Delaware State Hornets vs Saint Joseph's Hawks Prediction, 12/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Delaware State Hornets vs Saint Joseph's Hawks

Date: Thursday, December 18, 2025

Location: Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Delaware State Hornets (4-8) are on their way to Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena on Thursday where they will compete against the Saint Joseph's Hawks (6-4).

The Delaware State Hornets stepped onto the hardwood against Longwood and earned the victory with a final of 81-76 in their last contest. Delaware State finished the contest with a 56.0% FG percentage (28 of 50) and made 8 out of their 12 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Hornets converted 17 of 25 attempts for a percentage of 68.0%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 18 with 4 of them being offensive. They also doled out 15 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and getting 11 steals. With regard to defense, Delaware State let their opponent shoot 49.1% from the floor on 26 out of 53 shooting. Longwood distributed 12 assists and had 5 steals in this game. In addition, Longwood grabbed 30 rebounds (10 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Longwood shot 90.0% from the free throw line by burying 18 of their 20 tries. They also converted 6 out of their 24 tries from downtown. Regarding personal fouls, the Hornets ended up finishing with 18 while Longwood accounted for 22 personal fouls.

Ademar Santos is one player who was a major contributor in this game. He ended up going 66.7% from the floor and also earned 1 assist. He played 31 minutes played and also collected 3 rebounds. He walked away with 17 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Delaware State comes into this one with a win-loss record of 4-8 on the season. They average 61.8 points per game (358th in the nation) while hitting 38.7% from the field. The Hornets are hitting 31.8% on three-point attempts (63 of 198) and 67.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Delaware State is collecting 32.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 138 assists so far this year, which ranks 276th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.1 times per game and as a unit are committing 15.6 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Hornets are able to force 13.6 turnovers per game and they draw 14.5 personal fouls. They surrender 37.3% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 182nd in college in points per game from their opponents (73.1). The Hornets defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 49.5% (317 of 641) and they surrender 35.2 boards per contest as a group. They are ranked 334th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 183 surrendered this season.

For their last game, the Saint Joseph's Hawks went home defeated by a final of 71-63 when they played Syracuse. The Hawks were able to collect 30 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 42 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. Syracuse was called for 17 personal fouls for this contest which took the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 27 shots. They were able to bury 18 of those for a percentage of 66.7%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Saint Joseph's made 5 out of their 26 tries (19.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Hawks ended up going 20 for 56 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 35.7%. The Hawks permitted Syracuse to convert 25 of 53 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 47.2% in this contest. They finished the game shooting 42.9% from three-point range by connecting on 6 of 14 and finished the game at 15 out of 28 from the free throw line (53.6%). In regard to rebounding, Saint Joseph's allowed Syracuse to get 30 overall (5 on the offensive side).

Deuce Jones was important for the Hawks in this contest. He racked up 18 points in his 39 minutes of playing time and accounted for 5 assists in the game. He made 6 out of 16 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 37.5%, and accumulated 7 rebounds.

Saint Joseph's has a record of 6-4 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Hawks are hitting on 42.3% from the field, which is 307th in college. Saint Joseph's has scored 759 points this year (75.9 per contest) and they grab 40.6 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 16.1 times per game (100th in the nation) and they cough up possession 12.8 times per game. The Hawks are committing 16.9 fouls per game and they shoot 79.4% from the free throw line.

The Hawks on defense are ranked 210th in college in points per game surrendered with 74.1. They are forcing 10.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (130th in the nation). The Saint Joseph's defense gives up 33.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (74 of 224) and opponents are converting on 65.2% of their foul shots. They relinquish 13.7 assists and 35.7 boards every game, which has them ranked 206th and 233rd in college.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Delaware State

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