Lindenwood Lions vs Missouri State Bears Prediction, 12/23/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lindenwood Lions vs Missouri State Bears

Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Location: Great Southern Bank Arena in Springfield, MO

TV: ESPN+

The Lindenwood Lions (8-4) are en route to Great Southern Bank Arena on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Missouri State Bears (5-5).

The Lindenwood Lions faced Harris-Stowe and earned the victory with a final of 109-52 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Lions finished with 14 and Harris-Stowe finished the game with 17 personal fouls. They made 3 of their 25 attempts from long range. Harris-Stowe walked away from this one shooting 63.6% at the charity stripe by burying 7 of 11 attempts. Additionally, Harris-Stowe snagged 34 boards (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Harris-Stowe totaled 10 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. When talking about defense, Lindenwood allowed the other team to shoot 28.4% from the field on 21 out of 74 shooting. They also distributed 27 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 22 turnovers and earning 14 steals. When discussing pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 53 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Lions made 16 of 23 tries for a rate of 69.6%. Lindenwood ended the contest having earned a 54.3% field goal percentage (44 of 81) and buried 5 out of their 23 shots from downtown.

Anias Futrell is a player who was a contributor for the matchup. He recorded 16 points on 5 out of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 27 mins played and snagged 9 rebounds. He finished the contest at 31.3% from the field and also totaled 3 dimes.

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Lindenwood comes into this game with a mark of 8-4 so far this year. They are averaging 84.6 points per game (66th in Division 1) while connecting on 47.9% from the floor. The Lions are shooting 32.2% on shots from downtown (77 of 239) and 68.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Lindenwood is pulling in 42.8 boards per game and is sitting with 211 dimes on the campaign, which is 42nd in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 13.5 times per game and as a squad they commit 17.3 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Lions are forcing their opponents into 15.4 turnovers per game and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 201st in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 162 surrendered this year. The Lions are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 40.4% (306 of 757) and they concede 36.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 30.1% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 141st in college hoops in opponents PPG (71.6).

For their last game, the Missouri State Bears took home the win by a final score of 63-62 when they played Oral Roberts. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Missouri State allowed Oral Roberts to snag 23 in all (3 offensive). They finished shooting 40.0% from beyond the perimeter via 8 of 20 and finished the contest at 20 out of 23 at the free throw line (87.0%). The Bears allowed Oral Roberts to make 17 of 47 tries from the floor which left them shooting 36.2% in the game. When this game wrapped up, the Bears went 21 out of 50 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.0%. In regard to three-point attempts, Missouri State buried 6 of their 24 tries (25.0%). They were able to make 15 of them for a percentage of 71.4%. Oral Roberts was called for 20 fouls in this contest which took the Bears to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 7 steals for the contest. The Bears were able to corral 19 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 27 in this matchup.

Keith Palek III pitched in for the Bears in this matchup. He buried 10 out of 18 for the contest giving him a rate of 55.6%, and totaled 8 rebounds. He accumulated 27 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and added 3 assists in this matchup.

Missouri State has a mark of 5-5 for the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Bears are shooting 45.0% from the field, which ranks them 214th in the country. Missouri State has scored 749 pts on the season (74.9 per game) and they pull down 35.7 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.4 times per contest (192nd in college) and they turn it over 11.2 times per game. The Bears have committed 16.1 fouls every game and they go 68.7% from the charity stripe.

The Missouri State defense gives up 34.3% on three-point shots (73 of 213) and their opponents are making 68.6% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 13.9 dimes and 35.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 218th and 202nd in college. The Bears on the defensive end are ranked 178th in the nation in PPG given up with 72.8. They are able to force 11.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.0% from the field (219th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Missouri State

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