Chicago State Cougars vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 12/20/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago State Cougars vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025

Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Chicago State Cougars (2-10) are headed to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Saturday where they will try to beat the Indiana Hoosiers (8-3).

The Chicago State Cougars faced off with Bowling Green and went home with a loss by a final score of 76-55 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Cougars ended up walking away with 19 and Bowling Green recorded 17 personal fouls. They made 7 out of their 23 attempts from distance. Bowling Green finished shooting 72.2% at the charity stripe by burying 13 of their 18 tries. On top of that, Bowling Green snagged 37 rebounds (5 offensive, 32 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Bowling Green earned 21 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. In reference to defense, Chicago State allowed their opponent to shoot 50.9% from the floor on 28 out of 55 shooting. They also dished out 8 dimes for this game while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 9 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 31 with 8 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Cougars knocked down 17 of 27 attempts for a rate of 63.0%. Chicago State ended the game having earned a 29.3% FG percentage (17 out of 58) and made 4 of their 13 shots from 3-point land.

Doyel Cockrill III is someone who was a major contributor for the game. He notched 19 points on 4 of 9 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 25 minutes played and collected 3 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 44.4% from the floor and distributed 2 assists.

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Chicago State will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 2-10 this year. They cough up possession 13.3 times per contest and as a group they are committing 20.5 fouls every game. As a unit, Chicago State is grabbing 33.3 rebounds per game and has totaled 117 assists this year, which has them ranked 345th in the nation in terms of passing. The Cougars are connecting on 29.3% on three-point attempts (60 of 205) and 74.8% from the charity stripe. They average 66.9 points per game (340th in college hoops) while shooting 39.6% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Cougars are forcing 13.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 363rd in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 243 relinquished on the campaign. The Cougars defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.6% (339 of 698) and they concede 36.8 boards per game as a group. They give up 35.8% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 346th in college in points per game allowed (84.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Indiana Hoosiers took a defeat with a final score of 72-60 when they faced Kentucky. When talking about rebounding, Indiana allowed Kentucky to grab 33 in total (14 on the offensive side). They shot 20.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 3 of 15 and walked away from this one shooting 25 of 38 at the free throw line (65.8%). The Hoosiers permitted Kentucky to make 22 of 58 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 37.9% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Hoosiers walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 44 from the field which had them at 34.1%. In the matter of three-point shots, Indiana buried 4 out of their 24 attempts (16.7%). They were able to make 26 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 89.7%. Kentucky committed 18 fouls in this matchup which took the Hoosiers to the free throw line for a total of 29 attempts. They turned the ball over 17 times, while getting 2 steals in the matchup. The Hoosiers collected 26 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for the game.

Lamar Wilkerson ended up having an impact for the Hoosiers in the matchup. He converted 5 of 11 for the game for a rate of 45.5%, and earned 2 rebounds. He accumulated 15 points in his 22 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Indiana has a mark of 8-3 this year. As an offensive team, the Hoosiers are hitting on 49.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 46th in college hoops. Indiana has earned 942 pts on the campaign (85.6 per game) and they collect 36.3 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 19.3 times per contest (15th in college hoops) and they cough up possession 10.5 times per contest. The Hoosiers commit 18.9 personal fouls per contest while shooting 77.3% from the charity stripe.

The Indiana defense allows 31.7% on shots from distance (65 of 205) and opponents are knocking down 72.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 10.0 dimes and 32.3 boards per contest, which is ranked 16th and 80th in the nation. The Hoosiers on defense are ranked 58th in college in points allowed per game with 67.4. They have forced 12.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 39.1% from the floor (33rd in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago State

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