Northeastern Huskies vs Rhode Island Rams Prediction, 12/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northeastern Huskies vs Rhode Island Rams

Date: Monday, December 22, 2025

Location: Thomas M. Ryan Center in Kingston, RI

TV: ESPN+

The Rhode Island Rams (8-4) host the Northeastern Huskies (4-5) at Thomas M. Ryan Center on Monday.

The Northeastern Huskies played Central Connecticut and went home with a win by a final score of 73-56 in their last game. Northeastern walked away from the game with a 46.4% field goal percentage (26 out of 56) and made 9 out of their 25 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Huskies buried 12 of 14 tries for a rate of 85.7%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned 42 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 15 assists for this contest while forcing 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In the matter of defense, Northeastern allowed 33.3% from the floor on 21 out of 63 shooting. Central Connecticut earned 9 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Central Connecticut had 31 rebounds (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Central Connecticut finished the game at 58.8% from the free throw line by knocking down 10 of their 17 shots. They also knocked down 4 of 17 shots from long range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Huskies ended up with 17 and Central Connecticut accumulated 10 personal fouls.

William Kermoury is one player who played a role in the matchup. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and totaled 1 assist. He played for 31 minutes played and pulled down 6 rebounds. He racked up 18 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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Northeastern will take the court with a mark of 4-5 so far this year. They average 72.1 points per outing (294th in Division 1) while shooting 44.6% from the floor. The Huskies are shooting 31.0% on shots from distance (58 of 187) and 70.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Northeastern is pulling in 33.7 boards per game and has totaled 124 dimes for the season, which is 341st in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 13.6 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.9 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Huskies have forced 14.2 turnovers every game while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They are giving up 32.2% on 3-pointers while they are 190th in D-1 in opponents points per game (73.3). The Huskies are giving up a FG percentage of 46.2% (232 of 502) and they relinquish 34.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 18th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 110 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Rhode Island Rams walked away with a victory by a final of 62-45 when they faced Canisius. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Rhode Island permitted Canisius to pull down 27 overall (6 on the offensive glass). They finished 33.3% from three-point range by shooting 5 out of 15 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 14 from the free throw line (71.4%). The Rams allowed Canisius to bury 15 out of their 47 attempts from the floor which had them at 31.9% for this contest. In all, the Rams finished the game shooting 21 for 61 from the field which had them sitting at 34.4%. In reference to shooting from distance, Rhode Island converted 9 of 34 attempts (26.5%). They were able to convert 11 of them for a percentage of 84.6%. Canisius was called for 14 personal fouls in the game which got the Rams to the free throw line for a total of 13 shots. They also turned it over 12 times, while earning 10 steals for the contest. The Rams collected 22 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards totaling 37 for the game.

Jonah Hinton was important for the Rams in the matchup. He made 6 of 18 for the game giving him a rate of 33.3%, and accounted for 8 rebounds. He racked up 20 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists for the matchup.

Rhode Island has a win-loss mark of 8-4 for the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Rams are shooting 46.1% from the field, which is ranked 153rd in the nation. Rhode Island has earned 892 pts on the year (74.3 per contest) and they pull in 34.5 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 11.6 times per contest (331st in college) and they turn it over 13.1 times per contest. The Rams are responsible for committing 17.4 personal fouls per contest and they hit 74.8% from the charity stripe.

The Rhode Island defense allows 33.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (87 of 264) and their opposition makes 70.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 12.0 assists and 33.0 rebounds per game, which ranks them 90th and 113th in D-1. The Rams defensively are ranked 43rd in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 66.5. They have forced 15.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.4% from the floor (94th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Rhode Island

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