Mercer Bears vs Eastern Kentucky Colonels Prediction, 11/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mercer Bears vs Eastern Kentucky Colonels

Date: Saturday, November 22, 2025

Location: Baptist Health Arena in Richmond, KY

TV: ESPN+

Baptist Health Arena is the location where the Eastern Kentucky Colonels (1-3) will meet the Mercer Bears (2-2) on Saturday.

The Mercer Bears faced Winthrop and went home with a loss by a final score of 105-69 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Bears finished with 27 while Winthrop accounted for 24 fouls. They made 11 of their 25 attempts from beyond the arc. Winthrop ended up going 70.3% when shooting free throws by knocking down 26 of their 37 tries. Moreover, Winthrop grabbed 40 rebounds (13 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Winthrop earned 11 assists and had 9 steals in the matchup. In regard to defending, Mercer let their opponent shoot 51.5% from the floor on 34 out of 66 shooting. They also recorded 7 assists in this matchup while creating 11 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 26 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Bears converted 16 of their 26 tries for a rate of 61.5%. Mercer finished with a 42.9% field goal percentage (24 of 56) and knocked down 5 of their 24 shots from distance.

Kyle Cuffe Jr. is someone who was a major factor in the game. He went 50.0% from the field but finished the game without a dime. He was on the hardwood for 25 minutes and also totaled 1 board. He ended up finishing with 17 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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Mercer will enter this matchup with a mark of 2-2 on the season. They turn it over 10.8 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.8 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Mercer is pulling down 37.3 rebounds per game and has 55 assists for the year, which is 304th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Bears are shooting 29.2% on shots from 3-point land (31 of 106) and 67.4% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 80.8 points per outing (166th in Division 1) on 43.1% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bears are forcing their opponents into 16.3 turnovers per game while drawing 19.5 fouls. They currently rank 199th in Division 1 in allowing assists with 63 surrendered on the campaign. The Bears defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.6% (121 of 271) and they relinquish 44.5 boards per contest as a squad. They are relinquishing 33.0% on three-point shots while they are 290th in D-1 in points per game allowed (80.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Eastern Kentucky Colonels walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 93-78 when they played Kent State. In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Eastern Kentucky permitted Kent State to pull down 36 overall (7 offensive). They wrapped up this game 31.8% from three-point range by connecting on 7 of 22 and ended up shooting 26 out of 37 at the free throw line (70.3%). The Colonels permitted Kent State to make 30 out of their 59 attempts from the field which left them shooting 50.8% for the game. Overall, the Colonels went 26 out of 65 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.0%. Regarding shooting from distance, Eastern Kentucky buried 11 out of their 37 attempts (29.7%). They were able to knock down 15 of the free throws for a clip of 62.5%. Kent State was called for 21 personal fouls for this contest which got the Colonels to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They also coughed up the ball 18 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. The Colonels collected 20 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 31 for this contest.

Montavious Myrick pitched in for the Colonels in this matchup. He recorded 15 points in his 26 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for the contest. He made 4 out of 8 in this game for a rate of 50.0%, and totaled 8 rebounds.

Eastern Kentucky has a win-loss mark of 1-3 so far this year. The Colonels commit 20.8 personal fouls per game and they connect on 69.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 13.3 times per game (248th in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.3 times per contest. Eastern Kentucky has scored 341 points for the campaign (85.3 per game) and they grab 40.0 boards per contest. As an offense, the Colonels are shooting 42.9% from the field, which has them ranked 280th in D-1.

The Eastern Kentucky defense surrenders 29.6% on shots from 3-point land (29 of 98) and their opponents are connecting on 64.5% of their foul shots. They relinquish 15.0 dimes and 39.0 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 272nd and 318th in college hoops. The Colonels on defense are ranked 327th in college in PPG given up with 83.0. They are forcing their opponents into 14.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.2% from the floor (313th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Mercer

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