Lafayette Leopards vs Penn Quakers Prediction, 12/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lafayette Leopards vs Penn Quakers

Date: Monday, December 8, 2025

Location: The Palestra in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Lafayette Leopards (2-7) are on their way to The Palestra on Monday where they will play the Penn Quakers (5-3).

The Lafayette Leopards played Monmouth and took a loss by a score of 88-74 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Leopards finished with 20 and Monmouth had 18 fouls. They also buried 8 out of their 14 attempts from 3-point range. Monmouth walked away from this one shooting 71.0% at the charity stripe by making 22 of their 31 shots. Furthermore, Monmouth snagged 28 rebounds (4 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Monmouth distributed 17 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. In relation to defending, Lafayette allowed their opponent to shoot 59.2% from the field on 29 out of 49 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 11 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With regard to hauling in boards, they earned 22 with 6 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Leopards made 17 of their 22 attempts for a percentage of 77.3%. Lafayette finished the contest having earned a 42.9% FG percentage (24 out of 56) and made 9 of 23 shots from beyond the arc.

Caleb Williams is one guy who played a role in this contest. He accounted for 16 points on 6 of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 33 mins and snagged 1 rebound. He finished the game at 37.5% from the floor and dished out 2 assists.

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Lafayette enters this one with a record of 2-7 on the year. They are averaging 68.2 points per outing (325th in Division 1) while going 39.8% from the field. The Leopards are shooting 32.8% on shots from 3-point land (63 of 192) and 69.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Lafayette is snagging 33.7 rebounds per game and has earned 105 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 253rd in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.2 times per game and as a group they commit 17.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Leopards have forced 12.6 turnovers per game and they draw 18.9 fouls. They are giving up 31.9% from 3-point land and they are 223rd in college in opponents points per game (75.4). The Leopards defense is giving up a FG percentage of 45.1% (243 of 539) and they relinquish 39.3 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 316th in college in allowing assists with 134 relinquished this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Penn Quakers took a defeat with a final score of 77-60 against Hofstra. In reference to how they rebounded, Penn permitted Hofstra to pull down 36 in total (7 offensive). They finished the game shooting 35.3% from beyond the arc by connecting on 6 out of 17 and ended up going 17 out of 18 from the free throw line (94.4%). The Quakers permitted Hofstra to make 27 of their 51 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.9% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Quakers shot 21 out of 65 from the field which had them at 32.3%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, Penn made 6 out of 18 attempts (33.3%). They were able to knock down 12 of those for a clip of 70.6%. Hofstra had 18 fouls for the game which took the Quakers to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They coughed it up 9 times, while earning 8 steals in this matchup. The Quakers earned 11 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards for a total of 27 in this game.

Ethan Roberts ended up being a major contributor for the Quakers for the contest. He recorded 16 points in his 28 mins on the court and earned 2 assists for the matchup. He knocked down 5 out of 13 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 38.5%, and had 1 rebound.

Penn has a record of 5-3 on the campaign. As an offense, the Quakers are shooting 45.2% from the floor, which ranks 197th in Division 1. Penn has earned 655 points on the year (81.9 per contest) and they snag 39.1 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.8 times per contest (174th in college) and they are turning it over 12.4 times per game. The Quakers commit 16.6 fouls per contest and they go 71.8% from the free throw line.

The Quakers on the defensive end are ranked 259th in college in points allowed per contest with 77.1. They are forcing their opponents into 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.3% from the floor (178th in college). The Penn defense allows 30.7% on shots from beyond the arc (65 of 212) and their opposition makes 71.4% of their free throw shots. They give up 15.1 assists and 37.5 boards every game, which has them ranked 283rd and 296th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lafayette

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