Colgate Raiders vs Florida Gators Prediction, 12/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colgate Raiders vs Florida Gators

Date: Sunday, December 21, 2025

Location: Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, FL

TV: SECN+

The Florida Gators (7-4) will play the Colgate Raiders (6-5) at Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Sunday.

The Colgate Raiders faced St. Bonaventure and went home with a loss by a final score of 85-77 in their last game. Colgate ended the game having earned a 46.3% field goal percentage (31 out of 67) and converted 5 of their 21 3-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Raiders knocked down 10 of 19 tries for a rate of 52.6%. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 31 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 17 assists for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In relation to the defense, Colgate allowed their opponent to shoot 47.7% from the floor on 31 of 65 shooting. St. Bonaventure doled out 19 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, St. Bonaventure snagged 38 rebounds (13 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't have a block. St. Bonaventure walked away from this one shooting 79.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 19 of 24 tries. They made 4 out of their 19 shots from downtown. In relation to fouls, the Raiders left the arena with 24 and St. Bonaventure finished the game with 18 fouls.

Jalen Cox is one guy who played a role for the game. He accounted for 26 points on 11 of 20 shooting. He played for 36 minutes and also snagged 6 boards. He went 55.0% from the floor and dished out 7 assists.

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Colgate will take the court with a win-loss record of 6-5 this season. They have an average of 77.5 pts per contest (185th in the country) while going 50.1% from the floor. The Raiders are hitting 33.8% on 3-pointers (77 of 228) and 74.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Colgate is pulling in 34.3 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 166 dimes this year, which ranks 183rd in the nation in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 10.3 times per game and as a team are committing 17.4 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Raiders are able to force 11.1 turnovers per game and they draw 15.2 personal fouls. They give up 29.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 160th in the country in PPG allowed (72.1). The Raiders defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 41.3% (284 of 688) and they concede 35.6 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 206th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 155 surrendered on the year.

For their last game, the Florida Gators went home victorious with a score of 102-61 when they played Saint Francis. The Gators pulled down 28 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 for the contest. They gave up possession 15 times, while getting 4 steals for this contest. Saint Francis was called for 20 fouls for the contest which got the Gators to the free throw line for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to make 20 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 83.3%. With respect to 3-pointers, Florida made 10 of their 27 tries (37.0%). Overall, the Gators ended up shooting 36 out of 59 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 61.0%. The Gators permitted Saint Francis to make 25 of their 63 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 39.7% for this game. They finished 18.8% from 3-point land by hitting 3 of 16 and ended up going 8 out of 11 at the free throw line (72.7%). When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Florida permitted Saint Francis to get 18 in all (7 offensive).

Xaivian Lee ended up being important for the Gators for the contest. He made 7 of 9 in this matchup giving him a rate of 77.8%, and earned 4 rebounds. He accumulated 18 points in his 23 mins on the court and accounted for 2 dimes in the matchup.

Florida has a win-loss record of 7-4 for the year. The Gators commit 18.3 fouls every game and they hit 71.6% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 15.7 times per contest (120th in D-1) and they turn the ball over 14.1 times per game. Florida has scored 922 points for the season (83.8 per contest) and they grab 46.2 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Gators are connecting on 45.1% from the field, which has them ranked 203rd in the country.

The Florida defense allows 28.1% from downtown (64 of 228) and opponents are knocking down 71.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 10.9 dimes and 31.6 boards per contest, which has them ranked 40th and 59th in those categories on the defensive end. The Gators on defense are ranked 132nd in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 71.2. They are forcing their opponents into 11.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.1% from the floor (53rd in Division 1).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colgate

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