Howard Bison vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 11/23/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Howard Bison vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Sunday, November 23, 2025

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ACC Network

The Duke Blue Devils (5-0) will try to defeat the Howard Bison (2-3) at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Sunday.

The Howard Bison took the court against Stetson and took a loss by a final of 64-60 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Bison finished with 21 and Stetson recorded 13 personal fouls. They buried 7 of 20 attempts from beyond the arc. Stetson finished the contest at 75.0% when shooting free throws by converting 21 of 28 attempts. Furthermore, Stetson pulled down 36 rebounds (5 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Stetson distributed 9 dimes and had 3 steals in this matchup. Regarding defense, Howard allowed their opponent to shoot 40.0% from the field on 18 of 45 shooting. They also doled out 10 dimes for the contest while forcing 15 turnovers and having 12 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they collected 36 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Bison made 12 of 16 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. Howard ended the contest having earned a 32.8% field goal percentage (21 of 64) and converted 6 of 23 three-point shots.

Bryce Harris is a player who had an impact in the matchup. He finished 44.4% from the field and dished out 1 assist. He saw the court for 38 mins and also collected 12 boards. He ended up finishing with 26 points on 8 out of 18 shooting.

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Howard will take the court with a record of 2-3 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 14.0 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.8 fouls every game. As a unit, Howard is grabbing 32.6 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 77 dimes on the campaign, which is 116th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Bison are shooting 39.2% on shots from beyond the arc (38 of 97) and 73.3% from the charity stripe. They average 74.4 pts per contest (256th in college hoops) while hitting 46.4% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bison have forced 14.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. They give up 37.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 170th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (72.0). The Bison are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.4% (121 of 261) and they relinquish 29.8 boards per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 62nd in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 46 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Duke Blue Devils took home the win by a final score of 78-66 against Kansas. The Blue Devils collected 28 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while recording 2 steals in the matchup. Kansas committed 22 fouls for this game which took the Blue Devils to the free throw line for a total of 26 tries. They were able to bury 17 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 65.4%. When discussing three-point shots, Duke knocked down 7 out of their 26 attempts (26.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Blue Devils went 27 for 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.6%. The Blue Devils allowed Kansas to bury 26 out of 60 tries from the field which had them sitting at 43.3% for the matchup. They finished shooting 19.0% from three-point range by shooting 4 out of 21 and ended up going 10 out of 14 at the free throw line (71.4%). Concerning attacking the glass, Duke allowed Kansas to get 29 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Cameron Boozer ended up being a major contributor for the Blue Devils for the matchup. He buried 7 out of 17 for the contest for a rate of 41.2%, and had 10 rebounds. He recorded 18 points in his 34 minutes on the court and accumulated 5 assists in this game.

Duke has a win-loss record of 5-0 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Blue Devils are hitting on 49.7% from the field, which is 64th in the country. Duke has tallied 462 points for the campaign (92.4 per contest) and they pull down 45.0 boards per game. They are earning an assist 20.0 times per game (20th in college) and they are turning it over 10.0 times per game. The Blue Devils commit 17.0 personal fouls per contest while shooting 73.4% from the charity stripe.

The Blue Devils are ranked 13th in D-1 in points given up per game with 60.2. They are forcing 14.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 34.4% from the field (10th in college). The Duke defense concedes 23.8% on 3-pointers (34 of 143) and opponents are connecting on 67.1% of their free throw shots. They give up 11.4 assists and 33.4 boards on a nightly basis, which is 93rd and 120th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Howard

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