East Tennessee State Buccaneers vs North Alabama Lions Prediction, 11/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Tennessee State Buccaneers vs North Alabama Lions

Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025

Location: Flowers Hall in Florence, AL

TV: ESPN+

The East Tennessee State Buccaneers (2-1) are en route to Flowers Hall on Saturday where they will play the North Alabama Lions (2-1).

The East Tennessee State Buccaneers faced off with Northern Kentucky and notched a win by a score of 75-63 in their last game. East Tennessee State ended with a 59.1% FG percentage (26 out of 44) and converted 4 of their 9 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Buccaneers made 19 of their 27 tries for a percentage of 70.4%. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they collected 28 with 3 of them being offensive. They also distributed 13 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and getting 13 steals. In terms of defense, East Tennessee State allowed the other team to shoot 36.5% from the floor on 23 out of 63 shooting. Northern Kentucky earned 11 assists and had 12 steals in this contest. In addition, Northern Kentucky snagged 29 boards (10 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Northern Kentucky ended up shooting 71.4% at the free throw line by converting 10 of their 14 attempts. They buried 7 of their 30 shots from beyond the perimeter. When discussing personal fouls, the Buccaneers walked away with 18 and Northern Kentucky had 22 personal fouls.

Cam Morris III is one guy who had an impact in this matchup. He finished the game at 70.0% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He played 24 mins and also grabbed 2 rebounds. He finished with 22 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

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East Tennessee State steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 2-1 this year. They turn the ball over 12.7 times per game and as a team they are committing 15.7 fouls every game. As a unit, East Tennessee State is grabbing 38.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 42 assists on the year, which has them ranked 221st in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Buccaneers are hitting 28.4% on 3-pointers (19 of 67) and 72.1% from the charity stripe. They average 80.3 pts per contest (185th in D-1) while hitting 49.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Buccaneers are able to force 18.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.7 personal fouls. They concede 26.3% on 3-pointers and they rank 34th in Division 1 in opponents points per game (60.3). The Buccaneers are allowing a shooting percentage of 36.5% (65 of 178) and they relinquish 34.3 boards per game as a team. They are 148th in college hoops in giving up assists with 35 conceded for the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the North Alabama Lions took home the win by a final score of 87-83 when they faced Northwestern State. The Lions collected 23 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 36 for this contest. They gave up possession 13 times, while recording 10 steals in this matchup. Northwestern State was called for 29 personal fouls in the game which took the Lions to the charity stripe for a total of 37 attempts. They were able to bury 25 of those for a percentage of 67.6%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, North Alabama buried 6 of 17 tries (35.3%). Overall, the Lions shot 28 for 58 from the field which had them shooting 48.3%. The Lions allowed Northwestern State to convert 27 of their 56 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 48.2% for the contest. They finished 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 5 of 15 and ended up shooting 24 out of 29 from the charity stripe (82.8%). In relation to rebounding, North Alabama allowed Northwestern State to grab 25 overall (5 on the offensive side).

Corneilous Williams was important for the Lions for the contest. He earned 28 points in his 42 mins on the court and tallied 3 assists for this game. He converted 9 out of 11 for the game giving him a rate of 81.8%, and had 16 rebounds.

North Alabama has a mark of 2-1 this year. As an offense, the Lions are shooting 44.3% from the floor, which is 228th in D-1. North Alabama has totaled 239 points on the year (79.7 per game) and they snag 37.7 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 12.0 times per contest (288th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.7 times per game. The Lions have committed 18.0 fouls every game and they go 65.9% from the free throw line.

The North Alabama defense surrenders 37.9% on 3-pointers (25 of 66) and opponents are knocking down 80.0% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 14.0 assists and 35.7 rebounds per game, which ranks 238th and 202nd in D-1. The Lions are ranked 313th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 84.3. They are forcing their opponents into 9.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 47.3% from the field (300th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take East Tennessee State

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