Presbyterian Blue Hose vs Manhattan Jaspers Prediction, 12/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Presbyterian Blue Hose vs Manhattan Jaspers

Date: Sunday, December 21, 2025

Location: Draddy Gymnasium in Riverdale, NY

TV: ESPN+

Draddy Gymnasium is the location where the Manhattan Jaspers (4-8) will attempt to beat the Presbyterian Blue Hose (6-7) on Sunday.

The Presbyterian Blue Hose stepped onto the hardwood against East Carolina and ended up losing by a score of 74-53 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Blue Hose walked away with 22 and East Carolina totaled 14 personal fouls. They made 4 of 12 tries from 3-point range. East Carolina finished the game at 84.6% when shooting free throws by making 22 of their 26 attempts. In addition, East Carolina pulled down 24 boards (3 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. East Carolina doled out 13 assists and had 8 steals for the matchup. Pertaining to defending, Presbyterian allowed 54.5% from the field on 24 out of 44 shooting. They also doled out 8 assists for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. When talking about getting rebounds, they compiled 22 with 8 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Blue Hose converted 10 of their 14 shots for a rate of 71.4%. Presbyterian finished the game having earned a 39.6% FG percentage (21 of 53) and made 1 out of their 11 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jaylen Peterson is one guy who was a major contributor for this contest. He left the arena with 17 points on 6 out of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins and snagged 8 boards. He ended up shooting 60.0% from the field and also distributed 1 assist.

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Presbyterian comes into this one with a win-loss record of 6-7 so far this year. They currently have an average of 66.8 pts per contest (341st in the country) while connecting on 44.8% from the field. The Blue Hose are shooting 29.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (67 of 231) and 67.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Presbyterian is grabbing 35.7 rebounds per game and has racked up 167 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 177th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.8 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.2 fouls every game.

On defense, the Blue Hose are forcing 11.2 turnovers every game while drawing 16.5 fouls. They are ranked 195th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 154 surrendered for the season. The Blue Hose defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.8% (298 of 696) and they relinquish 30.2 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are relinquishing 34.1% on shots from downtown and they are 51st in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (67.3).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Manhattan Jaspers took a defeat with a final score of 75-68 against Furman. The Jaspers corralled 22 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 35 for this game. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 14 steals in this contest. Furman earned 17 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Jaspers to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 68.8%. In terms of three-point shots, Manhattan made 7 of their 26 tries (26.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Jaspers finished the game shooting 25 for 64 from the field which had them at 39.1%. The Jaspers allowed Furman to bury 30 of their 60 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 35.7% from three-point range by shooting 10 of 28 and ended up going 5 out of 14 from the free throw line (35.7%). Concerning team rebounding, Manhattan allowed Furman to get 38 in all (13 offensive).

Devin Dinkins ended up having an impact for the Jaspers in this contest. He made 5 out of 11 in this game for a field goal rate of 45.5%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. He tallied 17 points in his 31 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to get an assist.

Manhattan has a win-loss mark of 4-8 on the year. As an offensive team, the Jaspers are connecting on 43.3% from the field, which has them ranked 280th in college. Manhattan has totaled 929 points on the year (77.4 per game) and they collect 33.6 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 13.3 times per contest (264th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 11.8 times per game. The Jaspers have committed 15.1 fouls per game and they connect on 76.4% from the charity stripe.

The Manhattan defense concedes 36.8% on 3-point shots (113 of 307) and their opponents are converting on 70.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 17.8 assists and 40.5 boards per contest, ranking them 352nd and 352nd in the country. The Jaspers defensively are ranked 344th in the country in points per game surrendered with 83.6. They are forcing 12.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.3% from the floor (328th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Manhattan

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