Maine Black Bears vs Longwood Lancers Prediction, 11/29/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Maine Black Bears vs Longwood Lancers

Date: Saturday, November 29, 2025

Location: Bender Arena in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

The Longwood Lancers (3-3) are hosting the Maine Black Bears (0-6) at Bender Arena on Saturday.

The Maine Black Bears faced off with Brown and ended up losing by a score of 58-53 in their last contest. Maine ended the game with a 42.9% FG percentage (21 out of 49) and made 5 of their 20 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Black Bears knocked down 6 of 11 shots for a percentage of 54.5%. When discussing rebounding, they compiled 25 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 11 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In reference to defending, Maine allowed the other team to shoot 38.9% from the floor on 21 of 54 shooting. Brown recorded 12 assists and had 10 steals for this contest. In addition, Brown grabbed 33 rebounds (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Brown finished the game shooting 75.0% when shooting free throws by burying 12 of their 16 attempts. They also buried 4 out of their 17 attempts from long range. When talking about personal fouls, the Black Bears finished with 13 while Brown recorded 16 personal fouls.

TJ Biel is a guy who played a role for the matchup. He ended up shooting 41.7% from the floor but didn't record an assist. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes and snagged 3 rebounds. He totaled 12 points on 5 out of 12 shooting.

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Maine enters this contest with a record of 0-6 this season. They turn it over 14.7 times per contest and as a unit are committing 20.8 fouls per contest. As a team, Maine is collecting 29.5 boards per contest and is sitting with 66 assists on the season, which has them ranked 344th in the country in terms of passing. The Black Bears are hitting 28.3% on 3-pointers (32 of 113) and 65.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 58.2 pts per contest (365th in college) while shooting 41.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Black Bears have forced 12.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.0 fouls. They currently rank 134th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 76 surrendered for the season. The Black Bears defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.4% (143 of 337) and they surrender 38.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They give up 23.3% on shots from distance and they are ranked 88th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (68.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Longwood Lancers went home defeated by a final of 95-70 when they faced Columbia. In relation to rebounds, Longwood allowed Columbia to snag 35 in total (13 offensive). They finished 50.0% from distance by connecting on 18 of 36 and finished the contest at 9 out of 12 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Lancers permitted Columbia to convert 34 out of their 66 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 51.5% for the contest. Overall, the Lancers ended up going 26 out of 55 from the floor which had them shooting 47.3%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Longwood converted 7 out of their 15 attempts (46.7%). They were able to make 11 of the free throw tries for a clip of 64.7%. Columbia committed 16 personal fouls in this contest which took the Lancers to the charity stripe for 17 attempts. They also coughed it up 15 times, while earning 8 steals for the contest. The Lancers were able to snag 20 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 25 for this game.

Redd Thompson was important for the Lancers in this contest. He recorded 13 points in his 19 mins on the hardwood and totaled 2 assists for the game. He knocked down 5 out of 7 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 71.4%, and added 2 rebounds.

Longwood has a record of 3-3 on the season. The Lancers are responsible for committing 19.7 personal fouls every game and they go 79.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 12.3 times per game (289th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 13.2 times per contest. Longwood has tallied 476 pts so far this year (79.3 per game) and they average 37.2 boards per game. As an offense, the Lancers are shooting 42.4% from the field, which is ranked 296th in college hoops.

The Longwood defense gives up 36.9% on three-point shots (62 of 168) and their opponents are knocking down 64.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 15.8 assists and 36.5 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 301st and 245th in those categories on the defensive end. The Lancers on the defensive end are ranked 257th in the country in points per game surrendered with 77.5. They are forcing 17.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.3% from the floor (292nd in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Longwood

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