Abilene Christian Wildcats vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 12/16/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Abilene Christian Wildcats vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Location: McKale Memorial Center in Tucson, AZ

TV: ESPN+

The Arizona Wildcats (9-0) host the Abilene Christian Wildcats (7-3) at McKale Memorial Center on Tuesday.

The Abilene Christian Wildcats played New Mexico State and notched a win by a score of 77-69 in their last game. Abilene Christian ended the contest with a 50.0% field goal percentage (25 of 50) and buried 8 of their 17 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Wildcats converted 19 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 82.6%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned 23 with 7 of them being offensive. They also dished out 10 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With regard to defending, Abilene Christian allowed 37.5% from the field on 18 out of 48 shooting. New Mexico State distributed 12 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, New Mexico State snagged 26 rebounds (11 offensive, 15 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. New Mexico State finished the game shooting 77.1% from the charity stripe by knocking down 27 of 35 attempts. They knocked down 6 of their 18 attempts from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Wildcats walked away with 24 while New Mexico State recorded 22 personal fouls.

Chilaydrien Newton is someone who was a major contributor for the contest. He walked away from this one shooting 75.0% from the floor and earned 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 24 minutes and also totaled 1 board. He was able to score 17 points on 6 of 8 shooting.

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Abilene Christian will play this contest with a mark of 7-3 for the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.8 times per contest and as a unit they commit 20.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Abilene Christian is snagging 37.5 boards per game and is sitting with 150 dimes this year, which is 216th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Wildcats are connecting on 33.7% on three-point shots (67 of 199) and 69.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 73.8 pts per game (264th in the country) while going 45.3% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Wildcats are able to force 14.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.3 personal fouls. They relinquish 35.2% on 3-point attempts and they are 32nd in D-1 in points per game allowed (65.7). The Wildcats are giving up a FG percentage of 42.6% (209 of 491) and they relinquish 28.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They rank 18th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 102 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Arizona Wildcats went home victorious with a score of 96-75 when they played Alabama. The Wildcats pulled down 28 defensive rebounds and 20 offensive boards totaling 48 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 4 times, while getting 10 steals in the matchup. Alabama was called for 16 personal fouls for the contest which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They were able to convert 14 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. Pertaining to shots from 3-point land, Arizona buried 10 of 26 attempts (38.5%). Overall, the Wildcats finished 36 for 84 from the field which had them sitting at 42.9%. The Wildcats permitted Alabama to bury 25 of 56 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.6% in this game. They finished 37.5% from 3-point land by shooting 12 out of 32 and finished the contest at 13 of 18 at the free throw line (72.2%). Concerning rebounding, Arizona allowed Alabama to pull down 30 in total (3 on the offensive side).

Brayden Burries ended up having an impact for the Wildcats in this contest. He accumulated 28 points in his 34 mins of playing time and earned 2 assists in the matchup. He converted 11 of 19 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 57.9%, and had 7 rebounds.

Arizona has a win-loss record of 9-0 for the season. As an offensive unit, the Wildcats are connecting on 51.6% from the floor, which ranks 18th in the nation. Arizona has accumulated 804 points on the campaign (89.3 per game) and they snag 43.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 19.1 times per game (16th in the country) and they are turning it over 11.9 times per contest. The Wildcats commit 16.8 fouls per contest and they hit 71.9% from the free throw line.

The Arizona defense surrenders 32.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (66 of 204) and their opposition knocks down 66.3% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 11.7 assists and 30.4 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 73rd and 29th in college hoops. The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 75th in college in PPG surrendered with 68.0. They are forcing 14.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.1% from the floor (59th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona

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