Radford Highlanders vs SMU Mustangs Prediction, 11/24/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Radford Highlanders vs SMU Mustangs

Date: Monday, November 24, 2025

Location: Moody Coliseum in Dallas, TX

TV: ACC Extra

Moody Coliseum is the site where the SMU Mustangs (5-0) will play the Radford Highlanders (2-4) on Monday.

The Radford Highlanders faced South Carolina and ended up losing by a score of 87-58 in their last contest. Radford wrapped up the contest having earned a 30.9% field goal percentage (17 out of 55) and made 7 of their 24 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Highlanders made 17 of 25 shots for a rate of 68.0%. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they earned 21 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 6 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In terms of defending, Radford allowed their opponent to shoot 57.6% from the field on 34 of 59 shooting. South Carolina totaled 22 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. Additionally, South Carolina snagged 37 rebounds (6 offensive, 31 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. South Carolina finished the game shooting 80.0% from the charity stripe by making 12 of 15 tries. They also buried 7 out of their 25 attempts from long range. When talking about fouls, the Highlanders finished with 17 and South Carolina racked up 21 fouls.

Del Jones is one guy who had an impact in the game. He ended up shooting 40.0% from the field and distributed 2 assists. He was on the court for 32 mins played and snagged 4 rebounds. He ended up scoring 16 points on 6 of 15 shooting.

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Radford enters this game with a record of 2-4 this season. They cough up possession 13.3 times per contest and as a team they are committing 21.7 fouls per game. As a unit, Radford is collecting 37.5 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 70 assists so far this season, which is 171st in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Highlanders are hitting 26.8% on shots from beyond the arc (42 of 157) and 65.3% from the free throw line. They average 75.3 pts per contest (245th in college) while shooting 41.4% from the field.

On defense, the Highlanders have forced 13.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.8 fouls. They rank 351st in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 96 surrendered so far this season. The Highlanders defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 45.8% (164 of 358) and they relinquish 39.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 34.7% on 3-pointers and they are 316th in the nation in opponents points per game (81.8).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the SMU Mustangs got the victory with a final of 106-60 when they played Arkansas-Pine Bluff. When it comes to how they rebounded, SMU permitted Arkansas-Pine Bluff to pull down 26 in total (10 offensive). They shot 15.4% from beyond the arc by connecting on 4 of 26 and ended up going 10 out of 18 at the free throw line (55.6%). The Mustangs allowed Arkansas-Pine Bluff to make 23 out of their 67 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 34.3% in this contest. When the game finished, the Mustangs finished shooting 37 out of 65 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 56.9%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, SMU buried 12 out of 27 attempts (44.4%). They were able to make 20 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 76.9%. Arkansas-Pine Bluff committed 20 fouls for this contest which took the Mustangs to the free throw line for 26 tries. They gave up possession 12 times, while getting 10 steals for the matchup. The Mustangs were able to collect 35 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 42 for the contest.

Jaron Pierre Jr. ended up being a factor for the Mustangs in this game. He scored 23 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 assists for the contest. He made 8 out of 14 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and had 7 rebounds.

SMU has a win-loss record of 5-0 so far this year. The Mustangs have committed 17.6 personal fouls per contest and they go 79.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 18.0 times per contest (59th in college) and they turn the ball over 11.8 times per game. SMU has scored 460 points this year (92.0 per game) and they average 40.2 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Mustangs are hitting on 50.3% from the field, which ranks 47th in the nation.

The SMU defense gives up 32.0% from downtown (41 of 128) and their opponents are knocking down 70.3% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 16.4 assists and 34.4 rebounds every game, which ranks 319th and 159th in those categories. The Mustangs on the defensive end are ranked 206th in college in PPG given up with 74.0. They are able to force 15.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.8% from the field (100th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take SMU

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