Alcorn State Braves vs LSU Tigers Prediction, 11/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alcorn State Braves vs LSU Tigers

Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Location: Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, LA

TV: SECN+

Pete Maravich Assembly Center is where the LSU Tigers (2-0) will take on the Alcorn State Braves (0-4) on Tuesday.

The Alcorn State Braves stepped onto the hardwood against Howard and went home with a loss by a final score of 72-64 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Braves ended up finishing with 18 while Howard accumulated 16 fouls. They also buried 3 of their 11 tries from beyond the perimeter. Howard shot 68.4% at the charity stripe by converting 13 of 19 attempts. On top of that, Howard grabbed 31 boards (10 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Howard recorded 12 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. When it comes to defense, Alcorn State allowed the other team to shoot 57.1% from the floor on 28 out of 49 shooting. They also distributed 7 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they collected 18 with 5 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Braves buried 10 of 12 tries for a percentage of 83.3%. Alcorn State finished with a 41.4% FG percentage (24 of 58) and converted 6 of their 21 three-point shots.

Shane Lancaster is a player who was a major contributor for this game. He ended up with 14 points on 4 of 9 shooting. He played for 20 mins played and also collected 1 board. He went 44.4% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Alcorn State comes into this game with a win-loss record of 0-4 for the year. They currently have an average of 65.0 pts per contest (335th in D-1) while going 43.1% from the field. The Braves are connecting on 39.8% on shots from downtown (33 of 83) and 64.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Alcorn State is collecting 27.3 boards per game and is sitting with 48 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 147th in the nation in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 19.0 times per game and as a team are committing 21.3 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Braves are able to force 13.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.8 fouls. They are currently ranked 352nd in college hoops in giving up assists with 82 conceded this year. The Braves defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 52.8% (152 of 288) and they relinquish 37.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They surrender 34.0% on 3-pointers and they rank 341st in D-1 in PPG allowed (87.0).

In their last game, the LSU Tigers took home the win by a final score of 98-81 when they faced FIU. The Tigers were able to corral 30 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 in this matchup. They turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. FIU committed 22 fouls for the matchup which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 34 shots. They were able to knock down 30 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 88.2%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, LSU made 4 of 16 attempts (25.0%). Overall, the Tigers shot 32 for 60 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.3%. The Tigers allowed FIU to make 30 of 71 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.3% in this contest. They went 30.8% from three-point range by hitting 8 of 26 and ended up shooting 13 out of 21 at the charity stripe (61.9%). Concerning rebounding, LSU allowed FIU to collect 32 overall (13 offensive).

Marquel Sutton ended up having an impact for the Tigers in this contest. He earned 19 points in his 32 minutes on the court and totaled 2 assists in this game. He converted 6 of 11 in this matchup giving him a rate of 54.5%, and accumulated 12 rebounds.

LSU has a record of 2-0 on the year. As an offense, the Tigers are hitting on 54.7% from the field, which has them ranked 19th in the country. LSU has 189 points on the campaign (94.5 per contest) and they collect 47.5 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 21.0 times per contest (23rd in college) and they turn it over 11.5 times per contest. The Tigers commit 18.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 75.4% from the free throw line.

The Tigers on the defensive end are ranked 79th in the nation in PPG given up with 66.3. They are forcing their opponents into 9.3 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 35.0% from the floor (19th in college hoops). The LSU defense surrenders 28.8% on shots from 3-point land (21 of 73) and their opposition knocks down 67.9% of their foul shots. They relinquish 10.0 dimes and 29.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 44th and 40th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take LSU

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