Bethune-Cookman Wildcats vs Miami Hurricanes Prediction, 11/6/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bethune-Cookman Wildcats vs Miami Hurricanes

Date: Thursday, November 6, 2025

Location: Watsco Center in Coral Gables, FL

TV: ACC Extra

Watsco Center is the site where the Miami Hurricanes (7-24 last year) will attempt to beat the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (17-16 last season) on Thursday.

The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats took the court against Auburn and took a loss by a final of 95-90 in their last contest. Bethune-Cookman wrapped up the contest with a 50.0% field goal percentage (35 out of 70) and converted 12 of 23 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Wildcats buried 8 of 9 shots for a percentage of 88.9%. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they collected 32 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 18 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 9 steals. In reference to defending, Bethune-Cookman let their opponent shoot 45.6% from the floor on 31 out of 68 shooting. Auburn dished out 15 assists and had 10 steals for the contest. On top of that, Auburn snagged 37 rebounds (12 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Auburn finished shooting 71.1% from the charity stripe by knocking down 27 of 38 shots. They also buried 6 of their 23 shots from three-point range. When talking about fouls, the Wildcats ended up with 24 while Auburn accumulated 12 fouls.

Quentin Heady is one guy who was a contributor in this contest. He ended up finishing with 21 points on 8 of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 31 minutes and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He ended up going 57.1% from the floor and earned 3 dimes.

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Bethune-Cookman comes into this matchup after finishing with a record of 17-16 last season. They averaged 68.6 pts per contest (311th in the country) while going 42.8% from the field. The Wildcats connected on 31.9% on 3-pointers (202 of 634) and 69.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Bethune-Cookman grabbed 35.6 rebounds per game and totaled 423 dimes over the course of last year, which was 220th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turned it over 13.6 times per game and as a team committed 16.1 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Wildcats forced 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 17.6 personal fouls. They were ranked 221st in college in giving up assists with 450 surrendered last season. The Wildcats gave up a FG percentage of 43.0% (846 of 1,968) and they conceded 35.9 rebounds per contest as a team. They surrendered 31.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they ranked 191st in college in PPG from their opponents (72.2).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Miami Hurricanes walked away with a victory by a final of 86-69 against Jacksonville. The Hurricanes snagged 23 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 30 for the game. They gave up possession 15 times, while earning 7 steals for the game. Jacksonville committed 27 fouls in this contest which took the Hurricanes to the charity stripe for 37 tries. They were able to knock down 29 of those for a percentage of 78.4%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, Miami knocked down 3 of their 14 attempts (21.4%). When all was said and done, the Hurricanes shot 27 for 49 from the field which gave them a percentage of 55.1%. The Hurricanes permitted Jacksonville to convert 27 of 58 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.6% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 28.6% from 3-point land by shooting 8 of 28 and finished the contest at 7 out of 14 from the charity stripe (50.0%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Miami permitted Jacksonville to grab 19 in total (5 offensive).

Malik Reneau was important for the Hurricanes for the contest. He earned 20 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 2 assists for the game. He buried 5 of 9 in the game giving him a rate of 55.6%, and had 2 rebounds.

Miami had a mark of 7-24 last year. On the offensive side of the court, the Hurricanes shot 45.9% from the floor, which ranked 111th in the nation. Miami earned 2,294 points last season (74.0 per game) and they grabbed 31.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists was at 12.9 times per game (240th in D-1) and they turned it over 10.9 times per game. The Hurricanes committed 14.4 personal fouls per contest while shooting 76.4% from the free throw line.

The Hurricanes on the defensive end were ranked 351st in college in points per game surrendered with 80.6. They were able to force 10.2 TO's per game and let teams shoot 49.5% from the field (362nd in college). The Miami defense gave up 39.7% on 3-point attempts (291 of 733) and opponents converted on 74.4% of their free throw attempts. They relinquished 16.5 assists and 33.8 total rebounds per game, which ranked them 354th and 146th in the country.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami and under the total points

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