Denver Pioneers vs Idaho State Bengals Prediction, 12/6/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Denver Pioneers vs Idaho State Bengals

Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025

Location: Reed Gym in Pocatello, ID

TV: ESPN+

The Denver Pioneers (2-5) are headed to Reed Gym on Saturday where they will try to beat the Idaho State Bengals (4-4).

The Denver Pioneers faced off with Eastern Washington and earned the victory with a final of 93-89 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Pioneers walked away with 16 while Eastern Washington racked up 24 personal fouls. They also made 9 out of their 18 shots from 3-point range. Eastern Washington finished 73.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 19 attempts. Furthermore, Eastern Washington had 25 boards (5 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Eastern Washington recorded 9 assists and had 3 steals for this game. When talking about defending, Denver allowed the other team to shoot 60.0% from the field on 33 of 55 shooting. They also dished out 12 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When discussing rebounding, they compiled 26 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pioneers converted 28 of their 33 tries for a rate of 84.8%. Denver ended the contest having earned a 48.2% FG percentage (27 of 56) and made 11 out of their 23 three-point attempts.

Jeremiah Burke is one guy who was a major factor in the matchup. He finished 50.0% from the floor and also earned 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins played and pulled down 7 rebounds. He recorded 23 points on 8 of 16 shooting.

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Denver will enter this game with a record of 2-5 on the season. They are averaging 73.1 points per outing (276th in the nation) while connecting on 44.1% from the floor. The Pioneers are shooting 35.0% on shots from beyond the arc (56 of 160) and 72.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Denver is grabbing 29.9 boards per contest and has accounted for 76 assists for the season, which has them ranked 352nd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.9 times per contest and as a squad they commit 19.6 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Pioneers are forcing 10.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.9 fouls. They are giving up 40.8% on shots from distance while they are 355th in college hoops in points per game allowed (87.1). The Pioneers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 51.8% (216 of 417) and they concede 37.3 boards per contest as a squad. They are ranked 149th in D-1 in giving up assists with 101 surrendered this year.

For their last game, the Idaho State Bengals took home the win by a final score of 68-59 against UMKC. The Bengals collected 21 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 34 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. UMKC earned 17 fouls in the matchup which took the Bengals to the free throw line for a total of 12 shots. They were able to bury 9 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 75.0%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, Idaho State knocked down 7 of their 28 attempts (25.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Bengals ended up going 26 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.6%. The Bengals allowed UMKC to make 22 of 50 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.0% for the game. They finished 23.1% from beyond the arc by hitting 3 of 13 and finished the game at 12 out of 16 from the free throw line (75.0%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Idaho State permitted UMKC to grab 25 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Caleb Van De Griend was important for the Bengals for the matchup. He totaled 14 points in his 21 minutes on the hardwood and earned 1 assist for the contest. He buried 7 out of 11 for this game for a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and had 10 rebounds.

Idaho State has a record of 4-4 for the year. The Bengals are committing 15.5 fouls per contest while shooting 72.5% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 13.1 times per contest (258th in the country) and they are giving up possession 12.5 times per game. Idaho State has scored 590 pts on the year (73.8 per game) and they pull in 34.9 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Bengals are shooting 45.9% from the floor, which ranks 167th in D-1.

The Bengals on the defensive side of the court are 87th in the nation in points allowed per game with 68.0. They are forcing 11.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.2% from the floor (140th in college hoops). The Idaho State defense allows 34.0% on three-point shots (64 of 188) and opponents are knocking down 74.6% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 13.4 assists and 29.3 rebounds per contest, which is 192nd and 16th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Denver

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