Miami RedHawks vs Eastern Kentucky Colonels Prediction, 12/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami RedHawks vs Eastern Kentucky Colonels

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025

Location: Baptist Health Arena in Richmond, KY

TV: ESPN+

The Eastern Kentucky Colonels (2-7) will compete against the Miami RedHawks (8-0) at Baptist Health Arena on Saturday.

The Miami RedHawks played UNC Asheville and walked away with a win by a score of 90-87 in their last contest. Miami walked away from the contest having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (31 out of 62) and buried 10 out of their 26 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the RedHawks converted 18 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. With regard to getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 29 with 4 of them being offensive. They also dished out 17 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 4 steals. With respect to the defense, Miami allowed 48.4% from the field on 30 out of 62 shooting. UNC Asheville earned 20 assists and had 1 steal for the matchup. Additionally, UNC Asheville snagged 30 boards (2 offensive, 28 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. UNC Asheville ended up shooting 77.3% when shooting free throws by converting 17 of 22 attempts. They buried 10 out of their 22 shots from downtown. When talking about fouls, the RedHawks ended up with 19 while UNC Asheville finished the game with 21 fouls.

Evan Ipsaro is someone who was a major contributor in the matchup. He ended up scoring 27 points on 10 out of 16 shooting. He played for 33 mins played and also pulled down 2 rebounds. He finished the contest at 62.5% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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Miami enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 8-0 for the campaign. They have an average of 95.4 pts per game (6th in Division 1) while hitting 52.8% from the field. The RedHawks are hitting 39.7% on shots from distance (91 of 229) and 78.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Miami is grabbing 40.1 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 139 assists on the season, which ranks 205th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 11.6 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.3 fouls per contest.

On defense, the RedHawks are forcing 15.5 turnovers every game and they draw 18.9 fouls. They are currently ranked 20th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 91 relinquished so far this season. The RedHawks are giving up a shooting percentage of 39.5% (189 of 479) and they concede 30.8 boards per game as a unit. They give up 30.9% on shots from downtown while they are 57th in college in points per game allowed (66.8).

For their last game, the Eastern Kentucky Colonels got the win with a final of 68-59 against Eastern Illinois. The Colonels corralled 20 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for the contest. They also turned it over 9 times, while recording 4 steals for this contest. Eastern Illinois earned 13 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Colonels to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to bury 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 92.3%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Eastern Kentucky buried 8 of their 32 tries (25.0%). Overall, the Colonels finished the game shooting 24 for 57 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.1%. The Colonels allowed Eastern Illinois to make 21 of their 53 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 39.6% for this game. They went 33.3% from 3-point land by shooting 5 of 15 and finished the contest at 12 of 14 at the free throw line (85.7%). When talking about rebounding, Eastern Kentucky permitted Eastern Illinois to snag 25 in all (6 on the offensive glass).

Juan Cranford Jr. was important for the Colonels for this game. He scored 14 points in his 30 mins on the court and accumulated 2 dimes in this game. He knocked down 4 of 13 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 30.8%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

Eastern Kentucky has a mark of 2-7 on the season. As an offensive team, the Colonels are connecting on 43.0% from the field, which ranks them 290th in the nation. Eastern Kentucky has earned 772 pts on the year (85.8 per game) and they collect 39.6 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 14.1 times per contest (204th in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per game. The Colonels commit 19.1 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 70.6% from the charity stripe.

The Colonels are ranked 341st in Division 1 in PPG given up with 83.1. They have forced 14.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.6% from the field (335th in Division 1). The Eastern Kentucky defense gives up 36.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (80 of 221) and their opposition makes 69.9% of their foul shots. They have allowed 14.8 dimes and 38.0 boards every game, which ranks them 272nd and 312th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Eastern Kentucky

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