Lamar Cardinals vs San Diego State Aztecs Prediction, 12/10/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lamar Cardinals vs San Diego State Aztecs

Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Location: Viejas Arena in San Diego, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Lamar Cardinals (5-3) are headed to Viejas Arena on Wednesday where they will play the San Diego State Aztecs (4-3).

The Lamar Cardinals stepped onto the hardwood against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and took a loss by a final of 57-49 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Cardinals ended up walking away with 16 and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi racked up 12 fouls. They made 6 out of their 18 shots from 3-point land. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ended up going 68.4% from the charity stripe by burying 13 of their 19 attempts. On top of that, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi grabbed 29 rebounds (4 offensive, 25 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi doled out 9 dimes and had 9 steals for this game. When discussing the defense, Lamar let their opponent shoot 42.2% from the field on 19 out of 45 shooting. They also distributed 12 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they compiled 26 with 7 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Cardinals knocked down 6 of their 9 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Lamar ended having earned a 37.3% field goal percentage (19 of 51) and knocked down 5 of their 16 3-point attempts.

Rob Lee Jr. is someone who was a factor for this contest. He ended up shooting 46.2% from the floor but finished the game without an assist. He saw the court for 25 minutes and also grabbed 1 board. He recorded 15 points on 6 out of 13 shooting.

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Lamar enters this game with a record of 5-3 on the year. They turn the ball over 11.5 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.4 personal fouls every game. As a team, Lamar is collecting 39.1 rebounds per contest and has tallied 130 assists on the year, which is 242nd in the nation in terms of passing. The Cardinals are shooting 32.1% on shots from downtown (52 of 162) and 64.2% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 72.1 points per game (297th in the nation) while connecting on 44.4% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Cardinals are able to force 15.1 turnovers per game and they draw 14.3 personal fouls. They relinquish 31.4% on 3-pointers and they are 13th in college in opponents points per game (62.6). The Cardinals are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.4% (173 of 428) and they concede 34.3 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 28th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 93 surrendered on the campaign.

For their last game, the San Diego State Aztecs got the win with a final of 77-66 when they faced Utah Valley. Concerning cleaning up the glass, San Diego State allowed Utah Valley to pull down 29 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 37.0% from three-point range by shooting 10 of 27 and finished the contest at 10 of 15 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Aztecs permitted Utah Valley to convert 23 out of 55 tries from the floor which had them shooting 41.8% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Aztecs ended up going 25 for 56 from the floor which had them shooting 44.6%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, San Diego State converted 5 of their 15 attempts (33.3%). They were able to make 22 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 78.6%. Utah Valley earned 20 fouls in the game which took the Aztecs to the free throw line for 28 tries. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 12 steals for this contest. The Aztecs earned 21 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 32 for this contest.

BJ Davis pitched in for the Aztecs in the game. He converted 4 out of 8 in this matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. He tallied 18 points in his 24 minutes of playing time and had 2 assists in the matchup.

San Diego State has a win-loss mark of 4-3 so far this season. The Aztecs are committing 20.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 76.5% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 16.3 times per contest (91st in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.6 times per contest. San Diego State has totaled 566 pts on the season (80.9 per game) and they average 34.6 boards per contest. As an offense, the Aztecs are shooting 47.6% from the floor, which ranks them 91st in college hoops.

The Aztecs defensively are ranked 267th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 77.3. They are forcing 15.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.8% from the field (206th in the country). The San Diego State defense gives up 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc (66 of 190) and their opponents are converting on 72.2% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 15.1 dimes and 34.9 rebounds every game, which is ranked 286th and 199th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lamar

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