Lipscomb Bisons vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 12/16/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lipscomb Bisons vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ACC Network

The Duke Blue Devils (10-0) will play the Lipscomb Bisons (6-4) at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Tuesday.

The Lipscomb Bisons stepped onto the hardwood against Alabama A&M and earned the victory with a final of 92-58 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Bisons ended up finishing with 15 while Alabama A&M totaled 15 fouls. They knocked down 5 of their 14 tries from long range. Alabama A&M walked away from this one shooting 71.4% at the charity stripe by making 15 of 21 shots. In addition, Alabama A&M grabbed 32 rebounds (11 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Alabama A&M earned 5 dimes and had but didn't record a steal for the team. In reference to defending, Lipscomb let their opponent shoot 33.9% from the field on 19 of 56 shooting. They also recorded 24 assists in this contest while forcing 12 turnovers and having 5 steals. When it comes to grabbing boards, they earned 32 with 6 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Bisons converted 8 of their 13 tries for a percentage of 61.5%. Lipscomb finished the game having earned a 59.7% field goal percentage (37 out of 62) and converted 10 out of their 26 3-pointers.

Kennedy Okpara is one guy who played a role in this contest. He finished the game shooting 80.0% from the field and earned 2 dimes. He played for 23 mins played and grabbed 3 rebounds. He ended up with 17 points on 8 of 10 shooting.

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Lipscomb enters this one with a mark of 6-4 on the year. They turn it over 12.4 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.3 fouls every game. As a team, Lipscomb is grabbing 36.6 rebounds per game and is sitting with 190 dimes so far this season, which is 49th in the nation in terms of passing. The Bisons are shooting 34.5% on shots from downtown (109 of 316) and 75.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 80.4 points per game (127th in the country) while connecting on 44.4% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bisons are forcing 14.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 60th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 117 relinquished on the campaign. The Bisons defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.8% (260 of 593) and they relinquish 37.0 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 34.2% on shots from downtown and they are 201st in college in PPG from their opponents (73.8).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Duke Blue Devils got the win with a final of 66-60 when they played Michigan State. The Blue Devils earned 33 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 41 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. Michigan State committed 15 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Blue Devils to the free throw line for a total of 23 tries. They were able to make 15 of them for a rate of 65.2%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, Duke knocked down 9 of their 29 tries (31.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Blue Devils went 21 for 55 from the floor which gave them a rate of 38.2%. The Blue Devils permitted Michigan State to convert 21 of 66 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 31.8% in this contest. They finished 36.4% from distance by connecting on 8 of 22 and ended up shooting 10 of 14 from the charity stripe (71.4%). When talking about rebounding, Duke permitted Michigan State to pull down 41 overall (11 offensive).

Cameron Boozer was important for the Blue Devils in the game. He accumulated 18 points in his 34 mins of playing time and had 5 dimes for the matchup. He converted 7 out of 13 in this matchup giving him a rate of 53.8%, and had 15 rebounds.

Duke has a record of 10-0 for the year. As an offensive team, the Blue Devils are shooting 50.0% from the field, which ranks them 33rd in the nation. Duke has scored 868 pts on the year (86.8 per contest) and they snag 42.2 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 18.7 times per game (27th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.2 times per game. The Blue Devils have committed 17.1 fouls per game while shooting 71.0% from the charity stripe.

The Duke defense gives up 26.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (73 of 273) and opponents are connecting on 69.2% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 11.9 dimes and 32.9 rebounds every game, ranking them 86th and 108th in college hoops. The Blue Devils on defense are ranked 4th in college hoops in PPG given up with 59.6. They have forced 13.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 34.1% from the field (1st in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Duke and under the total points

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