Bellarmine Knights vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 12/23/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bellarmine Knights vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Location: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY

TV: SECN+

Rupp Arena is where the Kentucky Wildcats (8-4) will try to defeat the Bellarmine Knights (5-6) on Tuesday.

The Bellarmine Knights faced off with Chattanooga and went home with a win by a final score of 79-64 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Knights walked away with 16 while Chattanooga accounted for 20 fouls. They knocked down 10 out of their 46 tries from distance. Chattanooga finished shooting 80.0% at the charity stripe by burying 12 of their 15 attempts. Additionally, Chattanooga snagged 29 boards (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Chattanooga doled out 9 dimes and had 10 steals for the game. In reference to the defense, Bellarmine allowed the other team to go 32.8% from the field on 21 of 64 shooting. They also distributed 16 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Regarding rebounding, they compiled 37 with 7 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Knights converted 19 of their 22 tries for a percentage of 86.4%. Bellarmine walked away from the game having earned a 47.2% FG percentage (25 of 53) and knocked down 10 out of their 26 shots from 3-point land.

Jack Karasinski is one player who came through for the game. He finished shooting 53.8% from the field and totaled 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins played and also snagged 12 boards. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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Bellarmine will take the court with a mark of 5-6 this year. They turn the ball over 12.1 times per contest and as a unit they commit 15.1 fouls every game. As a team, Bellarmine is pulling down 28.5 boards per contest and has 163 assists on the campaign, which is 240th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Knights are connecting on 35.2% on three-point shots (82 of 233) and 80.9% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 77.7 points per game (179th in the country) while hitting 51.4% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Knights are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers every game while drawing 16.8 fouls. They are surrendering 34.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 279th in D-1 in opponents points per game (77.2). The Knights defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.3% (301 of 636) and they concede 32.2 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 172nd in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 155 surrendered for the season.

For their last game, the Kentucky Wildcats took home the win by a final score of 78-66 against St. John's. The Wildcats were able to corral 23 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 6 steals for this game. St. John's was called for 24 fouls in this contest which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw tries for a rate of 81.8%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Kentucky buried 4 of 16 attempts (25.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Wildcats went 28 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.9%. The Wildcats allowed St. John's to convert 17 out of 51 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 33.3% in this matchup. They shot 26.3% from behind the 3-point line via 5 of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 27 out of 32 at the free throw line (84.4%). In relation to rebounding, Kentucky permitted St. John's to collect 24 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Otega Oweh ended up being important for the Wildcats in the matchup. He converted 6 of 17 in this matchup for a rate of 35.3%, and earned 5 rebounds. He recorded 20 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist in the matchup.

Kentucky has a win-loss mark of 8-4 this season. The Wildcats are committing 16.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 75.2% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 17.8 times per contest (38th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.3 times per game. Kentucky has earned 1,005 points for the season (83.8 per contest) and they collect 41.2 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wildcats are shooting 47.7% from the field, which ranks them 84th in the country.

The Wildcats are ranked 41st in the nation in PPG surrendered with 66.3. They are able to force 11.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 38.3% from the floor (18th in college hoops). The Kentucky defense allows 28.4% on 3-point shots (85 of 299) and opponents are connecting on 72.8% of their free throw attempts. They give up 13.9 assists and 33.2 boards every game, which is ranked 221st and 119th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Bellarmine

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