Bethune-Cookman Wildcats vs Saint Louis Billikens Prediction, 12/17/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bethune-Cookman Wildcats vs Saint Louis Billikens

Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Location: Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, MO

TV: ESPN+

The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (3-7) are on their way to Chaifetz Arena on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Saint Louis Billikens (9-1).

The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats played Missouri and went home with a loss by a final score of 82-60 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Wildcats walked away with 12 while Missouri recorded 19 fouls. They also buried 7 of their 19 tries from downtown. Missouri finished the game at 63.6% at the free throw line by making 7 of 11 tries. Additionally, Missouri grabbed 30 rebounds (10 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Missouri dished out 16 assists and had 10 steals in the matchup. Regarding the defense, Bethune-Cookman allowed 57.6% from the field on 34 out of 59 shooting. They also recorded 6 dimes in this game while forcing 15 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In relation to grabbing boards, they compiled 19 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Wildcats knocked down 16 of 21 attempts for a rate of 76.2%. Bethune-Cookman walked away from the game with a 42.2% FG percentage (19 out of 45) and made 6 out of their 12 shots from 3-point land.

Jakobi Heady is one player who had an impact for this game. He finished the game at 55.6% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He played for 33 mins and pulled down 1 board. He scored 15 points on 5 of 9 shooting.

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Bethune-Cookman heads into this game with a mark of 3-7 this season. They currently have an average of 72.4 pts per contest (288th in Division 1) while shooting 44.4% from the field. The Wildcats are connecting on 35.9% on shots from downtown (65 of 181) and 65.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Bethune-Cookman is snagging 33.7 boards per game and has accumulated 128 dimes for the year, which ranks 320th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 11.2 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Wildcats are able to force 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.4 fouls. They are conceding 32.8% on 3-point shots and they rank 304th in college hoops in PPG allowed (79.1). The Wildcats defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 46.1% (279 of 605) and they surrender 39.2 boards per contest as a team. They rank 225th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 150 conceded for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Saint Louis Billikens took home the win by a final score of 85-75 when they faced San Francisco. In reference to rebounding, Saint Louis allowed San Francisco to snag 31 in all (9 on the offensive side). They finished 27.8% from behind the 3-point line via 10 of 36 and finished the game at 15 of 21 from the free throw line (71.4%). The Billikens permitted San Francisco to make 25 of their 62 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 40.3% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Billikens finished shooting 30 for 62 from the floor which had them shooting 48.4%. In regard to three-point attempts, Saint Louis knocked down 7 of their 24 tries (29.2%). They were able to bury 18 of those for a clip of 72.0%. San Francisco committed 18 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Billikens to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They gave up possession 9 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. The Billikens corralled 26 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 36 for the game.

Amari McCottry pitched in for the Billikens for the matchup. He buried 6 out of 14 in this matchup for a rate of 42.9%, and tallied 5 rebounds. He racked up 18 points in his 31 mins on the court and had 2 assists in the matchup.

Saint Louis has a record of 9-1 so far this year. As an offense, the Billikens are hitting on 50.5% from the field, which is 26th in college hoops. Saint Louis has tallied 909 pts for the year (90.9 per contest) and they grab 43.5 boards per game. They are earning an assist 17.9 times per contest (38th in the country) and they are turning it over 13.7 times per contest. The Billikens have committed 18.3 fouls every game while shooting 80.3% from the free throw line.

The Saint Louis defense allows 28.1% on 3-point attempts (71 of 253) and their opposition knocks down 73.0% of their foul shots. They surrender 11.7 assists and 30.8 rebounds per contest, which is 74th and 35th in college hoops. The Billikens on defense are ranked 110th in college in points per game surrendered with 70.1. They are forcing 12.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 37.5% from the floor (11th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Saint Louis

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