Lamar Cardinals vs Montana Grizzlies Prediction, 11/23/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lamar Cardinals vs Montana Grizzlies

Date: Sunday, November 23, 2025

Location: Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, MT

TV: ESPN+

The Montana Grizzlies (4-2) welcome the Lamar Cardinals (2-1) at Dahlberg Arena on Sunday.

The Lamar Cardinals played UL Monroe and walked away with a win by a score of 79-66 in their last contest. Lamar ended the contest having earned a 44.3% FG percentage (31 of 70) and made 6 of their 26 shots from distance. When they shot from the free throw line, the Cardinals made 11 of 16 tries for a rate of 68.8%. In regard to pulling down boards, they collected 40 with 14 of them being offensive. They also recorded 15 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 10 steals. Concerning the defense, Lamar allowed their opponent to shoot 41.1% from the field on 23 out of 56 shooting. UL Monroe dished out 10 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, UL Monroe snagged 26 rebounds (8 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a block. UL Monroe finished shooting 53.8% at the free throw line by making 14 of 26 attempts. They also converted 6 of their 18 attempts from downtown. In the matter of personal fouls, the Cardinals ended up finishing with 19 while UL Monroe totaled 13 personal fouls.

Andrew Holifield is someone who was a major factor for this game. He notched 23 points on 7 of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 28 mins and pulled down 6 rebounds. He ended up going 63.6% from the floor and distributed 1 assist.

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Lamar enters this contest with a win-loss record of 2-1 for the season. They currently have an average of 79.0 points per outing (196th in the nation) while hitting 46.1% from the floor. The Cardinals are shooting 31.5% on shots from 3-point land (23 of 73) and 70.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Lamar is snagging 38.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 51 assists on the year, which is 331st in college in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.7 times per game and as a team they commit 19.7 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Cardinals have forced 15.7 turnovers per game while drawing 14.7 fouls. They are ranked 22nd in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 37 surrendered for the season. Cardinals defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.4% (67 of 162) and they concede 34.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 37.9% from beyond the arc and they are 65th in college in points per game allowed (65.7).

When they last played, the Montana Grizzlies took a defeat with a final score of 86-81 when they played Texas A&M. The Grizzlies collected 24 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 27 in this contest. They turned the ball over 12 times, while recording 4 steals for the game. Texas A&M was called for 16 fouls in this matchup which got the Grizzlies to the charity stripe for a total of 13 tries. They were able to convert 7 of the free throw tries for a clip of 53.8%. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, Montana made 16 of their 31 tries (51.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Grizzlies finished shooting 29 for 52 from the field which had them sitting at 55.8%. The Grizzlies permitted Texas A&M to convert 29 out of 54 tries from the field which had them shooting 53.7% for the matchup. They shot 30.4% from three-point range by shooting 7 out of 23 and finished the game at 21 of 29 from the charity stripe (72.4%). When discussing rebounding, Montana permitted Texas A&M to get 28 in total (6 offensive).

Money Williams was important for the Grizzlies for the game. He converted 8 of 11 in this game giving him a rate of 72.7%, and added 5 rebounds. He earned 22 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and added 7 assists in the game.

Montana has a win-loss record of 4-2 this season. The Grizzlies are responsible for committing 16.7 personal fouls per game and they shoot 78.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.8 times per contest (145th in Division 1) and they turn it over 14.2 times per game. Montana has 520 points on the season (86.7 per contest) and they average 41.8 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Grizzlies are shooting 50.3% from the field, which ranks them 44th in the nation.

The Grizzlies defensively are ranked 170th in the country in points per game surrendered with 72.0. They have forced 11.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.6% from the floor (141st in college hoops). The Montana defense gives up 27.0% on shots from 3-point land (37 of 137) and their opponents are making 64.7% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 12.8 assists and 31.5 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 167th and 71st in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Montana

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