Saint Joseph's Hawks vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 12/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Joseph's Hawks vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Thursday, December 11, 2025

Location: Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ACC Network

The Saint Joseph's Hawks (6-3) are hitting the road to Thomas & Mack Center on Thursday where they will take on the Syracuse Orange (5-3).

The Saint Joseph's Hawks faced Coppin State and went home with a win by a final score of 87-65 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Hawks ended up finishing with 12 while Coppin State totaled 17 personal fouls. They made 4 out of their 18 tries from distance. Coppin State ended up going 84.6% when shooting free throws by making 11 of their 13 tries. Furthermore, Coppin State grabbed 26 boards (6 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Coppin State earned 15 dimes and had 7 steals in the game. In the matter of defending, Saint Joseph's allowed their opponent to shoot 43.9% from the floor on 25 out of 57 shooting. They also distributed 22 dimes in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When talking about getting rebounds, they earned 33 with 7 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Hawks made 21 of 24 tries for a rate of 87.5%. Saint Joseph's wrapped up the contest with a 49.1% field goal percentage (26 out of 53) and buried 14 of 36 shots from distance.

Jaiden Glover is one guy who was important for the matchup. He ended up finishing with 25 points on 8 of 16 shooting. He played 31 mins and snagged 4 rebounds. He went 50.0% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Saint Joseph's heads into this one with a win-loss record of 6-3 on the year. They are losing possession via turnover 12.7 times per game and as a squad they commit 16.3 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Saint Joseph's is snagging 40.2 boards per contest and has racked up 151 dimes so far this season, which is 122nd in the country in terms of passing. The Hawks are connecting on 28.2% on 3-pointers (66 of 234) and 81.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 77.3 pts per game (187th in D-1) while connecting on 43.0% from the field.

On defense, the Hawks are forcing 10.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 187th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 128 conceded on the campaign. The Hawks defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.9% (243 of 580) and they concede 35.9 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are surrendering 32.4% from 3-point land and they rank 216th in college hoops in opponents PPG (74.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Syracuse Orange walked away with a victory by a final of 62-60 when they played Tennessee. The Orange were able to snag 25 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 33 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while earning 10 steals in this game. Tennessee committed 20 fouls for this contest which got the Orange to the free throw line for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 59.1%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Syracuse made 5 of 19 tries (26.3%). Overall, the Orange shot 22 for 51 from the field which had them shooting 43.1%. The Orange allowed Tennessee to convert 24 out of 58 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 41.4% in the matchup. They finished the game shooting 30.8% from 3-point land by shooting 4 of 13 and ended up shooting 8 out of 15 from the free throw line (53.3%). In relation to team rebounding, Syracuse permitted Tennessee to get 36 in all (12 offensive).

Nate Kingz ended up being a major contributor for the Orange in this game. He made 6 of 10 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 7 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood, but didn't record an assist.

Syracuse has a mark of 5-3 this year. When it comes to offense, the Orange are connecting on 45.8% from the field, which ranks them 167th in the nation. Syracuse has totaled 586 pts this year (73.3 per game) and they collect 35.9 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 14.3 times per game (196th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 11.0 times per contest. The Orange are responsible for committing 16.4 fouls per contest and they go 57.3% from the charity stripe.

The Syracuse defense surrenders 30.7% on shots from beyond the arc (46 of 150) and their opponents are making 73.2% of their free throw attempts. They concede 12.1 assists and 38.6 boards every game, which is ranked 104th and 324th in Division 1. The Orange on defense are ranked 21st in college in PPG surrendered with 64.6. They are able to force 15.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.3% from the floor (25th in college).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Saint Joseph's

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