Abilene Christian Wildcats vs Texas Southern Tigers Prediction, 12/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Abilene Christian Wildcats vs Texas Southern Tigers

Date: Monday, December 22, 2025

Location: H&PE Arena in Houston, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Texas Southern Tigers (1-8) will go up against the Abilene Christian Wildcats (7-4) at H&PE Arena on Monday.

The Abilene Christian Wildcats faced off with Arizona and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 96-62 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Wildcats finished with 26 while Arizona had 19 personal fouls. They converted 6 of their 14 attempts from long range. Arizona finished 78.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 30 of 38 shots. In addition, Arizona pulled down 36 rebounds (6 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Arizona distributed 18 assists and had 12 steals for this game. Pertaining to defending, Abilene Christian let their opponent shoot 66.7% from the field on 30 of 45 shooting. They also distributed 11 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and having 13 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they collected 19 with 9 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Wildcats buried 16 of 25 attempts for a percentage of 64.0%. Abilene Christian wrapped up the game with a 35.7% FG percentage (20 out of 56) and converted 6 of their 16 shots from downtown.

Chilaydrien Newton is someone who came through for the matchup. He accounted for 17 points on 7 of 10 shooting. He played 22 minutes played and also collected 1 board. He shot 70.0% from the floor but didn't record an assist.

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Abilene Christian will play this contest with a mark of 7-4 for the season. They turn it over 14.0 times per game and as a team they are committing 20.8 fouls every game. As a team, Abilene Christian is pulling down 36.2 rebounds per game and has accumulated 161 dimes this year, which is 210th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Wildcats are shooting 34.0% on three-point attempts (73 of 215) and 68.9% from the free throw line. They average 72.7 points per game (286th in college) on 44.4% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Wildcats are forcing their opponents into 15.3 turnovers every game and they draw 16.5 fouls. They surrender 35.8% on shots from downtown while they are 80th in D-1 in opponents points per game (68.5). The Wildcats defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.6% (239 of 536) and they surrender 29.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 41st in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 120 relinquished this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Texas Southern Tigers took a defeat with a final score of 108-72 against North Carolina State. The Tigers were able to collect 17 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 30 in the matchup. They also turned it over 12 times, while recording 4 steals in the game. North Carolina State earned 20 fouls in the game which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 20 tries. They were able to make 15 of the free throw tries for a clip of 75.0%. In reference to 3-pointers, Texas Southern converted 5 of 24 attempts (20.8%). When all was said and done, the Tigers finished the game shooting 26 out of 65 from the field which had them at 40.0%. The Tigers allowed North Carolina State to make 34 of 67 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 50.7% in this contest. They finished the game shooting 42.5% from behind the 3-point line by going 17 out of 40 and ended up going 23 out of 27 from the charity stripe (85.2%). Regarding how they rebounded, Texas Southern allowed North Carolina State to collect 44 overall (16 offensive).

Zaire Hayes ended up being a major contributor for the Tigers for this contest. He tallied 17 points in his 30 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes for this game. He converted 4 of 11 for this game for a rate of 36.4%, and had 3 rebounds.

Texas Southern has a mark of 1-8 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Tigers are hitting on 42.8% from the field, which ranks them 299th in the nation. Texas Southern has earned 641 points on the season (71.2 per game) and they grab 33.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 9.4 times per contest (361st in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.6 times per contest. The Tigers have committed 21.4 fouls per contest and they go 67.8% from the charity stripe.

The Texas Southern defense surrenders 35.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (90 of 252) and their opponents are making 73.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 17.4 dimes and 40.1 boards per contest, which ranks them 348th and 349th in those defensive categories. The Tigers on defense are ranked 360th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 89.3. They have forced 13.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.1% from the field (346th in college).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Abilene Christian

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