Norfolk State Spartans vs Baylor Bears Prediction, 12/10/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Norfolk State Spartans vs Baylor Bears

Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Location: Foster Pavilion in Waco, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Norfolk State Spartans (4-6) are en route to Foster Pavilion on Wednesday where they will play the Baylor Bears (6-2).

The Norfolk State Spartans stepped onto the hardwood against James Madison and ended up losing by a score of 68-67 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Spartans finished with 18 while James Madison accumulated 13 fouls. They buried 8 of their 29 tries from 3-point land. James Madison finished the game at 54.5% from the charity stripe by burying 12 of 22 shots. Furthermore, James Madison grabbed 28 rebounds (6 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. James Madison totaled 13 assists and had 14 steals for the game. In terms of defending, Norfolk State allowed 44.4% from the floor on 24 of 54 shooting. They also recorded 6 assists for the contest while creating 6 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In relation to rebounding, they collected 35 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Spartans made 8 of 17 shots for a rate of 47.1%. Norfolk State wrapped up the contest having earned a 53.8% field goal percentage (28 out of 52) and buried 3 of their 8 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Devon Ellis is one guy who played a role for this game. He finished the contest at 88.9% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 28 minutes and also pulled down 8 boards. He left the arena with 17 points on 8 out of 9 shooting.

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Norfolk State will take the court with a win-loss mark of 4-6 so far this season. They are averaging 78.6 points per contest (160th in college) while hitting 47.8% from the floor. The Spartans are connecting on 31.1% on 3-pointers (56 of 180) and 63.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Norfolk State is grabbing 38.3 rebounds per contest and has tallied 117 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 296th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 11.0 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Spartans are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They rank 190th in the nation in giving up assists with 127 conceded this year. The Spartans are allowing a field goal percentage of 41.2% (228 of 553) and they concede 33.7 boards per contest as a team. They surrender 29.3% on shots from downtown and they rank 120th in D-1 in opponents points per game (70.3).

In their last game, the Baylor Bears took a loss by a final score of 78-71 against Memphis. In reference to rebounding, Baylor permitted Memphis to get 37 in total (15 on the offensive glass). They finished 18.8% from downtown by connecting on 3 of 16 and ended up shooting 19 of 25 from the free throw line (76.0%). The Bears permitted Memphis to bury 28 of 68 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 41.2% in the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Bears shot 22 for 64 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.4%. When it comes to three-point shots, Baylor knocked down 10 of their 28 attempts (35.7%). They were able to make 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 68.0%. Memphis was called for 18 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Bears to the charity stripe for a total of 25 tries. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 7 steals for this contest. The Bears were able to collect 24 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in this contest.

Tounde Yessoufou was important for the Bears for the matchup. He converted 8 of 15 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and had 5 rebounds. He scored 22 points in his 34 mins on the court, but didn't record an assist.

Baylor has a record of 6-2 so far this season. The Bears commit 16.8 fouls every game and they shoot 73.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 15.0 times per contest (158th in D-1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.3 times per contest. Baylor has scored 702 pts this year (87.8 per contest) and they snag 38.6 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Bears are hitting on 47.1% from the floor, which ranks 108th in Division 1.

The Bears defensively are ranked 326th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 81.0. They are forcing 12.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (310th in college). The Baylor defense gives up 34.2% on 3-point shots (63 of 184) and their opponents are connecting on 79.9% of their free throw attempts. They concede 13.6 dimes and 33.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 202nd and 122nd in college.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baylor

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