Colgate Raiders vs Siena Saints Prediction, 11/17/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colgate Raiders vs Siena Saints

Date: Monday, November 17, 2025

Location: MVP Arena in Albany, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Siena Saints (2-1) welcome the Colgate Raiders (1-2) at MVP Arena on Monday.

The Colgate Raiders stepped onto the hardwood against Drexel and took home the win by a score of 90-83 in their last contest. Colgate finished the contest with a 63.0% FG percentage (29 out of 46) and converted 8 of 13 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the free throw line, the Raiders knocked down 24 of 27 attempts for a rate of 88.9%. Regarding rebounding, they collected 25 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 16 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 11 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Concerning defense, Colgate allowed the other team to go 44.8% from the floor on 30 out of 67 shooting. Drexel recorded 19 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Drexel grabbed 28 rebounds (13 offensive, 15 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Drexel finished 53.3% when shooting free throws by burying 8 of their 15 tries. They also knocked down 15 out of their 34 tries from distance. Regarding fouls, the Raiders left the arena with 16 while Drexel finished the game with 22 fouls.

Jalen Cox is one guy who was a major factor in the game. He went 64.3% from the floor and dished out 9 assists. He played 36 mins and also grabbed 6 boards. He ended up with 26 points on 9 of 14 shooting.

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Colgate comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 1-2 this year. They currently have an average of 74.7 points per outing (251st in D-1) while going 49.4% from the floor. The Raiders are hitting 37.7% on three-point shots (23 of 61) and 83.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Colgate is grabbing 30.3 boards per contest and has accumulated 43 dimes so far this year, which is 209th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.3 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 20.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Raiders have forced 9.3 turnovers per game and they draw 16.7 fouls. They concede 32.1% on 3-pointers and they are 243rd in college in opponents PPG (77.0). The Raiders defense is giving up a FG percentage of 41.9% (78 of 186) and they concede 37.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 325th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 53 surrendered so far this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Siena Saints went home defeated by a final of 75-66 against St. Bonaventure. When it comes to team rebounding, Siena allowed St. Bonaventure to snag 29 in all (12 on the offensive glass). They shot 37.5% from 3-point land by going 3 of 8 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 15 at the charity stripe (66.7%). The Saints permitted St. Bonaventure to make 31 of their 59 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 52.5% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Saints finished 21 out of 53 from the field which had them shooting 39.6%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Siena knocked down 6 out of 15 tries (40.0%). They were able to knock down 18 of those for a clip of 75.0%. St. Bonaventure committed 19 personal fouls for this game which took the Saints to the free throw line for a total of 24 shots. They also gave up possession 14 times, while recording 6 steals in this contest. The Saints were able to pull down 17 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 31 in this matchup.

Gavin Doty ended up being a factor for the Saints for the contest. He made 8 of 17 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 47.1%, and had 8 rebounds. He had 25 points in his 36 mins of playing time and tallied 4 assists for this contest.

Siena has a mark of 2-1 this year. The Saints commit 12.7 fouls every game and they hit 72.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.7 times per contest (246th in D-1) and they are turning it over 11.7 times per contest. Siena has totaled 210 pts on the season (70.0 per game) and they pull in 37.7 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Saints are shooting 42.4% from the field, which is 280th in college.

The Siena defense concedes 31.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (17 of 54) and opponents are connecting on 70.3% of their free throw shots. They surrender 12.0 dimes and 33.7 boards per game, which ranks 146th and 142nd in the country. The Saints on defense are ranked 50th in D-1 in PPG given up with 62.3. They have forced 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.6% from the floor (170th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Siena and under the total points

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