, Mercer 79.

To winFAU 63%Mercer 37%
Projected score79–83Mercer, then FAU
Margin3.6FAU · no line posted
Total162.1no line posted
First half37–39FAU ahead 56%
Mercer by 30by 20by 10Evenby 10by 20FAU by 30Model: FAU by 3.6Mercer by 30by 10by 10FAU by 30Model: FAU by 3.6

Half of games like thisFour in five

Calls of 60–70% have been right 64.8% of the time in 15,721 past games, and the typical miss on the margin is 8.8 points. After the final, the result is pinned to this strip. As of 2:23 AM ET on November 13, 2026. Updated three times a day until tip-off.

Players to watch

our projection, not a sportsbook's
PlayerPtsRebAstLast gamesChance of
FAU
CarlyleG · 37 min20.85.63.020+ 53%
HamiltonG · 22 min16.33.42.015+ 56%
HarrisF · 25 min15.56.80.715+ 52%
QuinonesG · 34 min12.05.44.510+ 62%
Mercer
Perkins IIG · 31 min15.12.03.315+ 50%
BoydF · 30 min12.17.11.310+ 63%
GoodmanG · 27 min11.63.31.910+ 59%
CherryG · 18 min10.82.42.110+ 54%

Bars: points in the player's latest games this season. Blue line: tonight's projection. Every regular's line

The game without one player

Pick a regular to sit him

Without Kanaan Carlyle: Mercer 42%FAU 58%

The white mark is the call with him: FAU 63%.

PlayerPoints a game he addsFAU without himChangeProjected score
FAU
Kanaan Carlyle1.458%−580–82
Jelani Hamilton1.358%−580–82
Josh Harris1.258%−580–82
Braeden Speed0.760%−380–82
Mercer
Karon Boyd1.467%+479–84
Brady Shoulders0.865%+279–83

Change is in FAU's win chance, in points. Scores read Mercer, then FAU. A player's value is what the team is better by with him than with a replacement, from the player ratings.

Play-by-play

    Team numbers

    Form

    Each team's last five before this game

    Mercer 2-3WLLWL

    1. Nov 12L 61-75at West VirginiaCovered +24.5 · Under 151.5
    2. Nov 10W 97-91at GA SouthernCovered +1.5 · Over 165.5
    3. Nov 7L 76-88at DavidsonDidn't cover +11.5 · Over 148.5
    4. Nov 5L 67-96at Virginia TechDidn't cover +20.5 · Over 154.5
    5. Nov 2W 90-53vs Reinhardt
    Last five
    2–3, scoring 78.2 and allowing 80.6
    Against the spread, this season
    2–2
    Totals, this season
    3 over, 1 under

    FAU 2-1WLW

    1. Nov 11W 95-90vs William & MaryDidn't cover −5.5 · Over 165.5
    2. Nov 6L 71-97at Wright StDidn't cover +3.5 · Over 156.5
    3. Nov 2W 74-60vs Long Island
    Last 3
    2–1, scoring 80.0 and allowing 82.3
    Against the spread, this season
    0–2
    Totals, this season
    2 over, 0 under

    The spread and the total are the lines logged with each prediction. Form is what happened; the ratings above already count recent games more.

    Offense against defense

    Adjusted for opponents · rank of 365
    MercerFAU
    Points scored per 100 possessions107.1 121st106.7 131st
    Points allowed per 100110.9 259th111.0 261st
    Possessions a game71.5 103rd72.0 63rd
    Shooting (effective field-goal %)50.9% 150th50.5% 180th
    Opponents' shooting49.0% 67th51.7% 270th
    Turnovers, share of possessions16.9% 53rd18.8% 267th
    Offensive rebounds, share of misses35.0% 22nd31.1% 222nd
    Free throws per shot0.26 206th0.28 89th

    The widest gap: Mercer's offense (121st) against FAU's defense (261st), of 365 teams.

    First half

    Projected from the full-game numbers

    Ahead at halftime

    Projected halftime score
    Mercer 37, FAU 39
    First-half margin
    FAU by 2.0
    First-half points, both teams
    76.0
    Projected second half
    Mercer 42, FAU 44
    Second-half points, both teams
    86.0
    Tied at the half
    4%
    Mercer, first halves so far
    Led 1 of 5 · 32.6 scored, 35.8 allowed
    FAU, first halves so far
    Led 1 of 3 · 34.7 scored, 39.3 allowed

    Our own projection, not a sportsbook's first-half line. On 11,516 past games it had not seen, the halftime leader was right 67.2% of the time and the first-half total was off by 8.1 points on average. This season: 366 of 476 halftime leaders right. Scorecard

    Player projections

    Each player's projected line for this game

    Mercer

    PlayerMinPtsRebAst3s
    Brady ShouldersG328.46.91.41.0
    10+ pts 36% · 7+ reb 51% · 1+ threes 59%
    Quinton Perkins IIG3115.12.03.32.5
    15+ pts 50% · 2+ reb 54% · 3+ threes 43%
    Karon BoydF3012.17.11.31.2
    10+ pts 63% · 7+ reb 53% · 2+ ast 36%
    Derek GoodmanG2711.63.31.92.1
    10+ pts 59% · 2+ ast 53% · 2+ threes 57%
    Makoi Mabor MakoiF267.17.00.40.1
    5+ pts 65% · 7+ reb 52%
    KJ LamonteG198.42.01.30.7
    53% to play · 10+ pts 36% · 2+ reb 55% · 1+ threes 50%
    Shane CherryG1810.82.42.11.5
    10+ pts 54% · 3+ reb 41% · 2+ ast 58%
    Sawyer MayhughF184.33.70.60.2
    78% to play · 5+ pts 38% · 4+ reb 47% · 1+ threes 19%

    Missed the last game: KJ Lamonte (23 min a game).

    FAU

    PlayerMinPtsRebAst3s
    Kanaan CarlyleG3720.85.63.02.6
    20+ pts 53% · 6+ reb 47% · 3+ ast 55%
    Felipe QuinonesG3412.05.44.50.9
    10+ pts 62% · 5+ ast 45% · 1+ threes 54%
    Josh HarrisF2515.56.80.70.6
    15+ pts 52% · 7+ reb 50% · 1+ threes 45%
    Mason Porter-BrownF238.64.00.81.3
    10+ pts 38% · 4+ reb 53% · 2+ threes 36%
    Milhan CharlesG226.62.41.80.3
    5+ pts 62% · 3+ reb 41% · 2+ ast 50%
    Jelani HamiltonG2216.33.42.02.2
    15+ pts 56% · 2+ ast 56% · 2+ threes 57%
    Tacko IfaolaC173.93.80.50.1
    5+ pts 34% · 4+ reb 49%
    Kieran MullenC144.83.60.30.1
    5+ pts 44% · 4+ reb 46%

    Our own projections from each player's minutes and production, this opponent and the game's pace: not a sportsbook's lines. Under each name, the round numbers the player is about as likely as not to reach. How they have done

    Why the model sees it this way

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