Eastern Washington Eagles vs BYU Cougars Prediction, 12/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Washington Eagles vs BYU Cougars

Date: Monday, December 22, 2025

Location: Marriott Center in Provo, UT

TV: ESPN+

Marriott Center is where the BYU Cougars (10-1) will meet the Eastern Washington Eagles (2-9) on Monday.

The Eastern Washington Eagles faced off with Washington State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-63 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Eagles walked away with 16 while Washington State had 19 personal fouls. They also converted 9 of 28 tries from downtown. Washington State shot 55.6% from the free throw line by making 5 of 9 attempts. Additionally, Washington State grabbed 38 boards (9 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Washington State doled out 18 dimes and had 10 steals for the contest. When discussing defending, Eastern Washington allowed the other team to shoot 51.6% from the field on 32 of 62 shooting. They also distributed 10 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 7 steals. In relation to rebounding, they collected 19 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Eagles knocked down 12 of 18 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Eastern Washington finished the contest with a 38.3% field goal percentage (23 out of 60) and converted 5 out of their 23 3-point shots.

Alton Hamilton IV is a player who played a role in the matchup. He finished shooting 66.7% from the field and totaled 1 assist. He played for 25 mins and also grabbed 5 boards. He racked up 16 points on 6 of 9 shooting.

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Eastern Washington will take the court with a win-loss mark of 2-9 for the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 13.8 times per game and as a team they commit 18.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Eastern Washington is pulling down 32.3 boards per game and is sitting with 141 dimes so far this season, which is 309th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Eagles are shooting 34.3% on three-point shots (81 of 236) and 70.6% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 77.5 pts per game (186th in college hoops) while hitting 47.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Eagles have forced 12.8 turnovers every game while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They give up 39.0% on shots from distance and they are 343rd in college in PPG allowed (83.2). The Eagles defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 49.8% (331 of 665) and they concede 34.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are ranked 256th in college in giving up assists with 165 surrendered on the campaign.

For their last game, the BYU Cougars got the win with a final of 93-57 against Pacific. Regarding rebounding, BYU allowed Pacific to snag 26 in total (8 on the offensive side). They finished 28.0% from three-point range by shooting 7 out of 25 and finished the game at 0 out of 3 at the free throw line (0.0%). The Cougars permitted Pacific to knock down 25 out of 64 tries from the floor which had them shooting 39.1% in this matchup. In all, the Cougars went 29 out of 62 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.8%. With respect to 3-point attempts, BYU buried 11 of their 28 attempts (39.3%). They were able to convert 24 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 88.9%. Pacific was called for 18 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Cougars to the charity stripe for a total of 27 attempts. They also gave up possession 9 times, while getting 13 steals for this game. The Cougars corralled 29 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 38 for the matchup.

Richie Saunders ended up being a factor for the Cougars in the matchup. He converted 5 out of 7 for the game for a field goal rate of 71.4%, and had 4 rebounds. He earned 24 points in his 33 mins of playing time and tallied 3 assists for the matchup.

BYU has a win-loss record of 10-1 this season. The Cougars are committing 13.9 fouls per game and they shoot 75.3% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 15.0 times per contest (151st in college hoops) and they turn it over 9.5 times per contest. BYU has accounted for 942 points on the season (85.6 per contest) and they pull in 39.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Cougars are connecting on 49.3% from the floor, which ranks 46th in the country.

The BYU defense allows 31.2% on 3-point shots (89 of 285) and opponents are connecting on 61.5% of their foul shots. They allow 12.5 dimes and 33.9 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 128th and 149th in college hoops. The Cougars on the defensive side of the court are 25th in college hoops in points given up per game with 65.3. They are forcing their opponents into 13.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 39.4% from the floor (36th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Eastern Washington

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