Fairleigh Dickinson Knights vs Iowa State Cyclones Prediction, 11/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Fairleigh Dickinson Knights vs Iowa State Cyclones

Date: Monday, November 3, 2025

Location: Hilton Coliseum in Ames, IA

TV: ESPN+

The Iowa State Cyclones (25-10 last year) welcome the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (13-20 last season) at Hilton Coliseum on Monday.

The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights took the court against Central Connecticut and took a loss by a score of 76-72 in their last game. Fairleigh Dickinson wrapped up the contest having earned a 39.4% FG percentage (26 of 66) and converted 6 of their 30 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Knights buried 14 of their 18 attempts for a rate of 77.8%. Regarding rebounding, they collected 35 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 13 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding defending, Fairleigh Dickinson allowed the other team to go 48.2% from the field on 27 out of 56 shooting. Central Connecticut recorded 15 dimes and had 12 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Central Connecticut snagged 27 rebounds (3 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Central Connecticut shot 84.6% from the charity stripe by burying 11 of their 13 attempts. They converted 11 out of their 27 shots from 3-point range. Concerning personal fouls, the Knights left the arena with 14 while Central Connecticut racked up 15 personal fouls.

Jo'el Emanuel is one player who was a major contributor in this matchup. He notched 17 points on 6 out of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 43 mins and grabbed 8 boards. He finished 46.2% from the field and also dished out 3 assists.

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Fairleigh Dickinson will play this game after finishing with a win-loss mark of 13-20 last year. They averaged 73.7 points per contest (185th in college hoops) while hitting 43.6% from the floor. The Knights shot 33.6% from downtown (275 of 819) and 71.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Fairleigh Dickinson snagged 33.9 boards per game and accounted for 449 assists over the course of last season, which was 174th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They lost possession via turnover 11.7 times per contest and as a team committed 16.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Knights forced 12.7 turnovers per contest and they drew 16.7 fouls. They were ranked 195th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 439 relinquished last season. The Knights gave up a FG percentage of 44.1% (877 of 1,989) and they surrendered 37.2 boards per game as a team. They gave up 30.1% on three-point shots and they were ranked 215th in college hoops in opponents PPG (73.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Iowa State Cyclones walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 91-78 when they faced Ole Miss. The Cyclones were able to collect 19 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 32 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. Ole Miss was called for 21 personal fouls in the game which took the Cyclones to the charity stripe for a total of 24 tries. They were able to convert 16 of the free throws for a clip of 66.7%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Iowa State knocked down 8 of 22 tries (36.4%). Overall, the Cyclones finished the game shooting 27 for 56 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.2%. The Cyclones permitted Ole Miss to convert 32 of 55 tries from the field which had them shooting 58.2% for the matchup. They shot 57.9% from downtown by going 11 of 19 and finished the game at 16 out of 21 from the free throw line (76.2%). When it comes to rebounding, Iowa State permitted Ole Miss to pull down 28 overall (5 offensive).

Curtis Jones pitched in for the Cyclones for this contest. He converted 9 out of 17 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and added 4 rebounds. He earned 26 points in his 32 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes for the contest.

Iowa State had a record of 25-10 last year. When it comes to offense, the Cyclones connected on 48.3% from the field, which ranked 23rd in the country. Iowa State scored 2,812 points last year (80.3 per game) and they pulled in 35.4 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists was at 15.0 times per contest (81st in college) and they turned the ball over 12.0 times per game. The Cyclones committed 16.2 personal fouls every game and they went 75.3% from the charity stripe.

The Cyclones defensively were ranked 65th in D-1 in PPG given up with 68.3. They were able to force 15.2 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 42.0% from the field (76th in Division 1). The Iowa State defense conceded 33.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (275 of 818) and opponents converted on 75.0% of their foul shots. They surrendered 13.4 dimes and 31.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranked them 198th and 25th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Iowa State

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