Brown Bears vs Providence Friars Prediction, 12/9/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Brown Bears vs Providence Friars

Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Location: Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, RI

TV: ESPN+

Amica Mutual Pavilion is the site where the Providence Friars (6-4) will attempt to beat the Brown Bears (5-6) on Tuesday.

The Brown Bears faced Elms and earned the victory with a final of 115-34 in their last contest. Brown walked away from the contest with a 60.5% FG percentage (46 out of 76) and knocked down 14 out of their 33 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Bears buried 9 of 13 attempts for a percentage of 69.2%. When it comes to getting rebounds, they earned 46 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 26 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 28 turnovers and having 20 steals. With respect to the defense, Brown let their opponent shoot 28.6% from the field on 14 of 49 shooting. Elms distributed 10 assists and had 8 steals for the game. Furthermore, Elms pulled down 18 rebounds (5 offensive, 13 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Elms finished 16.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 1 of 6 shots. They also made 5 out of their 20 shots from beyond the arc. When discussing fouls, the Bears ended up finishing with 6 while Elms recorded 14 fouls.

Charlie OSullivan is a player who was a contributor in this contest. He shot 77.8% from the field and also totaled 2 assists. He played 16 minutes played and grabbed 10 boards. He accounted for 19 points on 7 out of 9 shooting.

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Brown enters this contest with a record of 5-6 so far this season. They are turning it over 13.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Brown is pulling down 36.5 boards per game and is sitting with 166 assists on the year, which ranks 44th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Bears are connecting on 34.7% from downtown (86 of 248) and 68.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 70.1 points per outing (314th in Division 1) while going 44.0% from the field.

On defense, the Bears are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers every game and they draw 14.5 personal fouls. They give up 28.7% on 3-point shots while they are 14th in D-1 in PPG allowed (63.5). The Bears defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 40.5% (251 of 619) and they concede 34.4 rebounds per game as a group. They are 217th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 130 relinquished this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Providence Friars went home victorious with a score of 90-71 against Rhode Island. In relation to cleaning up the glass, Providence permitted Rhode Island to get 20 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 48.3% from three-point range by shooting 14 of 29 and ended up going 7 out of 14 from the free throw line (50.0%). The Friars allowed Rhode Island to convert 25 out of 56 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 44.6% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Friars finished 31 out of 54 from the field which had them shooting 57.4%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Providence made 14 of 29 tries (48.3%). They were able to make 14 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 73.7%. Rhode Island earned 17 fouls for this game which took the Friars to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They turned it over 14 times, while getting 12 steals for this game. The Friars were able to corral 25 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 32 in this matchup.

Jamier Jones ended up being a major contributor for the Friars for the matchup. He knocked down 7 of 7 for the game for a rate of 100.0%, and earned 3 rebounds. He accumulated 18 points in his 23 minutes on the hardwood and earned 2 assists in the matchup.

Providence has a mark of 6-4 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Friars are shooting 49.1% from the field, which ranks them 52nd in D-1. Providence has tallied 904 pts so far this year (90.4 per game) and they pull down 38.9 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 17.0 times per contest (62nd in the nation) and they turn it over 11.3 times per game. The Friars have committed 18.5 fouls per game and they go 78.4% from the free throw line.

The Providence defense gives up 37.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (108 of 286) and their opposition makes 74.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 15.6 dimes and 37.4 total boards per game, which is ranked 310th and 293rd in the nation. The Friars defensively are ranked 336th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 82.4. They are forcing their opponents into 12.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.5% from the floor (141st in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Brown

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