Bethune-Cookman Wildcats vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 11/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bethune-Cookman Wildcats vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Monday, November 3, 2025

Location: Neville Arena in Auburn, AL

TV: SECN+

The Auburn Tigers (32-6 last year) will play the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (17-16 last season) at Neville Arena on Monday.

The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats stepped onto the hardwood against Jackson State and went home with a loss by a final score of 71-50 in their last contest. Bethune-Cookman finished the game with a 25.3% field goal percentage (20 of 79) and converted 3 of their 26 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Wildcats knocked down 7 of their 10 shots for a rate of 70.0%. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they collected 39 with 16 of them being offensive. They also doled out 10 assists for the matchup as well as creating 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When it comes to defense, Bethune-Cookman allowed the other team to shoot 45.8% from the floor on 22 of 48 shooting. Jackson State dished out 14 assists and had 3 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Jackson State grabbed 40 rebounds (5 offensive, 35 defensive), but didn't have a block. Jackson State ended up going 82.6% when shooting free throws by making 19 of their 23 shots. They also buried 8 out of their 13 attempts from long range. In regard to personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up walking away with 15 and Jackson State had 13 personal fouls.

Daniel Rouzan is one player who was a contributor in this game. He finished the contest at 40.0% from the floor but finished the game without an assist. He was on the court for 27 mins and also collected 8 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 14 points on 6 out of 15 shooting.

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Bethune-Cookman steps onto the hardwood after finishing with a win-loss mark of 17-16 last year. They lost possession by turning the ball over 13.6 times per contest and as a team committed 16.1 fouls per contest. As a squad, Bethune-Cookman grabbed 35.6 boards per game and totaled 423 dimes over the course of last year, which was 220th in the country in terms of passing. The Wildcats shot 31.9% on shots from beyond the arc (202 of 634) and 69.0% from the free throw line. They had an average of 68.6 points per game (311th in Division 1) while shooting 42.8% from the floor.

On defense, the Wildcats forced their opponents into 11.6 turnovers per game while drawing 17.6 fouls. They surrendered 31.3% from beyond the arc while they were 191st in D-1 in points per game allowed (72.2). The Wildcats defensively gave up a FG percentage of 43.0% (846 of 1,968) and they conceded 35.9 boards per game as a group. They were 221st in college in giving up assists with 450 conceded last season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Auburn Tigers took a loss by a score of 79-73 when they faced Florida. When talking about team rebounding, Auburn permitted Florida to pull down 38 overall (12 on the offensive side). They shot 38.1% from distance by going 8 of 21 and ended up going 21 out of 30 at the charity stripe (70.0%). The Tigers permitted Florida to convert 25 out of their 53 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.2% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Tigers shot 25 for 57 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.9%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, Auburn converted 7 out of 25 tries (28.0%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 69.6%. Florida committed 15 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 23 attempts. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 11 steals for the contest. The Tigers were able to corral 20 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 in the game.

Chad Baker-Mazara pitched in for the Tigers for the game. He knocked down 6 out of 10 for the game for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and tallied 1 rebound. He scored 18 points in his 29 mins on the court and accounted for 2 dimes for this contest.

Auburn had a record of 32-6 last season. The Tigers were responsible for committing 18.5 personal fouls every game and they went 72.7% from the charity stripe. They earned an assist 16.1 times per game (35th in college) and they gave up possession 9.4 times per game. Auburn earned 3,153 points last season (83.0 per game) and they averaged 37.4 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Tigers shot 47.6% from the floor, which had them ranked 40th in the nation.

The Auburn defense gave up 29.8% on 3-pointers (231 of 774) and opponents knocked down 73.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquished 9.5 dimes and 33.6 total rebounds per game, which ranked them 3rd and 127th in those categories on the defensive end. The Tigers defensively were ranked 88th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 69.4. They were able to force 12.1 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 40.8% from the field (32nd in college hoops).

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Auburn

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