James Madison Dukes vs FIU Panthers Prediction, 11/24/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: James Madison Dukes vs FIU Panthers

Date: Monday, November 24, 2025

Location: Ocean Bank Convocation Center in Miami, FL

TV: ESPN+

The FIU Panthers (2-2) will take on the James Madison Dukes (3-3) at Ocean Bank Convocation Center on Monday.

The James Madison Dukes stepped onto the hardwood against Towson and notched a win by a score of 81-75 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Dukes walked away with 18 while Towson finished the game with 18 personal fouls. They also knocked down 6 out of their 21 attempts from beyond the arc. Towson finished the contest at 73.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 17 of 23 shots. On top of that, Towson collected 37 rebounds (17 offensive, 20 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Towson earned 8 assists and had 6 steals for the game. In relation to defense, James Madison allowed the other team to go 42.6% from the field on 26 out of 61 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists for this contest as well as forcing 7 turnovers and getting 3 steals. When discussing rebounding, they collected 20 with 2 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Dukes knocked down 17 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 81.0%. James Madison finished having earned a 56.5% field goal percentage (26 of 46) and knocked down 12 out of their 24 three-point attempts.

Bradley Douglas is someone who was a major contributor in this game. He ended up shooting 75.0% from the field and also totaled 6 assists. He was on the court for 32 minutes played and also grabbed 1 board. He accounted for 22 points on 6 out of 8 shooting.

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James Madison heads into this matchup with a record of 3-3 so far this year. They currently have an average of 76.2 points per contest (234th in college) while hitting 46.1% from the floor. The Dukes are connecting on 36.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (56 of 152) and 73.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, James Madison is pulling in 34.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 85 assists on the season, which has them ranked 62nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 12.5 times per game and as a unit they commit 19.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Dukes have forced 10.7 turnovers per game while drawing 16.3 personal fouls. They are surrendering 33.3% on 3-pointers and they are 234th in D-1 in opponents PPG (76.0). The Dukes are giving up a FG percentage of 43.6% (152 of 349) and they concede 36.7 boards per contest as a squad. They are ranked 257th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 70 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the FIU Panthers walked away with a victory by a final of 104-80 against Ft. Lauderdale. With respect to rebounding, FIU allowed Ft. Lauderdale to get 28 in all (8 on the offensive side). They shot 29.6% from 3-point land by going 8 out of 27 and ended up shooting 18 of 23 at the charity stripe (78.3%). The Panthers permitted Ft. Lauderdale to knock down 27 of 77 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 35.1% for the game. Overall, the Panthers went 36 out of 73 from the floor which had them at 49.3%. With respect to 3-point attempts, FIU buried 9 of their 22 tries (40.9%). They were able to make 23 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 69.7%. Ft. Lauderdale committed 25 personal fouls for this contest which took the Panthers to the charity stripe for 33 attempts. They coughed up the ball 20 times, while recording 11 steals in this game. The Panthers were able to snag 35 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 52 in the matchup.

Ashton Williamson was important for the Panthers in this contest. He knocked down 7 of 9 in the game for a field goal rate of 77.8%, and had 4 rebounds. He racked up 19 points in his 26 mins of playing time and totaled 6 dimes in the game.

FIU has a mark of 2-2 for the season. As an offense, the Panthers are hitting on 45.9% from the field, which ranks 175th in D-1. FIU has 352 points this season (88.0 per contest) and they collect 45.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 19.5 times per game (29th in college) and they are turning it over 14.5 times per game. The Panthers are committing 16.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 60.5% from the charity stripe.

The FIU defense gives up 36.2% from downtown (34 of 94) and their opponents are connecting on 80.8% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 17.3 assists and 36.5 boards per game, ranking them 341st and 249th in those defensive categories. The Panthers on the defensive end are ranked 302nd in the nation in points allowed per contest with 80.8. They are forcing their opponents into 17.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 43.2% from the floor (197th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take FIU

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