Lipscomb Bisons vs Mercer Bears Prediction, 11/9/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lipscomb Bisons vs Mercer Bears

Date: Sunday, November 9, 2025

Location: Hawkins Arena in Macon, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Lipscomb Bisons (0-1) are hitting the road to Hawkins Arena on Sunday where they will try to beat the Mercer Bears (1-1).

The Lipscomb Bisons faced off with Vanderbilt and took a loss by a final of 105-61 in their last contest. Lipscomb finished having earned a 30.4% FG percentage (17 out of 56) and knocked down 6 of 26 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Bisons buried 21 of their 22 shots for a percentage of 95.5%. With respect to hauling in boards, they compiled 30 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 8 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When discussing defense, Lipscomb allowed the other team to go 55.9% from the field on 38 of 68 shooting. Vanderbilt doled out 23 assists and had 13 steals for the game. On top of that, Vanderbilt grabbed 35 rebounds (8 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Vanderbilt went 70.6% when shooting free throws by knocking down 12 of 17 tries. They buried 17 of their 31 tries from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Bisons ended up walking away with 16 while Vanderbilt totaled 19 personal fouls.

Ross Candelino is one guy who was a contributor for this game. He shot 54.5% from the field but didn't record an assist. He played 30 minutes and also totaled 4 boards. He was able to score 15 points on 6 of 11 shooting.

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Lipscomb will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 0-1 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 61.0 pts per game (320th in D-1) while going 30.4% from the floor. The Bisons are connecting on 23.1% on shots from downtown (6 of 26) and 95.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Lipscomb is collecting 34.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 8 assists for the campaign, which is 334th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 18.0 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.0 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Bisons are able to force 6.0 turnovers every game while drawing 19.0 fouls. They are giving up 54.8% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 360th in college in PPG allowed (105.0). The Bisons are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 55.9% (38 of 68) and they surrender 37.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 305th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 24 surrendered on the year.

For their last game, the Mercer Bears went home victorious with a score of 101-62 against Lagrange. When discussing team rebounding, Mercer allowed Lagrange to get 44 in total (16 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 15.4% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 4 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 4 out of 5 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Bears permitted Lagrange to bury 27 out of 77 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 35.1% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Bears shot 34 for 79 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.0%. Regarding shooting from beyond the arc, Mercer made 11 out of 33 tries (33.3%). They were able to make 22 of them for a clip of 68.8%. Lagrange had 20 personal fouls in this game which got the Bears to the charity stripe for a total of 32 attempts. They turned it over 11 times, while recording 14 steals in this contest. The Bears were able to snag 25 defensive boards and 17 offensive boards for a total of 42 in this matchup.

Quinton Perkins II ended up having an impact for the Bears in the matchup. He knocked down 6 out of 11 for the game giving him a rate of 54.5%, and tallied 4 rebounds. He recorded 17 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in this matchup.

Mercer has a mark of 1-1 for the campaign. The Bears are responsible for committing 16.0 fouls every game while shooting 69.8% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.5 times per game (232nd in the country) and they turn it over 8.0 times per game. Mercer has earned 162 points so far this season and they average 41.0 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Bears are shooting 37.0% from the field, which is 313th in the nation.

The Bears defensively are ranked 178th in college in PPG given up with 69.0. They are able to force 21.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 41.3% from the field (192nd in college hoops). The Mercer defense gives up 25.6% on 3-point shots (11 of 43) and their opponents are converting on 65.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 13.5 dimes and 52.0 total rebounds per game, which is 232nd and 358th in college hoops.

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

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

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