Mercer Bears vs Clemson Tigers Prediction, 12/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mercer Bears vs Clemson Tigers

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025

Location: Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, SC

TV: ACC Extra

Littlejohn Coliseum is the location where the Clemson Tigers (7-3) will meet the Mercer Bears (7-2) on Saturday.

The Mercer Bears stepped onto the hardwood against Oglethorpe and earned the victory with a final of 100-50 in their last contest. Mercer wrapped up the game having earned a 48.8% FG percentage (40 of 82) and converted 14 of 46 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Bears buried 6 of their 15 tries for a rate of 40.0%. In terms of rebounding, they earned 53 with 19 of them being offensive. They also distributed 23 assists for the matchup while creating 20 turnovers and earning 15 steals. In terms of defense, Mercer allowed their opponent to shoot 29.0% from the floor on 18 of 62 shooting. Oglethorpe recorded 11 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Oglethorpe snagged 32 rebounds (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't have a block. Oglethorpe finished the contest at 66.7% when shooting free throws by making 4 of their 6 shots. They also knocked down 8 out of their 33 attempts from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the Bears ended up with 6 while Oglethorpe totaled 8 fouls.

Bendji Pierre is a guy who was a factor for this contest. He accumulated 17 points on 6 out of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 17 mins and also totaled 6 rebounds. He ended up shooting 54.5% from the floor and totaled 1 assist.

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Mercer will play this game with a win-loss record of 7-2 this year. They are giving up possession 10.4 times per game and as a squad they commit 15.2 personal fouls every game. As a team, Mercer is snagging 39.4 rebounds per game and is sitting with 140 dimes for the season, which is 197th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Bears are shooting 34.1% on shots from downtown (88 of 258) and 70.6% from the charity stripe. They average 84.7 pts per contest (70th in the country) while hitting 45.1% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bears are forcing their opponents into 15.2 turnovers every game while drawing 18.8 personal fouls. They relinquish 30.8% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 220th in the country in PPG allowed (74.6). The Bears are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.2% (251 of 595) and they relinquish 40.6 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 198th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 129 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last played, the Clemson Tigers went home defeated by a final of 67-64 when they played BYU. The Tigers earned 17 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for the game. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. BYU committed 12 personal fouls for this contest which got the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to make 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 86.7%. When it comes to shots from downtown, Clemson converted 9 of 29 tries (31.0%). When all was said and done, the Tigers walked away from this one shooting 21 for 58 from the floor which gave them a rate of 36.2%. The Tigers allowed BYU to make 25 of their 62 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 40.3% for this contest. They shot 21.7% from distance by going 5 of 23 and finished the contest at 12 of 14 from the free throw line (85.7%). When it comes to attacking the glass, Clemson permitted BYU to get 29 in total (12 offensive).

Jestin Porter ended up having an impact for the Tigers for the matchup. He converted 5 out of 12 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 41.7%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. He recorded 17 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 4 assists in this contest.

Clemson has a win-loss record of 7-3 this season. The Tigers commit 17.0 fouls every game and they shoot 75.6% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 15.8 times per contest (115th in the country) and they are turning it over 9.1 times per game. Clemson has scored 830 points for the year (83.0 per contest) and they average 41.9 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Tigers are shooting 45.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 184th in college.

The Clemson defense surrenders 27.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (68 of 249) and opponents are making 71.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 10.2 dimes and 32.9 boards every game, which ranks them 26th and 107th in the nation. The Tigers are ranked 55th in the nation in PPG surrendered with 66.7. They are forcing 10.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 39.2% from the field (41st in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Mercer

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