Western Carolina Catamounts vs Lipscomb Bisons Prediction, 11/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Western Carolina Catamounts vs Lipscomb Bisons

Date: Saturday, November 22, 2025

Location: Allen Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN+

The Lipscomb Bisons (1-4) will compete against the Western Carolina Catamounts (3-2) at Allen Arena on Saturday.

The Western Carolina Catamounts faced UNC Asheville and notched a win by a score of 80-73 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Catamounts ended up with 19 while UNC Asheville recorded 20 fouls. They converted 11 out of their 22 tries from beyond the arc. UNC Asheville walked away from this one shooting 52.2% from the free throw line by knocking down 12 of their 23 tries. Moreover, UNC Asheville collected 23 boards (5 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. UNC Asheville distributed 14 assists and had 4 steals for the contest. With respect to defense, Western Carolina allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the floor on 25 out of 50 shooting. They also doled out 7 dimes for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Regarding pulling down boards, they earned 38 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Catamounts knocked down 23 of 29 attempts for a percentage of 79.3%. Western Carolina ended the contest having earned a 41.9% field goal percentage (26 out of 62) and made 5 of their 19 3-point shots.

Cord Stansberry is one player who came through for this contest. He finished shooting 44.4% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins played and totaled 5 rebounds. He accumulated 29 points on 8 out of 18 shooting.

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Western Carolina steps onto the hardwood with a record of 3-2 so far this season. They average 73.6 points per game (268th in D-1) while going 41.6% from the floor. The Catamounts are hitting 30.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (39 of 127) and 72.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Western Carolina is grabbing 41.4 boards per contest and has racked up 65 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 234th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 14.6 times per game and as a group they are committing 21.2 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Catamounts are forcing 14.0 turnovers every game and they draw 15.8 personal fouls. They are giving up 33.6% on 3-point shots and they are 208th in college in PPG allowed (74.2). The Catamounts defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 43.7% (122 of 279) and they concede 34.4 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 241st in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 68 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Lipscomb Bisons took a defeat with a final score of 75-68 against Belmont. The Bisons corralled 23 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards totaling 38 for the game. They also coughed it up 19 times, while recording 13 steals in this game. Belmont had 13 personal fouls in the game which took the Bisons to the free throw line for a total of 10 shots. They were able to convert 9 of those for a clip of 90.0%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Lipscomb buried 13 out of their 45 attempts (28.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Bisons went 23 out of 72 from the field which had them shooting 31.9%. The Bisons allowed Belmont to convert 23 out of their 53 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.4% for the game. They finished shooting 28.6% from behind the 3-point line by going 8 out of 28 and ended up shooting 21 out of 29 at the free throw line (72.4%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, Lipscomb allowed Belmont to pull down 41 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Grant Asman ended up having an impact for the Bisons for this contest. He made 4 out of 8 in the matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 5 rebounds. He scored 13 points in his 26 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist in the game.

Lipscomb has a win-loss mark of 1-4 so far this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bisons are shooting 38.9% from the floor, which is 348th in D-1. Lipscomb has earned 368 points for the year (73.6 per game) and they average 38.2 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 16.8 times per contest (105th in college) and they are turning it over 13.4 times per game. The Bisons are committing 17.6 personal fouls every game and they shoot 86.1% from the free throw line.

The Lipscomb defense allows 40.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (48 of 120) and their opponents are making 68.8% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 15.6 assists and 36.8 rebounds per contest, ranking them 290th and 257th in those categories on the defensive end. The Bisons on the defensive end are ranked 274th in the country in points given up per game with 78.8. They are forcing 14.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.6% from the field (324th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Western Carolina

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