UAB Blazers vs MTSU Blue Raiders Prediction, 12/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UAB Blazers vs MTSU Blue Raiders

Date: Monday, December 1, 2025

Location: Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, TN

TV: ESPN+

The MTSU Blue Raiders (4-3) welcome the UAB Blazers (6-2) at Murphy Center on Monday.

The UAB Blazers took the court against UTEP and walked away with a win by a score of 75-59 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Blazers ended up finishing with 16 and UTEP totaled 22 fouls. They knocked down 8 of 23 tries from distance. UTEP finished the contest at 73.3% at the charity stripe by making 11 of their 15 tries. Additionally, UTEP collected 18 boards (2 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. UTEP dished out 12 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. When talking about the defense, UAB allowed the other team to shoot 40.8% from the floor on 20 of 49 shooting. They also doled out 9 dimes for this contest while creating 13 turnovers and having 10 steals. In reference to grabbing boards, they earned 40 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Blazers made 25 of their 34 shots for a percentage of 73.5%. UAB finished having earned a 40.7% field goal percentage (24 out of 59) and buried 2 out of their 9 three-point attempts.

Jacob Meyer is one guy who was a major factor in this matchup. He finished 56.3% from the field and also totaled 1 assist. He was on the court for 37 minutes played and also grabbed 5 boards. He ended up scoring 21 points on 9 of 16 shooting.

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UAB will enter this matchup with a record of 6-2 for the year. They cough up possession 9.8 times per contest and as a team they are committing 15.4 fouls per contest. As a unit, UAB is pulling down 45.0 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 125 dimes for the year, which is 50th in the country in terms of passing. The Blazers are shooting 27.9% on three-point attempts (48 of 172) and 69.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 86.1 points per outing (69th in Division 1) while going 45.6% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Blazers are forcing 14.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.3 fouls. They are 301st in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 110 surrendered this year. The Blazers are giving up a FG percentage of 40.9% (196 of 479) and they relinquish 33.5 boards per game as a squad. They relinquish 27.1% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 120th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (70.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the MTSU Blue Raiders took a loss by a final score of 72-62 when they faced McNeese State. With respect to attacking the glass, MTSU allowed McNeese State to pull down 33 in total (14 offensive). They went 26.3% from 3-point land by going 5 out of 19 and finished the game at 23 of 25 from the charity stripe (92.0%). The Blue Raiders allowed McNeese State to make 22 of their 58 tries from the field which had them shooting 37.9% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Blue Raiders finished shooting 22 out of 52 from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.3%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, MTSU made 10 of their 22 attempts (45.5%). They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw tries for a rate of 57.1%. McNeese State had 16 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Blue Raiders to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They also gave up possession 9 times, while recording 3 steals in the game. The Blue Raiders were able to corral 15 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 for the contest.

Kamari Lands was important for the Blue Raiders in this matchup. He made 6 of 12 for the game for a rate of 50.0%, and added 3 rebounds. He racked up 18 points in his 27 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in the matchup.

MTSU has a record of 4-3 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Blue Raiders are connecting on 46.3% from the field, which is ranked 143rd in college. MTSU has 578 pts so far this season (82.6 per game) and they pull in 39.0 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.1 times per game (110th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.0 times per contest. The Blue Raiders are responsible for committing 20.3 fouls every game and they connect on 65.8% from the charity stripe.

The MTSU defense surrenders 27.1% on shots from beyond the arc (38 of 140) and their opposition knocks down 73.6% of their free throw attempts. They concede 11.7 assists and 35.3 rebounds per game, which is ranked 97th and 190th in those categories on the defensive end. The Blue Raiders are ranked 192nd in college in points per game surrendered with 73.7. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.3% from the floor (181st in college).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take MTSU

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