Boston Terriers vs Navy Midshipmen Prediction, 12/31/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Terriers vs Navy Midshipmen

Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Location: Alumni Hall in Annapolis, MD

TV: ESPN+

Alumni Hall is where the Navy Midshipmen (8-5) will play the Boston Terriers (5-8) on Wednesday.

The Boston Terriers played UMass Lowell and walked away with a win by a score of 88-76 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Terriers ended up walking away with 15 and UMass Lowell totaled 18 personal fouls. They also made 7 out of their 17 tries from long range. UMass Lowell walked away from this one shooting 52.4% at the free throw line by knocking down 11 of 21 shots. Additionally, UMass Lowell collected 22 rebounds (8 offensive, 14 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. UMass Lowell totaled 9 dimes and had 9 steals for this contest. In the matter of defending, Boston allowed the other team to shoot 54.7% from the floor on 29 of 53 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 25 with 6 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Terriers made 14 of their 20 tries for a percentage of 70.0%. Boston walked away from the game with a 66.0% FG percentage (33 out of 50) and made 8 of their 17 shots from downtown.

Ben Defty is someone who had an impact in the matchup. He shot 85.7% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out. He played for 30 mins played and also collected 4 rebounds. He accounted for 18 points on 6 out of 7 shooting.

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Boston will play this game with a win-loss mark of 5-8 on the year. They are giving up possession 12.4 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.8 fouls every game. As a team, Boston is pulling down 31.2 boards per game and has accumulated 192 assists on the season, which ranks 141st in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Terriers are connecting on 38.6% on shots from 3-point land (127 of 329) and 66.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 74.6 pts per contest (253rd in college) while shooting 48.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Terriers are forcing 10.3 turnovers every game and they draw 15.4 fouls. They are currently ranked 234th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 175 conceded on the year. The Terriers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 47.9% (343 of 716) and they surrender 30.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They surrender 38.5% from 3-point land and they are ranked 237th in college in PPG allowed (75.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Navy Midshipmen took home the win by a final score of 70-23 when they faced Rosemont. The Midshipmen snagged 32 defensive boards and 18 offensive boards totaling 50 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 10 steals in this matchup. Rosemont had 21 fouls for the contest which took the Midshipmen to the free throw line for 26 shots. They were able to make 17 of the free throw tries for a clip of 65.4%. When talking about 3-point shots, Navy converted 7 of their 24 attempts (29.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Midshipmen ended up shooting 23 out of 51 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.1%. The Midshipmen allowed Rosemont to make 5 out of their 40 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 12.5% in this contest. They finished the game shooting 15.0% from distance by shooting 3 out of 20 and finished the game at 10 out of 13 from the free throw line (76.9%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Navy permitted Rosemont to pull down 16 in all (2 on the offensive glass).

Donovan Draper ended up having an impact for the Midshipmen in this contest. He tallied 15 points in his 19 minutes of playing time and totaled 1 assist in this game. He made 5 out of 9 in this contest for a rate of 55.6%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

Navy has a mark of 8-5 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Midshipmen are shooting 44.9% from the floor, which is 217th in college. Navy has scored 950 points for the season (73.1 per game) and they collect 36.8 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 14.6 times per game (179th in college) and they are giving up possession 12.3 times per game. The Midshipmen are committing 15.8 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 75.8% from the charity stripe.

The Midshipmen on the defensive end are ranked 24th in college in PPG given up with 64.5. They are forcing 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 41.0% from the field (76th in college hoops). The Navy defense gives up 30.3% on 3-pointers (89 of 294) and opponents are converting on 72.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 11.5 dimes and 31.2 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 63rd and 50th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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