Hofstra Pride vs Penn Quakers Prediction, 11/30/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Hofstra Pride vs Penn Quakers

Date: Sunday, November 30, 2025

Location: The Palestra in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Palestra is the site where the Penn Quakers (3-2) will attempt to defeat the Hofstra Pride (2-3) on Sunday.

The Hofstra Pride stepped onto the hardwood against Temple and went home with a loss by a final score of 81-76 in their last game. Hofstra walked away from the game with a 45.2% field goal percentage (28 out of 62) and converted 9 of 28 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Pride converted 11 of their 13 attempts for a percentage of 84.6%. With regard to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 27 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 11 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 4 steals. Concerning defending, Hofstra allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the field on 25 out of 50 shooting. Temple doled out 11 assists and had 6 steals for the game. Moreover, Temple snagged 25 rebounds (4 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Temple finished 77.4% when shooting free throws by converting 24 of 31 tries. They converted 7 out of their 16 tries from beyond the perimeter. In relation to personal fouls, the Pride finished with 24 while Temple racked up 18 personal fouls.

Cruz Davis is a player who was a factor in the matchup. He shot 50.0% from the field and also earned 4 dimes. He played 40 mins and also snagged 3 boards. He notched 25 points on 9 out of 18 shooting.

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Hofstra steps onto the court with a record of 2-3 this year. They are averaging 81.0 pts per contest (140th in D-1) while hitting 45.7% from the floor. The Pride are shooting 31.4% on shots from downtown (43 of 137) and 70.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Hofstra is snagging 37.2 boards per contest and has racked up 76 dimes for the season, which ranks 322nd in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.0 times per game and as a team are committing 20.2 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Pride are forcing 14.4 turnovers per game and they draw 19.4 personal fouls. They give up 32.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 238th in college hoops in points per game allowed (76.4). The Pride defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 44.1% (130 of 295) and they concede 34.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are 71st in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 68 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Penn Quakers went home victorious with a score of 84-68 against Drexel. In reference to how they rebounded, Penn allowed Drexel to collect 28 in total (11 offensive). They wrapped up this game 38.9% from beyond the arc via 7 out of 18 and ended up going 7 out of 17 from the free throw line (41.2%). The Quakers permitted Drexel to knock down 27 out of their 64 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 42.2% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Quakers shot 27 out of 54 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Penn made 8 out of their 22 tries (36.4%). They were able to convert 22 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 78.6%. Drexel had 19 personal fouls for this contest which got the Quakers to the charity stripe for a total of 28 shots. They turned it over 9 times, while earning 5 steals for the contest. The Quakers pulled down 25 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 35 in the game.

Ethan Roberts was important for the Quakers for the game. He made 11 out of 18 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 61.1%, and added 8 rebounds. He had 30 points in his 35 mins on the court and accumulated 2 assists in the matchup.

Penn has a win-loss mark of 3-2 so far this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Quakers are hitting on 45.6% from the field, which ranks them 187th in the country. Penn has accumulated 445 pts this year (89.0 per game) and they average 41.0 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.8 times per contest (178th in D-1) and they lose possession via turnover 13.4 times per game. The Quakers commit 18.2 personal fouls every game while shooting 75.6% from the free throw line.

The Penn defense surrenders 34.0% on 3-point attempts (49 of 144) and opponents are converting on 67.7% of their free throw attempts. They allow 15.2 assists and 37.6 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 284th and 287th in D-1. The Quakers on defense are ranked 306th in college in PPG given up with 80.8. They are forcing 13.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.2% from the floor (171st in the country).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Hofstra

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