California Baptist Lancers vs BYU Cougars Prediction, 12/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: California Baptist Lancers vs BYU Cougars

Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: ESPN+

The California Baptist Lancers (7-0) are hitting the road to Delta Center on Wednesday where they will compete against the BYU Cougars (6-1).

The California Baptist Lancers stepped onto the hardwood against Oregon State and walked away with a win by a score of 75-69 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Lancers finished with 21 while Oregon State finished the game with 17 personal fouls. They knocked down 10 out of their 25 tries from three-point range. Oregon State ended up going 88.2% from the free throw line by converting 15 of 17 tries. Furthermore, Oregon State totaled 29 rebounds (3 offensive, 26 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Oregon State recorded 11 assists and had 2 steals for the contest. Concerning defense, California Baptist allowed the other team to shoot 42.3% from the floor on 22 of 52 shooting. They also recorded 12 dimes in this matchup while creating 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. In reference to hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 28 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Lancers buried 13 of their 20 tries for a rate of 65.0%. California Baptist ended the game with a 46.7% field goal percentage (28 of 60) and knocked down 6 out of their 16 shots from distance.

Martel Williams is a player who was a major factor in this contest. He notched 19 points on 7 of 14 shooting. He played for 37 minutes played and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and distributed 1 assist.

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California Baptist will take the court with a win-loss record of 7-0 on the campaign. They average 75.4 points per outing (228th in the country) while shooting 44.8% from the field. The Lancers are shooting 33.1% on shots from 3-point land (44 of 133) and 69.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, California Baptist is collecting 43.0 rebounds per game and has earned 83 dimes this year, which ranks 335th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 12.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Lancers are able to force 13.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.9 fouls. They give up 26.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 18th in D-1 in PPG allowed (63.0). The Lancers are giving up a FG percentage of 40.5% (153 of 378) and they surrender 28.7 boards per contest as a squad. They are ranked 4th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 57 relinquished on the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the BYU Cougars walked away with a victory by a final of 83-79 against Dayton. The Cougars earned 29 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards for a total of 32 in this game. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while recording 11 steals in the matchup. Dayton committed 16 personal fouls for this contest which took the Cougars to the charity stripe for 18 attempts. They were able to make 15 of them for a clip of 83.3%. Regarding shooting from 3-point land, BYU converted 10 out of 22 tries (45.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Cougars went 29 for 56 from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.8%. The Cougars permitted Dayton to bury 29 of their 62 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.8% in this contest. They went 45.5% from downtown by connecting on 15 of 33 and ended up shooting 6 out of 14 at the free throw line (42.9%). Regarding team rebounding, BYU allowed Dayton to snag 30 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Richie Saunders ended up having an impact for the Cougars in the matchup. He made 9 of 15 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 8 rebounds. He had 29 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 2 assists for this contest.

BYU has a mark of 6-1 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cougars are connecting on 48.6% from the field, which is 68th in D-1. BYU has tallied 591 points on the season (84.4 per contest) and they snag 39.1 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.1 times per contest (257th in college) and they turn it over 9.6 times per contest. The Cougars have committed 15.3 fouls per contest and they shoot 76.1% from the free throw line.

The BYU defense allows 32.2% from downtown (59 of 183) and their opponents are converting on 59.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 11.7 assists and 34.4 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 93rd and 168th in Division 1. The Cougars on the defensive end are ranked 105th in college in PPG allowed with 69.1. They are forcing 11.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 41.5% from the floor (118th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take BYU

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