Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, 11/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Location: Value City Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Ohio State Buckeyes (5-0) will try to beat the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (1-5) at Value City Arena on Tuesday.

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers took the court against Western Michigan and took a loss by a score of 83-60 in their last contest. Mount St. Mary's ended the game with a 40.4% field goal percentage (21 out of 52) and made 9 of their 26 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Mountaineers knocked down 9 of 11 attempts for a rate of 81.8%. When discussing grabbing boards, they collected 27 with 7 of them being offensive. They also doled out 15 dimes for this game as well as forcing 5 turnovers and having 1 steal. In reference to defending, Mount St. Mary's allowed their opponent to shoot 48.4% from the floor on 31 out of 64 shooting. Western Michigan distributed 14 assists and had 10 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Western Michigan grabbed 31 rebounds (6 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Western Michigan walked away from this one shooting 85.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of their 14 shots. They also converted 9 of their 25 attempts from downtown. When discussing personal fouls, the Mountaineers ended up walking away with 14 while Western Michigan totaled 11 personal fouls.

Luke McEldon is a guy who was a contributor for the game. He shot 66.7% from the floor and earned 2 dimes. He was on the court for 28 mins and pulled down 5 boards. He totaled 13 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Mount St. Mary's heads into this game with a record of 1-5 for the year. They are giving up possession 17.7 times per contest and as a group are committing 21.3 fouls per game. As a team, Mount St. Mary's is pulling down 36.2 boards per game and is sitting with 88 assists for the campaign, which is 156th in the country in terms of passing. The Mountaineers are shooting 36.0% on three-point shots (58 of 161) and 61.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 65.8 points per game (338th in the country) while hitting 42.9% from the floor.

Defensively, the Mountaineers are forcing 8.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 14.8 fouls. They relinquish 31.8% on three-point shots and they are ranked 244th in the country in points per game from their opponents (76.5). The Mountaineers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.3% (147 of 356) and they surrender 35.7 boards per contest as a unit. They rank 119th in D-1 in giving up assists with 67 relinquished on the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Ohio State Buckeyes took home the win by a final score of 91-58 when they played Western Michigan. The Buckeyes snagged 30 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 9 steals in the game. Western Michigan committed 19 fouls in this contest which got the Buckeyes to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 78.3%. In reference to 3-point shots, Ohio State knocked down 9 of their 29 tries (31.0%). When the game finished, the Buckeyes finished the game shooting 32 out of 65 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.2%. The Buckeyes allowed Western Michigan to convert 21 of their 62 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 33.9% in the game. They wrapped up this game 22.7% from beyond the perimeter by going 5 of 22 and finished the game at 11 of 15 at the free throw line (73.3%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Ohio State permitted Western Michigan to snag 27 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

John Mobley Jr. ended up being a factor for the Buckeyes in this game. He had 15 points in his 28 mins on the court and totaled 3 assists for the matchup. He converted 6 of 12 for the game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Ohio State has a win-loss record of 5-0 on the campaign. As an offensive team, the Buckeyes are connecting on 51.5% from the floor, which is ranked 26th in college hoops. Ohio State has accumulated 442 pts so far this season (88.4 per contest) and they collect 38.6 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 18.0 times per game (55th in college) and they turn it over 12.4 times per contest. The Buckeyes are committing 15.8 personal fouls every game and they shoot 78.5% from the charity stripe.

The Ohio State defense allows 28.4% on 3-point shots (33 of 116) and their opponents are making 66.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 11.2 dimes and 27.8 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 74th and 10th in the nation. The Buckeyes on the defensive end are ranked 100th in college in points per game surrendered with 68.8. They are able to force 12.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.4% from the field (155th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Mount St. Mary's

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