VMI at Mercer

VMI averages 72.5 points behind workhorse 6-7 junior T.J. Johnson (18.2 ppg, 7.1 rpg). They're 2-1 ATS in their last three as a double-digit underdog, including a 97-90 loss at Radford as a +11.5 dog, and an 81-67 loss at East Tennessee State as a +16.5 road dog. Mercer is seventh in the 10-team Southern Conference in points given up (75.4 per game). The last three meetings between these teams have been decided by 3-, 9-, and 10-point margins. Play VMI.