Grambling Tigers vs UC Riverside Highlanders Prediction, 11/24/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Grambling Tigers vs UC Riverside Highlanders

Date: Monday, November 24, 2025

Location: SRC Arena in Riverside, CA

TV: ESPN+

The UC Riverside Highlanders (2-3) will play the Grambling Tigers (3-2) at SRC Arena on Monday.

The Grambling Tigers played San Diego and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-68 in their last game. Grambling finished the game having earned a 40.0% FG percentage (24 out of 60) and buried 2 of their 13 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Tigers converted 18 of their 31 shots for a percentage of 58.1%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 37 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 10 assists in this matchup while forcing 16 turnovers and having 9 steals. In relation to the defense, Grambling let their opponent shoot 35.8% from the floor on 19 of 53 shooting. San Diego recorded 15 assists and had 9 steals in the matchup. On top of that, San Diego collected 32 rebounds (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a block. San Diego finished the game shooting 96.9% at the free throw line by converting 31 of their 32 attempts. They also converted 9 out of their 31 attempts from 3-point land. In the matter of personal fouls, the Tigers left the arena with 21 while San Diego had 24 personal fouls.

Antonio Munoz is a player who played a role for the contest. He finished shooting 50.0% from the field and also dished out 2 assists. He played 26 minutes played and also grabbed 6 boards. He walked away with 21 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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Grambling will play this contest with a mark of 3-2 for the campaign. They have an average of 73.8 pts per contest (263rd in the country) while going 46.5% from the floor. The Tigers are hitting 34.1% from downtown (30 of 88) and 68.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Grambling is grabbing 32.8 rebounds per game and is sitting with 62 assists on the campaign, which is 257th in college in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 16.6 times per contest and as a team they are committing 19.0 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Tigers are forcing 16.6 turnovers per game and they draw 19.6 personal fouls. They are conceding 32.7% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 193rd in D-1 in PPG allowed (73.4). The Tigers defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.5% (121 of 285) and they relinquish 35.4 rebounds per game as a group. They are 241st in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 68 relinquished so far this season.

For their last game, the UC Riverside Highlanders went home defeated by a final of 80-57 when they faced California Baptist. When it comes to attacking the glass, UC Riverside allowed California Baptist to collect 45 overall (20 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 18.8% from distance by going 3 out of 16 and finished the game at 15 of 23 at the free throw line (65.2%). The Highlanders permitted California Baptist to bury 31 of their 75 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.3% in this matchup. Overall, the Highlanders ended up going 22 for 61 from the floor which gave them a rate of 36.1%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, UC Riverside buried 4 of 21 tries (19.0%). They were able to knock down 9 of the free throws for a clip of 69.2%. California Baptist was called for 13 personal fouls for the contest which got the Highlanders to the free throw line for 13 attempts. They also turned the ball over 22 times, while recording 8 steals in this matchup. The Highlanders were able to collect 26 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 35 for the game.

Marqui Worthy ended up having an impact for the Highlanders for this game. He converted 7 of 13 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and tallied 6 rebounds. He tallied 15 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 3 assists for the matchup.

UC Riverside has a win-loss mark of 2-3 on the year. As an offense, the Highlanders are shooting 44.7% from the floor, which ranks 214th in the nation. UC Riverside has tallied 363 points on the year (72.6 per game) and they grab 37.4 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 13.6 times per game (234th in college) and they turn it over 16.2 times per game. The Highlanders commit 15.6 personal fouls every game and they hit 77.0% from the charity stripe.

The Highlanders on the defensive side of the court are 155th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 71.4. They are able to force 11.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.3% from the field (230th in college hoops). The UC Riverside defense surrenders 28.6% on shots from distance (26 of 91) and their opponents are connecting on 59.0% of their free throw shots. They concede 10.4 assists and 36.4 boards per contest, which is 48th and 238th in college.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UC Riverside

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