Sacred Heart Pioneers vs Towson Tigers Prediction, 12/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacred Heart Pioneers vs Towson Tigers

Date: Monday, December 22, 2025

Location: SECU Arena in Towson, MD

TV: ESPN+

The Towson Tigers (6-5) will go up against the Sacred Heart Pioneers (4-7) at SECU Arena on Monday.

The Sacred Heart Pioneers took the court against UMass Lowell and took a loss by a final of 87-82 in their last game. Sacred Heart finished with a 49.2% field goal percentage (30 of 61) and made 14 of their 33 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Pioneers made 8 of 11 attempts for a rate of 72.7%. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 30 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 15 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. When it comes to defending, Sacred Heart let their opponent shoot 45.2% from the floor on 33 out of 73 shooting. UMass Lowell totaled 21 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. Moreover, UMass Lowell pulled down 39 rebounds (14 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. UMass Lowell walked away from this one shooting 56.3% from the free throw line by making 9 of their 16 attempts. They converted 12 of their 30 tries from beyond the perimeter. Regarding personal fouls, the Pioneers ended up finishing with 15 and UMass Lowell finished the game with 11 personal fouls.

Nyle Ralph-Beyer is one player who came through for the contest. He ended up with 28 points on 9 of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 32 minutes and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He finished shooting 69.2% from the field and also recorded 2 assists.

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Sacred Heart will enter this contest with a mark of 4-7 on the season. They turn it over 13.8 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.0 fouls every game. As a team, Sacred Heart is grabbing 34.8 boards per game and has tallied 168 dimes on the year, which ranks 173rd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Pioneers are shooting 37.2% on shots from distance (128 of 344) and 77.6% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 77.6 points per contest (183rd in D-1) while going 43.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Pioneers have forced 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 336th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 195 relinquished for the season. The Pioneers are allowing a shooting percentage of 46.6% (310 of 665) and they relinquish 34.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They give up 37.0% on three-point shots while they are 316th in D-1 in opponents points per game (79.5).

For their last game, the Towson Tigers took a defeat with a final score of 73-49 against Kansas. When it comes to cleaning the glass, Towson permitted Kansas to pull down 41 in total (11 on the offensive glass). They finished 33.3% from three-point range by shooting 8 out of 24 and ended up going 9 of 14 from the free throw line (64.3%). The Tigers permitted Kansas to knock down 28 out of 60 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.7% for the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Tigers finished the game shooting 19 out of 69 from the field which had them at 27.5%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Towson buried 3 out of their 24 attempts (12.5%). They were able to knock down 8 of them for a rate of 66.7%. Kansas committed 13 personal fouls for the game which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for 12 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 5 steals for the game. The Tigers were able to pull down 20 defensive boards and 18 offensive boards for a total of 38 for this game.

Dylan Williamson was important for the Tigers for the matchup. He racked up 19 points in his 39 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He buried 8 of 20 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and accounted for 1 rebound.

Towson has a record of 6-5 so far this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Tigers are shooting 42.6% from the floor, which is 306th in the country. Towson has scored 752 points on the year (68.4 per contest) and they snag 39.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 9.9 times per game (359th in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.1 times per contest. The Tigers are committing 15.5 fouls per game and they connect on 66.5% from the free throw line.

The Towson defense concedes 30.1% on shots from 3-point land (81 of 269) and their opponents are knocking down 71.0% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 11.7 dimes and 31.6 boards every game, which is ranked 74th and 59th in those categories. The Tigers on the defensive side of the court are 83rd in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 68.6. They have forced 9.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.7% from the floor (251st in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Towson and under the total points

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