Dartmouth Big Green vs Florida Gators Prediction, 12/29/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dartmouth Big Green vs Florida Gators

Date: Monday, December 29, 2025

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

TV: SEC Network

The Dartmouth Big Green (5-6) are on their way to Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Monday where they will play the Florida Gators (8-4).

The Dartmouth Big Green played Sacred Heart and took a loss by a score of 85-63 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Big Green walked away with 17 while Sacred Heart finished the game with 18 fouls. They also converted 9 of their 36 attempts from distance. Sacred Heart finished the game shooting 71.4% from the free throw line by burying 10 of 14 tries. In addition, Sacred Heart snagged 37 rebounds (15 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Sacred Heart earned 15 assists and had 12 steals in this matchup. In the matter of defense, Dartmouth allowed their opponent to shoot 41.8% from the field on 33 of 79 shooting. They also dished out 11 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With respect to rebounding, they compiled a total of 36 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Big Green made 14 of 22 attempts for a percentage of 63.6%. Dartmouth walked away from the game with a 33.3% FG percentage (20 of 60) and converted 9 of their 30 three-point shots.

Kareem Thomas is one guy who was a major factor for this game. He finished the game shooting 37.5% from the floor and totaled 1 assist. He saw the court for 30 minutes and also collected 4 boards. He ended up finishing with 19 points on 6 out of 16 shooting.

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Dartmouth enters this one with a win-loss record of 5-6 for the year. They have an average of 76.5 pts per game (210th in college hoops) on 44.0% from the field. The Big Green are hitting 37.7% on shots from downtown (121 of 321) and 72.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Dartmouth is pulling in 38.2 rebounds per contest and has totaled 159 assists this season, which ranks 300th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.7 times per contest and as a team they commit 15.2 fouls every game.

On defense, the Big Green are able to force 10.2 turnovers every game and they draw 18.5 personal fouls. They are 37th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 133 surrendered so far this season. The Big Green defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.1% (308 of 699) and they relinquish 33.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They relinquish 29.3% on three-point shots and they are ranked 212th in college in opponents points per game (74.6).

The last time they took the court, the Florida Gators got the victory with a final of 90-60 against Colgate. When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Florida permitted Colgate to snag 16 overall (4 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 64.7% from beyond the perimeter via 11 of 17 and ended up shooting 3 out of 8 at the free throw line (37.5%). The Gators allowed Colgate to make 23 of 55 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.8% in this game. Overall, the Gators ended up shooting 32 for 62 from the floor which had them sitting at 51.6%. With regard to shooting from distance, Florida buried 8 of their 24 attempts (33.3%). They were able to knock down 18 of the free throws for a percentage of 66.7%. Colgate was called for 18 fouls for the game which got the Gators to the charity stripe for 27 tries. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. The Gators collected 29 defensive boards and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 46 for the game.

Xaivian Lee ended up being important for the Gators for this game. He buried 6 out of 10 for this contest giving him a rate of 60.0%, and had 2 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points in his 29 mins on the hardwood and earned 3 dimes for this game.

Florida has a record of 8-4 so far this year. The Gators commit 17.8 personal fouls per game and they shoot 71.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.4 times per contest (131st in D-1) and they are giving up possession 13.7 times per game. Florida has accumulated 1,012 pts so far this season (84.3 per game) and they pull in 46.4 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Gators are shooting 45.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 176th in the nation.

The Gators on the defensive end are ranked 109th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 70.3. They are forcing 11.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.2% from the floor (56th in Division 1). The Florida defense surrenders 30.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (75 of 245) and their opponents are connecting on 70.6% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 11.3 dimes and 30.8 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 54th and 37th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Florida

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