Saint Francis Red Flash vs Xavier Musketeers Prediction, 12/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Francis Red Flash vs Xavier Musketeers

Date: Monday, December 1, 2025

Location: Cintas Center in Cincinnati, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Saint Francis Red Flash (0-6) are traveling to Cintas Center on Monday where they will compete against the Xavier Musketeers (4-3).

The Saint Francis Red Flash stepped onto the hardwood against Troy and took a loss by a score of 74-64 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Red Flash left the arena with 22 and Troy accumulated 20 fouls. They also converted 5 out of their 23 attempts from three-point range. Troy shot 63.3% at the free throw line by making 19 of 30 tries. Additionally, Troy grabbed 35 boards (13 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't have a block. Troy distributed 11 dimes and had 11 steals for the matchup. In the matter of defense, Saint Francis let their opponent shoot 46.3% from the field on 25 out of 54 shooting. They also doled out 8 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Concerning hauling in boards, they compiled 31 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Red Flash buried 12 of 16 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Saint Francis wrapped up the game with a 40.0% FG percentage (22 out of 55) and made 8 of their 22 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Sky Wicks is a guy who came through in this contest. He finished the contest at 46.7% from the floor and dished out 3 dimes. He saw the court for 38 minutes played and pulled down 9 boards. He ended up walking away with 21 points on 7 of 15 shooting.

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Saint Francis heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 0-6 on the season. They have an average of 63.0 points per contest (356th in the country) while connecting on 38.4% from the field. The Red Flash are connecting on 29.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (39 of 133) and 73.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Saint Francis is collecting 31.5 rebounds per game and has accumulated 66 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 347th in D-1 in terms of passing. They cough up possession 16.3 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.3 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Red Flash are forcing their opponents into 14.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.5 personal fouls. They rank 326th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 118 conceded for the campaign. The Red Flash defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 52.2% (186 of 356) and they concede 39.0 rebounds per game as a group. They relinquish 37.6% on shots from distance and they are ranked 355th in college hoops in PPG allowed (87.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Xavier Musketeers got the win with a final of 78-68 against West Virginia. The Musketeers snagged 27 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in this game. They gave up possession 10 times, while getting 4 steals in this contest. West Virginia had 13 personal fouls for this contest which got the Musketeers to the free throw line for 12 shots. They were able to bury 12 of those for a percentage of 100.0%. In reference to shots from distance, Xavier buried 16 of 25 tries (64.0%). Overall, the Musketeers went 25 for 55 from the field which had them sitting at 45.5%. The Musketeers allowed West Virginia to make 25 out of their 58 tries from the field which had them at 43.1% for the contest. They finished the game shooting 27.3% from 3-point land by shooting 6 of 22 and finished the game at 12 of 15 at the free throw line (80.0%). In regard to team rebounding, Xavier allowed West Virginia to get 27 overall (5 on the offensive side).

Jovan Milicevic was important for the Musketeers in the matchup. He made 8 out of 14 for this contest giving him a rate of 57.1%, and accumulated 7 rebounds. He earned 21 points in his 34 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes for the matchup.

Xavier has a win-loss record of 4-3 for the season. As an offense, the Musketeers are shooting 40.1% from the field, which ranks them 338th in the country. Xavier has tallied 524 pts this season (74.9 per contest) and they pull in 34.3 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 16.7 times per contest (88th in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.6 times per game. The Musketeers have committed 17.3 personal fouls every game and they hit 71.5% from the charity stripe.

The Xavier defense allows 30.1% on 3-pointers (37 of 123) and opponents are knocking down 70.5% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 15.9 dimes and 36.1 boards every game, which ranks them 308th and 229th in those categories on the defensive end. The Musketeers are ranked 184th in college in points allowed per contest with 73.4. They are forcing 13.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 48.7% from the field (339th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Saint Francis

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