Pittsburgh Panthers vs UCF Knights Prediction, 11/20/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Panthers vs UCF Knights

Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025

Location: Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, FL

TV: ESPN2

The UCF Knights (4-1) will try to beat the Pittsburgh Panthers (4-1) at Ocean Center on Thursday.

The Pittsburgh Panthers took the court against Bucknell and walked away with a win by a score of 84-50 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Panthers ended up walking away with 22 and Bucknell finished the game with 14 fouls. They also made 6 of 21 attempts from long range. Bucknell shot 78.3% when shooting free throws by making 18 of 23 shots. Additionally, Bucknell had 25 boards (6 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Bucknell doled out 11 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. Concerning defending, Pittsburgh allowed their opponent to shoot 27.7% from the field on 13 of 47 shooting. They also doled out 20 assists in this game while creating 15 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In reference to getting rebounds, they compiled 41 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Panthers converted 9 of 14 shots for a rate of 64.3%. Pittsburgh ended the game having earned a 50.8% field goal percentage (31 of 61) and converted 13 of their 25 3-point shots.

Barry Dunning Jr. is one guy who played a role for the contest. He racked up 23 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. He played for 27 mins played and collected 7 rebounds. He shot 61.5% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Pittsburgh comes into this matchup with a record of 4-1 so far this season. They are turning it over 13.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.4 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Pittsburgh is grabbing 41.0 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 73 assists so far this year, which ranks 123rd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Panthers are shooting 38.2% on 3-point shots (42 of 110) and 67.6% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 72.6 pts per game (286th in Division 1) while shooting 45.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Panthers are able to force 10.2 turnovers per game while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. They rank 120th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 51 conceded on the season. The Panthers are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 35.9% (103 of 287) and they concede 31.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They are surrendering 27.7% on 3-point attempts and they are 20th in D-1 in points per game allowed (61.2).

The last time they took the court, the UCF Knights went home victorious with a score of 87-83 when they faced Oakland. In reference to attacking the glass, UCF allowed Oakland to grab 26 in total (9 offensive). They shot 39.1% from distance by hitting 9 out of 23 and finished the contest at 22 out of 26 from the free throw line (84.6%). The Knights permitted Oakland to convert 26 of their 61 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 42.6% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Knights finished shooting 31 for 65 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.7%. When it comes to 3-pointers, UCF buried 7 of their 23 tries (30.4%). They were able to convert 18 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 72.0%. Oakland committed 18 personal fouls for this game which took the Knights to the charity stripe for 25 attempts. They also turned it over 11 times, while recording 4 steals in the game. The Knights were able to pull down 26 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards totaling 41 for the matchup.

Jamichael Stillwell ended up being a major contributor for the Knights in this contest. He accumulated 20 points in his 30 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes in the matchup. He knocked down 8 out of 13 in this matchup giving him a rate of 61.5%, and accounted for 14 rebounds.

UCF has a mark of 4-1 on the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Knights are connecting on 50.5% from the field, which is 42nd in the nation. UCF has totaled 445 points on the year (89.0 per game) and they collect 38.4 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 20.0 times per contest (22nd in college) and they lose possession via turnover 14.2 times per contest. The Knights are responsible for committing 19.6 fouls per game while shooting 73.8% from the free throw line.

The Knights on defense are ranked 285th in the nation in points allowed per game with 80.0. They are forcing their opponents into 11.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.6% from the floor (214th in college). The UCF defense concedes 32.8% on shots from distance (43 of 131) and opponents are connecting on 78.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 16.2 dimes and 29.6 boards per contest, which is 312th and 39th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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