Miami RedHawks vs Wright State Raiders Prediction, 12/16/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami RedHawks vs Wright State Raiders

Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Location: Nutter Center in Dayton, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Wright State Raiders (5-6) host the Miami RedHawks (10-0) at Nutter Center on Tuesday.

The Miami RedHawks faced Eastern Kentucky and earned the victory with a final of 79-69 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the RedHawks walked away with 17 and Eastern Kentucky finished the game with 11 personal fouls. They also made 10 out of their 32 shots from beyond the arc. Eastern Kentucky ended up shooting 77.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of 22 attempts. Moreover, Eastern Kentucky snagged 40 rebounds (18 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Eastern Kentucky distributed 11 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. Regarding the defense, Miami allowed the other team to go 33.9% from the field on 21 of 62 shooting. They also dished out 20 assists for the matchup while forcing 14 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they collected a total of 30 with 6 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the RedHawks buried 3 of their 9 tries for a percentage of 33.3%. Miami ended the game with a 54.1% field goal percentage (33 of 61) and knocked down 10 of 25 shots from beyond the arc.

Almar Atlason is one player who was a major factor in the matchup. He ended up scoring 19 points on 8 of 9 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 22 mins played and also collected 2 rebounds. He shot 88.9% from the floor and also recorded 2 dimes.

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Miami will take the court with a record of 10-0 on the year. They turn the ball over 10.7 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.6 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Miami is pulling down 38.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 176 assists on the year, which is 85th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The RedHawks are hitting 39.6% on three-point shots (111 of 280) and 76.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 93.2 points per outing (8th in the country) on 52.6% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the RedHawks are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers every game while drawing 18.3 fouls. They are ranked 81st in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 122 relinquished this year. The RedHawks defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 39.8% (240 of 603) and they concede 32.2 rebounds per contest as a team. They surrender 32.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 95th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (69.0).

When they last played, the Wright State Raiders took a loss by a final score of 76-74 when they played Marshall. The Raiders snagged 17 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive boards for a total of 34 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 5 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. Marshall earned 9 personal fouls in this contest which took the Raiders to the charity stripe for a total of 6 attempts. They were able to convert 4 of the free throws for a percentage of 66.7%. In terms of 3-pointers, Wright State converted 12 of 29 tries (41.4%). In all, the Raiders ended up going 29 for 73 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.7%. The Raiders allowed Marshall to convert 28 out of 57 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 49.1% for the contest. They went 29.2% from 3-point land via 7 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 16 at the charity stripe (81.3%). When discussing rebounding, Wright State permitted Marshall to grab 32 in total (11 offensive).

Michael Cooper was important for the Raiders in this game. He converted 9 out of 13 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 69.2%, and tallied 5 rebounds. He totaled 22 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 dimes for the matchup.

Wright State has a win-loss mark of 5-6 on the campaign. As an offense, the Raiders are shooting 48.5% from the field, which is 69th in Division 1. Wright State has totaled 864 pts for the year (78.5 per contest) and they snag 34.4 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 14.8 times per contest (167th in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 11.3 times per game. The Raiders are committing 18.2 personal fouls per contest and they go 64.9% from the charity stripe.

The Wright State defense concedes 28.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (60 of 214) and opponents are making 68.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 11.0 dimes and 33.4 boards per contest, which ranks 50th and 126th in those defensive categories. The Raiders on defense are ranked 52nd in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 66.9. They have forced 15.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.9% from the field (214th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wright State

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