Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, 11/26/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Cincinnati Bearcats

Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Location: Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Eastern Michigan Eagles (3-3) are traveling to Fifth Third Arena on Wednesday where they will compete against the Cincinnati Bearcats (5-1).

The Eastern Michigan Eagles took the court against Louisville and took a loss by a score of 87-46 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Eagles ended up finishing with 21 while Louisville accounted for 17 personal fouls. They made 14 of their 33 tries from beyond the arc. Louisville finished the contest at 68.4% when shooting free throws by making 13 of 19 shots. Furthermore, Louisville snagged 44 rebounds (12 offensive, 32 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Louisville doled out 18 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. Pertaining to the defense, Eastern Michigan allowed 48.4% from the floor on 30 out of 62 shooting. They also recorded 5 dimes in this contest while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned 33 with 9 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Eagles converted 12 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 70.6%. Eastern Michigan ended the contest having earned a 28.1% field goal percentage (16 out of 57) and knocked down 2 of 15 shots from 3-point land.

Mohammad Habhab is someone who was a factor in this game. He finished the game at 33.3% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist. He saw the court for 36 mins and grabbed 11 boards. He walked away with 12 points on 5 of 15 shooting.

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Eastern Michigan heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 3-3 for the season. They are turning it over 12.3 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.7 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Eastern Michigan is collecting 39.3 rebounds per contest and has tallied 80 assists so far this year, which ranks 245th in college in terms of passing the ball. The Eagles are hitting 31.1% from downtown (33 of 106) and 72.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 72.5 pts per contest (286th in D-1) while hitting 43.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Eagles are forcing 11.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.5 fouls. They rank 199th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 81 surrendered on the campaign. The Eagles defense is giving up a FG percentage of 44.8% (168 of 375) and they concede 37.0 boards per contest as a group. They are relinquishing 34.6% on shots from distance while they are 237th in the nation in opponents points per game (76.2).

The last time they took the court, the Cincinnati Bearcats took home the win by a final score of 104-80 when they played NJIT. The Bearcats were able to snag 29 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 in the matchup. They also turned it over 10 times, while getting 10 steals for this contest. NJIT earned 22 fouls for the game which got the Bearcats to the free throw line for a total of 28 tries. They were able to make 17 of them for a percentage of 60.7%. Regarding shots from distance, Cincinnati converted 13 of 34 attempts (38.2%). Overall, the Bearcats ended up shooting 37 out of 75 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.3%. The Bearcats allowed NJIT to knock down 27 out of their 71 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 38.0% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 41.7% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 15 of 36 and ended up going 11 of 16 at the free throw line (68.8%). Regarding how they rebounded, Cincinnati permitted NJIT to collect 40 in all (13 on the offensive side).

Shon Abaev ended up being important for the Bearcats for the contest. He buried 6 of 14 for the matchup giving him a rate of 42.9%, and totaled 10 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and added 4 dimes for this game.

Cincinnati has a win-loss record of 5-1 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Bearcats are shooting 44.1% from the field, which ranks 239th in the nation. Cincinnati has earned 482 points this year (80.3 per game) and they pull in 41.0 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 18.7 times per game (43rd in college) and they turn it over 14.7 times per contest. The Bearcats commit 17.8 fouls every game and they connect on 62.9% from the free throw line.

The Cincinnati defense gives up 30.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (50 of 164) and their opposition knocks down 72.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 12.7 dimes and 37.7 total boards per game, which is 159th and 281st in those categories. The Bearcats defensively are ranked 54th in D-1 in PPG given up with 66.3. They are forcing 17.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 36.3% from the floor (19th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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