UCF vs. Mercer Predictions - Dec. 17

The UCF Knights (8-1) will try to continue a six-game home win streak when they square off against the Mercer Bears (7-3) on December 17, 2025 at Addition Financial Arena.

Wednesday's matchup between the Knights and the Bears sees the Knights as a colossal, 15.5-point favorite. The game has a point total of 160.5.

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UCF vs. Mercer Odds and Game Info

  • Game day: Wednesday, December 17, 2025
  • Game time: 7 p.m. ET
  • TV channel: ESPN+
  • Location: Orlando, Florida
  • Arena: Addition Financial Arena
  • Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+

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UCF vs. Mercer Odds and Prediction

  • Spread favorite: UCF (-15.5)
  • Moneyline: UCF (-1587), Mercer (+882)
  • Total: 160.5 points

Pick ATS:Mercer (+15.5)

  • Pick OU: Under (160.5)
  • Prediction: UCF 87, Mercer 73

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UCF vs. Mercer Comparison

UCF Rank UCF Stat Mercer Stat Mercer Rank
32nd 88.0 Points Scored 82.5 99th
231st 75.1 Points Allowed 74.1 208th
37th 18.1 Assists 15.0 152nd
207th 12.0 Turnovers 10.3 79th
33rd 50.0% Field Goal % 45.4% 183rd
104th 41.6% Field Goal % Allowed 42.5% 134th

UCF Key Players

  • The Knights scoring leader is Riley Kugel, who averages 14.4 per contest to go with 2.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists.
  • UCF's leading rebounder is Jamichael Stillwell averaging 8.6 boards per game and its best passer is Themus Fulks, averaging 7.4 assists per game.
  • The Knights get the most three-point shooting production out of Kugel, who makes 2.2 threes per game.
  • Stillwell is UCF's leader in steals, averaging 1.4 steals per game, while Jordan Burks leads them in blocks with 0.7 per contest.

Mercer Key Players

  • The Bears' Baraka Okojie puts up enough points (18.1 per game) and assists (5.8 per game) to sit atop the team's leaderboards.
  • Armani Mighty grabs 9.0 rebounds per game (also scoring 13.9 points per game and adds 1.2 assists per game) which secures the top of the Mercer rebounding leaderboard.
  • Quinton Perkins II is dependable from deep and leads the Bears with 2.4 made threes per game.
  • Mercer's leader in steals is Brady Shoulders with 2.0 per game, and its leader in blocks is Mighty with 1.8 per game.

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