East Texas A&M Lions vs Army Black Knights Prediction, 11/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Texas A&M Lions vs Army Black Knights

Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Location: Bogota Savings Bank Center in Hackensack, NJ

TV: ESPN+

The Army Black Knights (1-5) welcome the East Texas A&M Lions (2-3) at Bogota Savings Bank Center on Tuesday.

The East Texas A&M Lions faced off with Houston Christian and walked away with a win by a score of 63-59 in their last contest. East Texas A&M ended with a 39.3% field goal percentage (22 out of 56) and knocked down 9 out of their 28 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Lions converted 10 of their 18 attempts for a percentage of 55.6%. Regarding grabbing boards, they collected 40 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 15 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 8 steals. Concerning defense, East Texas A&M allowed the other team to go 40.0% from the floor on 22 of 55 shooting. Houston Christian recorded 10 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. Furthermore, Houston Christian pulled down 31 rebounds (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Houston Christian finished shooting 38.9% at the charity stripe by burying 7 of 18 attempts. They knocked down 8 out of their 25 shots from distance. In regard to fouls, the Lions walked away with 18 and Houston Christian recorded 12 fouls.

Khaliq Abdul-Mateen is a guy who was a contributor in this matchup. He ended up walking away with 15 points on 6 out of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 30 mins and grabbed 3 boards. He finished shooting 46.2% from the field and also totaled 2 dimes.

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East Texas A&M heads into this game with a record of 2-3 on the season. They have an average of 85.2 pts per contest (95th in D-1) while connecting on 48.9% from the field. The Lions are shooting 33.8% on 3-pointers (49 of 145) and 65.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, East Texas A&M is pulling in 36.8 boards per game and has racked up 114 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 28th in college in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 13.6 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Lions are forcing their opponents into 18.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 66th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 58 surrendered this season. The Lions defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 40.2% (113 of 281) and they concede 35.4 boards per game as a squad. They are conceding 35.2% on three-point shots while they are 131st in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (70.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Army Black Knights went home defeated by a final of 76-65 when they played Marist. In reference to rebounding, Army allowed Marist to grab 38 in all (14 offensive). They finished the game shooting 20.8% from beyond the arc by shooting 5 of 24 and finished the contest at 11 out of 12 at the charity stripe (91.7%). The Black Knights permitted Marist to knock down 30 out of 68 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.1% in this matchup. When all was said and done, the Black Knights ended up going 22 out of 58 from the field which gave them a rate of 37.9%. With respect to three-point attempts, Army converted 7 out of their 32 attempts (21.9%). They were able to knock down 14 of those for a percentage of 77.8%. Marist had 16 personal fouls in this game which got the Black Knights to the free throw line for 18 shots. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 4 steals in the game. The Black Knights were able to snag 20 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in this game.

Ryan Curry was important for the Black Knights in the game. He made 6 out of 16 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 37.5%, and had 8 rebounds. He earned 16 points in his 33 mins on the court and had 3 assists in this matchup.

Army has a record of 1-5 for the campaign. The Black Knights are responsible for committing 20.3 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 72.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 12.3 times per contest (294th in college) and they turn it over 12.8 times per game. Army has accounted for 398 points so far this year (66.3 per game) and they collect 35.2 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Black Knights are shooting 37.6% from the field, which ranks 353rd in college hoops.

The Army defense concedes 33.6% on shots from distance (50 of 149) and their opponents are making 72.9% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 17.2 dimes and 39.0 boards every game, which is ranked 341st and 322nd in those categories. The Black Knights defensively are ranked 294th in the country in PPG allowed with 80.5. They have forced 12.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.1% from the floor (312th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Army

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