Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs SMU Mustangs Prediction, 11/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs SMU Mustangs

Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Location: Moody Coliseum in Dallas, TX

TV: ACC Extra

Moody Coliseum is where the SMU Mustangs (3-0) will meet the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (0-4) on Tuesday.

The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions took the court against Vanderbilt and ended up losing by a score of 104-75 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Golden Lions walked away with 23 while Vanderbilt recorded 17 fouls. They also knocked down 11 out of their 34 tries from three-point range. Vanderbilt shot 75.8% from the charity stripe by burying 25 of their 33 attempts. Moreover, Vanderbilt pulled down 48 boards (19 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Vanderbilt dished out 18 dimes and had 9 steals for this contest. In the matter of defending, Arkansas-Pine Bluff allowed their opponent to shoot 47.9% from the floor on 34 of 71 shooting. They also distributed 11 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned 26 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Golden Lions converted 19 of their 26 attempts for a rate of 73.1%. Arkansas-Pine Bluff ended having earned a 40.4% FG percentage (23 of 57) and knocked down 10 of their 24 3-point attempts.

Trevon Payton is a player who was a factor for the matchup. He ended up walking away with 22 points on 7 of 11 shooting. He played for 36 mins and also snagged 2 boards. He shot 63.6% from the floor and distributed 1 assist.

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Arkansas-Pine Bluff enters this game with a record of 0-4 on the season. They currently have an average of 66.3 points per outing (329th in D-1) while hitting 36.1% from the floor. The Golden Lions are hitting 28.0% on shots from downtown (28 of 100) and 84.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Arkansas-Pine Bluff is collecting 34.0 rebounds per game and has 42 dimes on the year, which ranks 218th in college in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.8 times per game and as a team they are committing 22.3 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Golden Lions are forcing 11.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 363rd in college in giving up assists with 98 surrendered so far this year. The Golden Lions are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.8% (153 of 320) and they surrender 43.6 boards per contest as a unit. They are giving up 36.1% on 3-point attempts and they are 362nd in the country in PPG allowed (94.0).

The last time they took the court, the SMU Mustangs went home victorious with a score of 87-85 against Butler. In the matter of how they rebounded, SMU permitted Butler to snag 30 in all (14 on the offensive side). They went 44.8% from downtown by going 13 out of 29 and ended up going 14 of 23 from the free throw line (60.9%). The Mustangs permitted Butler to knock down 29 of 63 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.0% for the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Mustangs went 36 for 64 from the field which had them shooting 56.3%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, SMU made 4 of their 13 attempts (30.8%). They were able to knock down 11 of them for a rate of 73.3%. Butler committed 15 fouls in this matchup which took the Mustangs to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They also gave up possession 15 times, while getting 12 steals for the matchup. The Mustangs were able to collect 20 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in this game.

Kevin Miller ended up being a factor for the Mustangs for this contest. He earned 23 points in his 37 mins on the court and accounted for 12 assists in the game. He converted 9 of 13 in the game giving him a rate of 69.2%, and had 1 rebound.

SMU has a mark of 3-0 for the season. The Mustangs are committing 19.0 fouls every game and they shoot 81.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 15.0 times per game (192nd in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 10.3 times per game. SMU has accounted for 267 pts on the year (89.0 per game) and they pull in 40.7 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Mustangs are shooting 45.9% from the field, which is 186th in college.

The SMU defense gives up 36.3% on 3-point attempts (37 of 102) and their opposition knocks down 73.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 16.8 assists and 35.0 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 323rd and 173rd in college. The Mustangs defensively are ranked 249th in college in PPG surrendered with 77.5. They are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.3% from the field (139th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arkansas-Pine Bluff

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