Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 12/6/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

The DePaul Blue Demons (5-3) are welcoming the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (0-8) at Wintrust Arena on Saturday.

The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions took the court against UIC and took home the win by a score of 63-62 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Golden Lions walked away with 19 and UIC totaled 10 personal fouls. They also knocked down 2 of their 16 attempts from 3-point land. UIC walked away from this one shooting 72.7% when shooting free throws by converting 16 of their 22 tries. On top of that, UIC collected 39 rebounds (15 offensive, 24 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. UIC earned 13 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. In relation to defense, Arkansas-Pine Bluff allowed 34.9% from the field on 22 out of 63 shooting. They also distributed 19 assists for the game while creating 16 turnovers and getting 10 steals. When it comes to hauling in boards, they collected 31 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Golden Lions made 6 of 12 attempts for a rate of 50.0%. Arkansas-Pine Bluff finished the game having earned a 41.7% field goal percentage (25 out of 60) and converted 7 out of their 22 3-pointers.

Quion Williams is a guy who was a major factor in this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 58.3% from the floor and recorded 6 assists. He was on the hardwood for 39 mins and also totaled 7 rebounds. He left the arena with 16 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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Arkansas-Pine Bluff will take the court with a mark of 0-8 for the campaign. They cough up possession 15.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 21.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Arkansas-Pine Bluff is collecting 32.6 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 95 assists for the campaign, which is 310th in the country in terms of passing. The Golden Lions are hitting 27.9% on 3-point shots (53 of 190) and 78.1% from the charity stripe. They average 69.3 pts per contest (318th in Division 1) while shooting 37.3% from the floor.

Defensively, the Golden Lions are able to force 10.9 turnovers every game while drawing 16.6 fouls. They are 362nd in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 172 relinquished this year. The Golden Lions defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 50.7% (260 of 513) and they concede 42.5 rebounds per game as a unit. They give up 39.5% on 3-point shots while they are 365th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (98.1).

In their last game, the DePaul Blue Demons went home defeated by a final of 96-63 when they faced LSU. With respect to cleaning up the glass, DePaul permitted LSU to pull down 34 in all (7 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 38.5% from three-point range by connecting on 5 of 13 and ended up shooting 21 of 26 from the charity stripe (80.8%). The Blue Demons permitted LSU to convert 35 out of their 51 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 68.6% in the game. Overall, the Blue Demons finished shooting 22 out of 52 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.3%. Regarding 3-point shots, DePaul knocked down 7 out of 23 tries (30.4%). They were able to convert 12 of the free throws for a percentage of 52.2%. LSU committed 21 personal fouls in this contest which got the Blue Demons to the free throw line for 23 shots. They coughed it up 12 times, while earning 7 steals for the game. The Blue Demons were able to corral 11 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 17 in the game.

Kruz McClure was important for the Blue Demons in this contest. He made 6 out of 11 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 1 rebound. He recorded 22 points in his 30 mins on the court and earned 3 dimes for this game.

DePaul has a win-loss record of 5-3 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Blue Demons are hitting on 45.3% from the floor, which ranks 192nd in Division 1. DePaul has earned 622 pts on the campaign (77.8 per game) and they pull in 34.6 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 17.9 times per contest (44th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest. The Blue Demons are committing 18.9 fouls per contest and they connect on 68.8% from the free throw line.

The Blue Demons on the defensive side of the court are 135th in college hoops in points given up per game with 70.9. They have forced 13.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.5% from the floor (238th in college hoops). The DePaul defense surrenders 33.3% on three-point shots (47 of 141) and their opponents are knocking down 71.2% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 14.5 assists and 33.8 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 252nd and 139th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arkansas-Pine Bluff

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