NC Ashville Bulldogs vs Mercer Bears: Prediction, Head-to-Head, Odds & Stats (Mon, 03 Nov '25)

Prepare your popcorn and grab a front-row seat because the NC Asheville Bulldogs will clash swords—or perhaps paws—with the Mercer Bears in the NCAA Women’s tournament on Monday, November 3, 2025. Spoiler alert: if you were hoping for a titanic showdown based on their historical performances, brace yourself for the anti-climactic saga of previous encounters. It's basically a quest of "Who can better emerge from a pool of mediocrity?"

Looking back at their epic history (ahem), these two basketball warriors have crossed paths exactly once before. Neither the Bulldogs nor the Bears emerged victorious, probably on account of neither team having had a clear victory to themselves. Their earlier meeting on November 5, 2024, saw Mercer Bears channeling their inner Grizzly to a 75-52 victory, making them the reigning champions from that lone encounter. Thus, their current standing is akin to a game of checkers where both players forgot which color pieces they were supposed to play with.

Statistically disarming isn’t quite the right term for their last matchup; perhaps "mathematically invisible" would be more accurate. The NC Asheville Bulldogs and Mercer Bears both shot an awe-inspiring 0% from the free-throw and three-point lines. Not to be outdone, their rebound and turnover performances also clocked in at a staggering zero. Considering their extraordinary harmony in not scoring more than zero points in a row, it's no wonder they're back for more.

Both teams are entering this face-off with all the momentum of a brick wall. The Bulldogs last faced off with High Point Panthers, coming off an 85-57 defeat—or "character-building exercise" as the coach might call it. Meanwhile, the Mercer Bears lost some bear steam against Tennessee Chattanooga Mocs with a 68-47 score, proving that maybe paw size doesn’t correlate with victory size. Nonetheless, poised on the stats and past performance, the Mercer Bears' previous triumph might just give them the edge—or at least, a slight nudge—toward victory in this timeless epic saga!