Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs San Diego Toreros Prediction, 12/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs San Diego Toreros

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025

Location: Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, CA

TV: ESPN+

The San Diego Toreros (3-6) are welcoming the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (4-5) at Jenny Craig Pavilion on Saturday.

The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks played Arizona State and went home with a loss by a final score of 73-48 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Lumberjacks ended up finishing with 20 while Arizona State accounted for 10 personal fouls. They also knocked down 6 out of their 19 shots from distance. Arizona State shot 68.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of their 22 shots. In addition, Arizona State snagged 38 rebounds (8 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Arizona State distributed 15 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. When discussing defense, Northern Arizona allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the field on 26 out of 52 shooting. They also distributed 8 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In relation to rebounding, they collected 21 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Lumberjacks converted 9 of 10 attempts for a percentage of 90.0%. Northern Arizona ended the contest with a 33.3% field goal percentage (17 of 51) and buried 5 of their 26 shots from downtown.

Isaiah Shaw is one player who was a factor in the matchup. He finished shooting 54.5% from the field but wasn't able to get a dime. He was on the court for 33 mins and totaled 4 rebounds. He accumulated 21 points on 6 out of 11 shooting.

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Northern Arizona will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 4-5 this year. They are averaging 73.9 points per contest (257th in the nation) while hitting 45.6% from the field. The Lumberjacks are shooting 33.9% on shots from downtown (62 of 183) and 63.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Northern Arizona is pulling in 35.4 rebounds per game and has 116 dimes this season, which is 307th in the nation in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 11.3 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 17.8 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Lumberjacks have forced 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.8 fouls. They are currently ranked 187th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 128 relinquished on the campaign. The Lumberjacks defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.0% (243 of 552) and they surrender 39.1 boards per contest as a team. They give up 33.3% from 3-point land and they are 220th in college in PPG allowed (74.6).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the San Diego Toreros took a loss by a final score of 94-81 when they faced USC. In reference to how they rebounded, San Diego permitted USC to get 31 in total (4 offensive). They finished shooting 56.3% from three-point range by connecting on 9 of 16 and ended up going 27 out of 35 from the free throw line (77.1%). The Toreros allowed USC to make 29 of 47 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 61.7% for the game. Overall, the Toreros ended up going 26 out of 66 from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.4%. In terms of shots from distance, San Diego buried 9 of their 30 tries (30.0%). They were able to make 20 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 83.3%. USC was called for 20 fouls in this matchup which got the Toreros to the charity stripe for 24 tries. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 12 steals in this matchup. The Toreros pulled down 19 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 28 in the matchup.

Dominique Ford ended up being important for the Toreros for the contest. He totaled 22 points in his 23 minutes on the court and added 1 assist for this contest. He knocked down 6 of 11 for the contest for a field goal rate of 54.5%, and had 3 rebounds.

San Diego has a record of 3-6 so far this season. The Toreros commit 18.8 personal fouls per game and they shoot 78.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.2 times per game (143rd in college) and they lose possession via turnover 13.1 times per game. San Diego has scored 666 points for the season (74.0 per game) and they pull in 31.6 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Toreros are shooting 43.5% from the field, which ranks 272nd in D-1.

The San Diego defense surrenders 34.4% on shots from beyond the arc (62 of 180) and their opponents are knocking down 69.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 13.1 dimes and 36.4 boards per contest, which ranks 178th and 261st in those defensive categories. The Toreros are ranked 258th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 76.6. They are able to force 14.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.0% from the field (325th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Northern Arizona

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