Missouri State Bears vs Delaware Blue Hens Prediction, 12/29/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri State Bears vs Delaware Blue Hens

Date: Monday, December 29, 2025

Location: Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, DE

TV: ESPN+

The Missouri State Bears (6-5) are on their way to Bob Carpenter Center on Monday where they will meet the Delaware Blue Hens (4-7).

The Missouri State Bears took the court against Lindenwood and earned the victory with a final of 70-65 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Bears left the arena with 22 while Lindenwood accounted for 19 personal fouls. They made 3 of 22 shots from beyond the arc. Lindenwood walked away from this one shooting 58.1% at the charity stripe by making 18 of 31 tries. Moreover, Lindenwood totaled 37 boards (11 offensive, 26 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Lindenwood distributed 7 assists and had 5 steals for the game. In regard to the defense, Missouri State allowed the other team to go 37.3% from the field on 22 out of 59 shooting. They also recorded 11 dimes for this game as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they compiled 38 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Bears knocked down 12 of their 23 shots for a percentage of 52.2%. Missouri State wrapped up the game with a 41.9% field goal percentage (26 out of 62) and buried 6 of their 27 shots from 3-point land.

Michael Osei-Bonsu is one guy who was a major contributor for the game. He was able to score 19 points on 8 out of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 24 minutes played and also pulled down 6 rebounds. He finished 66.7% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists.

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Missouri State will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 6-5 for the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.0 times per game and as a group are committing 16.6 fouls per contest. As a unit, Missouri State is collecting 36.5 boards per game and has accounted for 155 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 311th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Bears are hitting 28.1% on 3-point shots (73 of 260) and 67.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 74.5 pts per game (257th in Division 1) on 44.7% from the floor.

On defense, the Bears are forcing 11.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.1 personal fouls. They surrender 32.3% on shots from downtown while they are 157th in college hoops in points per game allowed (72.1). The Bears defense is giving up a FG percentage of 43.4% (284 of 654) and they relinquish 35.5 rebounds per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 81st in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 146 conceded so far this season.

In their last game, the Delaware Blue Hens walked away with a victory by a final of 65-57 against Rider. In relation to attacking the glass, Delaware permitted Rider to pull down 31 in total (10 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 16.0% from 3-point land by shooting 4 out of 25 and ended up shooting 9 of 9 at the free throw line (100.0%). The Blue Hens permitted Rider to convert 22 out of 61 tries from the field which had them at 36.1% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Blue Hens ended up going 22 for 47 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.8%. When it comes to 3-point attempts, Delaware converted 5 out of 16 attempts (31.3%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 80.0%. Rider was called for 14 personal fouls in this contest which took the Blue Hens to the charity stripe for 20 shots. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while recording 5 steals in the matchup. The Blue Hens pulled down 26 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 for this contest.

Macon Emory was important for the Blue Hens for this contest. He made 4 out of 11 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 36.4%, and tallied 9 rebounds. He had 17 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the contest.

Delaware has a record of 4-7 on the year. The Blue Hens are committing 14.4 fouls per contest while shooting 74.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.1 times per contest (206th in college hoops) and they turn it over 13.5 times per game. Delaware has scored 752 points for the campaign (68.4 per game) and they grab 32.8 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Blue Hens are shooting 44.7% from the field, which is ranked 231st in the country.

The Delaware defense surrenders 34.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (93 of 272) and their opponents are knocking down 77.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 13.7 assists and 35.3 boards per contest, which has them ranked 214th and 222nd in the nation. The Blue Hens are ranked 191st in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 73.6. They are forcing 10.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.5% from the field (136th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Missouri State

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