Radford Highlanders vs William & Mary Tribe Prediction, 12/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Radford Highlanders vs William & Mary Tribe

Date: Thursday, December 18, 2025

Location: Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Radford Highlanders (5-7) are on their way to Kaplan Arena on Thursday where they will play the William & Mary Tribe (8-3).

The Radford Highlanders took the court against Coppin State and earned the victory with a final of 107-77 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Highlanders finished with 16 and Coppin State accounted for 18 fouls. They also made 12 of 26 tries from long range. Coppin State finished the contest at 78.9% from the charity stripe by making 15 of 19 shots. In addition, Coppin State grabbed 24 rebounds (7 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Coppin State recorded 14 dimes and had 9 steals for the contest. In terms of defense, Radford allowed 44.6% from the floor on 25 of 56 shooting. They also distributed 22 assists for this game as well as forcing 21 turnovers and having 17 steals. In relation to hauling in boards, they earned 29 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Highlanders buried 15 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. Radford finished the contest with a 61.3% field goal percentage (38 of 62) and made 16 of their 33 shots from distance.

Dennis Parker Jr. is a player who was important in the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 79.2% from the field and earned 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins and collected 8 boards. He ended up scoring 53 points on 19 of 24 shooting.

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Radford heads into this contest with a record of 5-7 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 12.7 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 19.8 fouls every game. As a unit, Radford is snagging 36.7 rebounds per game and has totaled 172 assists so far this year, which ranks 101st in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Highlanders are shooting 33.2% on three-point attempts (124 of 374) and 68.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 80.8 pts per game (116th in D-1) while connecting on 43.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Highlanders are able to force 14.6 turnovers every game while drawing 19.2 fouls. They are 318th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 175 surrendered for the campaign. The Highlanders are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.6% (319 of 715) and they relinquish 38.5 boards per contest as a group. They concede 36.5% from 3-point land while they are 307th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (79.3).

The last time they took the court, the William & Mary Tribe took a loss by a final score of 99-86 when they played George Washington. When discussing how they attacked the glass, William & Mary allowed George Washington to snag 34 in total (12 offensive). They finished 22.2% from 3-point land via 6 out of 27 and finished the game at 19 out of 24 at the free throw line (79.2%). The Tribe permitted George Washington to make 37 of 70 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 52.9% in the game. Overall, the Tribe ended up going 31 for 64 from the field which had them shooting 48.4%. In regard to shooting from downtown, William & Mary made 9 out of 28 tries (32.1%). They were able to bury 15 of the free throw tries for a clip of 78.9%. George Washington committed 18 personal fouls in this contest which got the Tribe to the charity stripe for a total of 19 shots. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 8 steals in the matchup. The Tribe pulled down 18 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 23 for the game.

Kilian Brockhoff pitched in for the Tribe in the game. He made 7 of 13 for the contest for a rate of 53.8%, and had 4 rebounds. He totaled 19 points in his 26 minutes of playing time and accumulated 4 assists in the matchup.

William & Mary has a win-loss mark of 8-3 for the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Tribe are connecting on 49.8% from the floor, which ranks them 34th in the nation. William & Mary has totaled 946 pts on the year (86.0 per game) and they grab 37.3 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 20.0 times per game (9th in D-1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.0 times per game. The Tribe are responsible for committing 17.4 personal fouls per game while shooting 73.9% from the free throw line.

The William & Mary defense gives up 26.1% from downtown (80 of 306) and their opponents are connecting on 68.7% of their foul shots. They surrender 13.6 dimes and 35.8 boards per game, which ranks them 201st and 244th in those categories on the defensive end. The Tribe are ranked 237th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 75.4. They are forcing their opponents into 16.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.0% from the field (78th in college hoops).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Radford

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