Norfolk State Spartans vs Wyoming Cowboys Prediction, 11/23/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Norfolk State Spartans vs Wyoming Cowboys

Date: Sunday, November 23, 2025

Location: Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, WY

TV: ESPN+

The Norfolk State Spartans (2-3) are on their way to Arena-Auditorium on Sunday where they will play the Wyoming Cowboys (4-1).

The Norfolk State Spartans faced Towson and took a loss by a score of 51-41 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Spartans ended up with 18 and Towson totaled 13 personal fouls. They also made 6 of 34 shots from long range. Towson walked away from this one shooting 61.1% when shooting free throws by converting 11 of 18 attempts. Additionally, Towson pulled down 43 rebounds (12 offensive, 31 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Towson earned 8 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. In relation to the defense, Norfolk State allowed 28.8% from the floor on 17 of 59 shooting. They also distributed 5 assists for this game while forcing 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 34 with 11 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Spartans made 3 of their 11 tries for a percentage of 27.3%. Norfolk State finished the contest with a 27.7% FG percentage (18 of 65) and converted 2 out of their 16 shots from beyond the arc.

Devon Ellis is someone who had an impact for this game. He ended up with 8 points on 4 of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 34 minutes played and totaled 3 rebounds. He shot 36.4% from the field and also earned 1 assist.

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Norfolk State comes into this one with a win-loss record of 2-3 this season. They cough up possession 11.2 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.6 fouls every game. As a team, Norfolk State is collecting 41.4 boards per game and has accounted for 59 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 272nd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Spartans are hitting 31.0% on shots from downtown (31 of 100) and 66.1% from the charity stripe. They average 78.6 pts per contest (198th in the country) while hitting 44.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Spartans are forcing 15.6 turnovers per game and they draw 18.4 fouls. They are conceding 25.7% on 3-point shots while they are 50th in college hoops in PPG allowed (64.6). The Spartans defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 37.8% (104 of 275) and they concede 34.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 145th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 57 surrendered on the year.

In their last game, the Wyoming Cowboys went home defeated by a final of 78-70 when they played Sam Houston State. The Cowboys earned 21 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 34 in the game. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. Sam Houston State committed 18 fouls in this matchup which took the Cowboys to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to make 9 of those for a clip of 40.9%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, Wyoming converted 5 out of their 23 tries (21.7%). When all was said and done, the Cowboys went 28 out of 62 from the floor which had them sitting at 45.2%. The Cowboys permitted Sam Houston State to convert 22 out of 52 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.3% in this game. They finished 25.0% from distance by shooting 5 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 29 of 33 at the free throw line (87.9%). When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Wyoming allowed Sam Houston State to get 37 overall (11 on the offensive glass).

Leland Walker ended up being a factor for the Cowboys for the matchup. He earned 24 points in his 33 mins on the court and accounted for 6 assists in this contest. He knocked down 10 of 18 in this contest giving him a rate of 55.6%, and earned 5 rebounds.

Wyoming has a win-loss mark of 4-1 on the year. The Cowboys have committed 21.6 personal fouls every game and they go 61.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 18.8 times per game (43rd in D-1) and they are turning it over 12.6 times per contest. Wyoming has accounted for 433 pts this season (86.6 per game) and they collect 44.4 boards per contest. As an offense, the Cowboys are shooting 46.8% from the floor, which is 142nd in college.

The Cowboys are ranked 152nd in the nation in points per game surrendered with 71.2. They have forced 14.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.9% from the field (102nd in college). The Wyoming defense gives up 24.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (28 of 115) and their opposition makes 72.2% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 8.4 dimes and 35.0 boards every game, which ranks 9th and 180th in college.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Norfolk State

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