Stetson Hatters vs Western Carolina Catamounts Prediction, 11/16/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stetson Hatters vs Western Carolina Catamounts

Date: Sunday, November 16, 2025

Location: Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Stetson Hatters (1-2) are en route to Ramsey Center on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Western Carolina Catamounts (0-2).

The Stetson Hatters faced Miami and went home with a loss by a final score of 102-61 in their last contest. Stetson finished the contest having earned a 33.3% field goal percentage (19 out of 57) and made 8 of their 29 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Hatters made 15 of 26 shots for a percentage of 57.7%. In the matter of hauling in boards, they compiled 26 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 11 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Concerning defense, Stetson allowed 56.1% from the field on 37 of 66 shooting. Miami recorded 28 dimes and had 11 steals in this contest. Moreover, Miami grabbed 42 boards (9 offensive, 33 defensive), but didn't have a block. Miami finished the contest at 69.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 18 of their 26 tries. They knocked down 8 of their 23 tries from beyond the arc. With respect to personal fouls, the Hatters ended up with 17 and Miami racked up 19 personal fouls.

Ethan Copeland is one guy who played a role in this matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 33.3% from the floor and distributed 2 assists. He played 24 mins and also collected 2 boards. He accounted for 12 points on 3 out of 9 shooting.

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Stetson enters this one with a win-loss mark of 1-2 this season. They average 76.3 points per game (234th in D-1) while connecting on 41.9% from the field. The Hatters are hitting 34.0% on 3-pointers (32 of 94) and 56.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Stetson is collecting 37.3 boards per contest and has accumulated 49 dimes so far this year, which ranks 142nd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 16.7 times per game and as a group are committing 15.7 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Hatters are forcing 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 344th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 61 surrendered for the campaign. The Hatters are giving up a field goal percentage of 49.5% (99 of 200) and they surrender 39.7 boards per game as a squad. They give up 32.9% from 3-point land and they are ranked 343rd in Division 1 in opponents points per game (90.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Western Carolina Catamounts took a loss by a score of 95-54 against Duke. The Catamounts were able to collect 27 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 40 in the matchup. They turned it over 13 times, while earning 8 steals for the matchup. Duke earned 16 fouls for this contest which took the Catamounts to the free throw line for 11 attempts. They were able to make 6 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 54.5%. Regarding shots from distance, Western Carolina converted 4 of their 26 tries (15.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Catamounts went 22 for 72 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 30.6%. The Catamounts allowed Duke to convert 30 of 64 tries from the floor which had them at 46.9% in this contest. They finished shooting 31.3% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 10 out of 32 and ended up shooting 25 of 33 at the free throw line (75.8%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, Western Carolina allowed Duke to snag 50 in total (13 on the offensive side).

Julien Soumaoro was important for the Catamounts for the matchup. He scored 14 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 2 dimes in this matchup. He made 5 out of 12 for the game giving him a rate of 41.7%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Western Carolina has a mark of 0-2 on the campaign. The Catamounts commit 23.0 fouls every game and they hit 56.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 10.5 times per game (335th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 18.0 times per game. Western Carolina has 117 points on the season (58.5 per contest) and they snag 39.5 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Catamounts are connecting on 33.1% from the field, which is ranked 362nd in college.

The Western Carolina defense allows 33.3% on 3-point attempts (20 of 60) and their opponents are making 71.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 20.5 dimes and 43.5 boards per game, ranking them 356th and 350th in the country. The Catamounts on defense are ranked 356th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 94.5. They are forcing 12.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 50.4% from the field (338th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Stetson

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