St. Thomas Tommies vs UNC Asheville Bulldogs Prediction, 12/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Thomas Tommies vs UNC Asheville Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025

Location: Kimmel Arena in Asheville, NC

TV: ESPN+

The UNC Asheville Bulldogs (4-5) will play the St. Thomas Tommies (7-4) at Kimmel Arena on Saturday.

The St. Thomas Tommies faced off with Weber State and walked away with a win by a score of 88-65 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Tommies ended up finishing with 16 while Weber State finished the game with 18 fouls. They also made 7 of 20 attempts from distance. Weber State ended up going 60.0% from the charity stripe by making 12 of their 20 shots. Furthermore, Weber State grabbed 29 rebounds (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Weber State recorded 11 dimes and had 6 steals in this matchup. In the matter of defense, St. Thomas let their opponent shoot 41.8% from the field on 23 of 55 shooting. They also recorded 19 dimes in the matchup while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and getting 14 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 27 with 3 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Tommies buried 13 of 17 tries for a percentage of 76.5%. St. Thomas ended the contest having earned a 56.9% field goal percentage (33 of 58) and knocked down 9 out of their 27 3-point shots.

Nolan Minessale is a guy who was important in this matchup. He ended up with 32 points on 12 of 16 shooting. He played for 33 minutes and pulled down 1 rebound. He finished shooting 75.0% from the field and distributed 5 dimes.

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St. Thomas enters this contest with a mark of 7-4 on the year. They average 77.6 points per outing (184th in college) while going 48.1% from the floor. The Tommies are hitting 30.4% on 3-pointers (95 of 313) and 75.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, St. Thomas is collecting 30.5 boards per contest and has earned 182 assists on the year, which ranks 29th in college in terms of passing. They turn it over 10.1 times per contest and as a squad are committing 15.5 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Tommies are able to force 13.7 turnovers every game while drawing 17.9 fouls. They currently rank 331st in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 167 relinquished for the year. The Tommies defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.4% (287 of 646) and they relinquish 35.7 boards per contest as a team. They concede 32.6% on 3-point shots and they are 169th in D-1 in PPG allowed (72.6).

In their last game, the UNC Asheville Bulldogs took a loss by a final score of 90-87 against Miami. The Bulldogs were able to pull down 28 defensive boards and 2 offensive rebounds totaling 30 for this game. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 1 steal for this game. Miami earned 19 fouls for this contest which took the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to knock down 17 of them for a clip of 77.3%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, UNC Asheville converted 10 of 22 attempts (45.5%). Overall, the Bulldogs went 30 for 62 from the field which had them sitting at 48.4%. The Bulldogs allowed Miami to bury 31 of their 62 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% for this contest. They finished 38.5% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 10 of 26 and finished the contest at 18 out of 24 at the charity stripe (75.0%). When it comes to rebounding, UNC Asheville permitted Miami to get 29 in all (4 on the offensive side).

Toyaz Solomon ended up being important for the Bulldogs for this game. He made 11 out of 17 for the matchup giving him a rate of 64.7%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. He recorded 31 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and had 2 dimes for the matchup.

UNC Asheville has a record of 4-5 on the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bulldogs are connecting on 47.9% from the field, which is 82nd in the nation. UNC Asheville has totaled 667 pts for the season (74.1 per contest) and they average 32.8 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 11.0 times per game (345th in D-1) and they turn it over 14.1 times per game. The Bulldogs commit 17.6 personal fouls every game and they shoot 71.0% from the free throw line.

The Bulldogs on defense are ranked 155th in D-1 in points given up per game with 72.0. They have forced 12.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.2% from the floor (224th in the nation). The UNC Asheville defense allows 29.9% on 3-point attempts (56 of 187) and their opponents are converting on 69.7% of their foul shots. They have conceded 12.6 dimes and 33.7 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 132nd and 140th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UNC Asheville

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