Jacksonville Dolphins vs VMI Keydets Prediction, 11/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Jacksonville Dolphins vs VMI Keydets

Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025

Location: Cameron Hall in Lexington, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Jacksonville Dolphins (1-2) are hitting the road to Cameron Hall on Saturday where they will go up against the VMI Keydets (3-1).

The Jacksonville Dolphins stepped onto the hardwood against High Point and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 85-64 in their last contest. Jacksonville walked away from the contest having earned a 36.7% FG percentage (22 out of 60) and buried 9 of their 34 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Dolphins knocked down 11 of their 16 attempts for a percentage of 68.8%. With respect to rebounding, they earned a total of 38 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 12 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 3 turnovers and getting 2 steals. With regard to defense, Jacksonville allowed their opponent to shoot 43.5% from the floor on 27 out of 62 shooting. High Point doled out 15 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. In addition, High Point grabbed 35 rebounds (9 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. High Point finished the contest at 76.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 23 of 30 shots. They also converted 8 out of their 24 attempts from long range. In relation to fouls, the Dolphins ended up finishing with 22 while High Point had 14 fouls.

Chris Arias is a player who was a major factor for the game. He accumulated 13 points on 5 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 29 minutes played and collected 5 rebounds. He went 41.7% from the floor but didn't record an assist.

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Jacksonville heads into this one with a record of 1-2 this season. They are turning it over 12.7 times per game and as a team are committing 20.7 personal fouls per game. As a team, Jacksonville is snagging 40.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 47 dimes so far this year, which ranks 162nd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Dolphins are shooting 30.0% on 3-point shots (30 of 100) and 61.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 88.3 pts per game (93rd in the nation) while hitting 48.5% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Dolphins are forcing 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.3 fouls. They concede 20.3% on 3-point attempts while they are 190th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (72.0). The Dolphins are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.8% (69 of 169) and they concede 30.3 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 186th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 38 conceded on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the VMI Keydets got the victory with a final of 106-54 against Virginia-Lynchburg. The Keydets pulled down 47 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 58 in the game. They coughed it up 6 times, while getting 11 steals for the matchup. Virginia-Lynchburg earned 15 personal fouls for this game which got the Keydets to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 80.0%. Concerning shots from downtown, VMI knocked down 18 of their 49 tries (36.7%). When the game finished, the Keydets walked away from this one shooting 36 out of 83 from the floor which had them shooting 43.4%. The Keydets allowed Virginia-Lynchburg to make 21 of their 79 tries from the floor which had them shooting 26.6% for the contest. They finished shooting 11.5% from distance via 3 of 26 and ended up going 9 of 14 at the free throw line (64.3%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, VMI permitted Virginia-Lynchburg to collect 42 in all (7 offensive).

Walker Andrews ended up being a major contributor for the Keydets for the matchup. He earned 29 points in his 35 minutes on the court and totaled 6 assists for the game. He converted 9 of 19 in the game for a field goal percentage of 47.4%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

VMI has a mark of 3-1 on the year. The Keydets have committed 15.0 fouls per game and they shoot 73.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 17.0 times per contest (114th in the nation) and they turn it over 9.3 times per game. VMI has scored 374 pts for the season (93.5 per game) and they collect 45.3 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Keydets are hitting on 43.0% from the field, which has them ranked 263rd in the country.

The VMI defense gives up 21.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (21 of 100) and their opponents are knocking down 70.8% of their foul shots. They have given up 16.3 dimes and 44.0 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 300th and 353rd in those defensive categories. The Keydets are ranked 199th in college in PPG surrendered with 73.0. They have forced 13.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.3% from the field (111th in the country).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take VMI

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