Nicholls State Colonels vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 11/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nicholls Colonels vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Location: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY

TV: SECN+

The Nicholls Colonels (20-13 last year) are hitting the road to Rupp Arena on Tuesday where they will take on the Kentucky Wildcats (24-12 last season).

The Nicholls Colonels faced off with Lamar and took a loss by a score of 58-55 in their last game. Nicholls State finished the game having earned a 31.6% field goal percentage (18 of 57) and buried 9 of their 24 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Colonels buried 10 of their 14 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. When talking about rebounding, they collected 30 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 11 assists in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and having 10 steals. Pertaining to defense, Nicholls State allowed the other team to go 34.6% from the field on 18 out of 52 shooting. Lamar totaled 10 assists and had 13 steals in the game. Furthermore, Lamar pulled down 39 boards (11 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Lamar finished the game at 72.0% at the charity stripe by burying 18 of their 25 attempts. They also knocked down 4 out of their 20 attempts from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Colonels ended up finishing with 19 and Lamar recorded 11 personal fouls.

Rob Brown III is a player who was a major factor for this game. He shot 54.5% from the field and also earned 3 dimes. He was on the court for 38 minutes and also pulled down 6 boards. He racked up 17 points on 6 out of 11 shooting.

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Nicholls State enters this contest after finishing with a mark of 20-13 last year. They had an average of 74.0 points per game (168th in college hoops) while hitting 42.8% from the field. The Colonels shot 34.6% on shots from distance (252 of 729) and 68.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Nicholls State pulled in 37.8 boards per game and accounted for 373 assists last season, which ranked 315th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turned it over 10.6 times per contest and as a team committed 17.2 fouls every game.

On defense, the Colonels forced their opponents into 12.5 turnovers per game and they drew 15.4 fouls. They conceded 29.5% on 3-point shots and they ranked 93rd in D-1 in opponents points per game (69.6). The Colonels defensively allowed an opponent shooting percentage of 41.6% (806 of 1,937) and they conceded 37.6 rebounds per contest as a unit. They were 83rd in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 400 conceded last year.

For their last game, the Kentucky Wildcats took a loss by a score of 78-65 against Tennessee. The Wildcats collected 15 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards for a total of 19 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 7 steals in the matchup. Tennessee had 14 personal fouls in the game which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for 13 tries. They were able to make 9 of the free throws for a clip of 69.2%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Kentucky converted 6 of 15 tries (40.0%). In all, the Wildcats finished the game shooting 25 for 51 from the floor which had them shooting 49.0%. The Wildcats permitted Tennessee to knock down 29 of 57 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 50.9% in this game. They shot 26.3% from 3-point land by shooting 5 out of 19 and ended up going 15 out of 20 at the free throw line (75.0%). In regard to rebounds, Kentucky allowed Tennessee to get 31 in total (13 on the offensive glass).

Lamont Butler ended up being a major contributor for the Wildcats in this matchup. He knocked down 7 of 10 for the contest giving him a rate of 70.0%, and had 6 rebounds. He accumulated 18 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 3 assists for this game.

Kentucky had a win-loss record of 24-12 last season. The Wildcats committed 17.2 fouls per game while shooting 73.1% from the free throw line. They got an assist 16.9 times per game (20th in the nation) and they turned the ball over 10.9 times per game. Kentucky totaled 3,040 pts last year (84.4 per game) and they grabbed 38.0 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Wildcats shot 48.2% from the field, which had them ranked 27th in college.

The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court were 315th in college in points per game surrendered with 77.2. They forced their opponents into 10.3 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 43.7% from the floor (175th in Division 1). The Kentucky defense conceded 30.5% on 3-point attempts (302 of 991) and opponents connected on 71.7% of their foul shots. They conceded 12.9 assists and 35.3 rebounds per contest, ranking them 158th and 237th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kentucky

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