Belmont Bruins vs Indiana State Sycamores Prediction, 12/29/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Belmont Bruins vs Indiana State Sycamores

Date: Monday, December 29, 2025

Location: Hulman Center in Terre Haute, IN

TV: ESPN+

Hulman Center is the location where the Indiana State Sycamores (7-6) will take on the Belmont Bruins (12-1) on Monday.

The Belmont Bruins faced UC Irvine and notched a win by a score of 84-58 in their last contest. Belmont wrapped up the game with a 51.8% field goal percentage (29 of 56) and knocked down 13 of their 25 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Bruins converted 13 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 76.5%. In terms of rebounding, they collected 41 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 20 dimes for the game as well as forcing 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In the matter of defending, Belmont let their opponent shoot 31.7% from the field on 20 of 63 shooting. UC Irvine recorded 14 assists and had 6 steals for this game. In addition, UC Irvine pulled down 29 boards (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. UC Irvine went 58.8% at the charity stripe by burying 10 of their 17 attempts. They buried 8 out of their 28 shots from beyond the arc. In reference to fouls, the Bruins ended up finishing with 19 while UC Irvine finished the game with 17 fouls.

Drew Scharnowski is a guy who played a role in this contest. He finished the contest at 66.7% from the floor and also recorded 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 15 minutes and totaled 9 rebounds. He racked up 14 points on 4 of 6 shooting.

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Belmont heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 12-1 for the season. They average 85.4 points per outing (58th in the nation) while connecting on 51.7% from the floor. The Bruins are connecting on 39.8% on 3-point shots (140 of 352) and 66.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Belmont is grabbing 40.2 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 245 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 11th in the nation in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.7 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 16.8 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bruins are forcing 13.1 turnovers per game and they draw 17.1 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 29.5% on three-point shots and they are 71st in college hoops in PPG allowed (68.2). The Bruins defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 36.3% (296 of 815) and they relinquish 34.2 boards per contest as a squad. They are 81st in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 146 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Indiana State Sycamores took a loss by a final score of 85-65 when they played Illinois State. When discussing rebounding, Indiana State permitted Illinois State to snag 35 in total (6 on the offensive side). They shot 31.3% from distance by going 5 out of 16 and ended up shooting 12 out of 15 at the free throw line (80.0%). The Sycamores permitted Illinois State to knock down 34 out of their 65 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.3% for the game. When the game finished, the Sycamores finished shooting 20 out of 46 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.5%. When it comes to 3-point attempts, Indiana State converted 9 of their 24 attempts (37.5%). They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 59.3%. Illinois State was called for 19 personal fouls for this contest which got the Sycamores to the free throw line for 27 shots. They also coughed it up 11 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. The Sycamores corralled 23 defensive rebounds and 2 offensive boards totaling 25 in this contest.

Ian Scott ended up being important for the Sycamores for this contest. He made 6 of 10 for this game for a rate of 60.0%, and added 2 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 31 mins of playing time and accumulated 1 assist in the game.

Indiana State has a win-loss record of 7-6 so far this season. As an offensive unit, the Sycamores are connecting on 45.4% from the field, which ranks them 194th in D-1. Indiana State has accounted for 993 points on the year (76.4 per game) and they average 37.2 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 17.1 times per contest (67th in D-1) and they cough up possession 13.5 times per game. The Sycamores are responsible for committing 15.4 personal fouls every game and they go 71.8% from the charity stripe.

The Indiana State defense gives up 29.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (83 of 281) and opponents are connecting on 66.8% of their foul shots. They concede 11.4 dimes and 38.3 rebounds every game, ranking them 56th and 330th in those categories on the defensive end. The Sycamores on defense are ranked 183rd in Division 1 in PPG given up with 73.2. They have forced 11.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.6% from the floor (142nd in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana State

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