SIU Edwardsville Cougars vs Air Force Falcons Prediction, 11/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: SIU Edwardsville Cougars vs Air Force Falcons

Date: Friday, November 21, 2025

Location: Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, CO

TV: ESPN+

The Air Force Falcons (1-4) are welcoming the SIU Edwardsville Cougars (3-2) at Clune Arena on Friday.

The SIU Edwardsville Cougars faced Wisconsin and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 94-69 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Cougars ended up with 18 while Wisconsin recorded 13 fouls. They buried 15 out of their 39 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Wisconsin ended up going 87.5% at the free throw line by making 21 of their 24 shots. In addition, Wisconsin grabbed 35 boards (11 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Wisconsin doled out 19 dimes and had 8 steals for the matchup. When talking about the defense, SIU Edwardsville allowed the other team to go 44.6% from the floor on 29 of 65 shooting. They also recorded 10 dimes in the game in addition to forcing 4 turnovers and having 4 steals. When discussing rebounding, they compiled 27 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cougars buried 10 of 11 tries for a percentage of 90.9%. SIU Edwardsville finished the game having earned a 44.8% field goal percentage (26 out of 58) and made 7 out of their 18 three-point attempts.

Jordan Pickett is someone who came through for the contest. He ended up walking away with 12 points on 5 of 8 shooting. He was on the court for 29 mins and also grabbed 2 boards. He ended up shooting 62.5% from the field and totaled 3 dimes.

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SIU Edwardsville will enter this game with a win-loss record of 3-2 for the season. They have an average of 76.2 points per outing (232nd in college) while connecting on 45.7% from the field. The Cougars are hitting 32.7% on shots from 3-point land (33 of 101) and 68.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, SIU Edwardsville is pulling in 42.0 boards per contest and has earned 61 assists this season, which has them ranked 267th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.8 times per contest and as a group they are committing 15.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Cougars are able to force 13.4 turnovers per game while drawing 16.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 108th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 53 surrendered for the campaign. The Cougars are allowing a FG percentage of 36.7% (114 of 311) and they concede 36.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They relinquish 29.1% on shots from downtown and they rank 62nd in college in PPG allowed (65.4).

The last time they took the court, the Air Force Falcons took home the win by a final score of 66-64 against Alabama State. In regard to how they rebounded, Air Force permitted Alabama State to pull down 20 overall (5 offensive). They finished the game shooting 26.3% from three-point range via 5 out of 19 and ended up going 15 out of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). The Falcons permitted Alabama State to bury 22 of their 55 attempts from the field which had them at 40.0% for this game. Overall, the Falcons went 21 for 42 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, Air Force made 9 of their 21 attempts (42.9%). They were able to make 15 of those for a percentage of 65.2%. Alabama State was called for 19 fouls for this game which got the Falcons to the free throw line for 23 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. The Falcons pulled down 24 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 29 for the game.

Lucas Hobin ended up having an impact for the Falcons for this game. He totaled 20 points in his 39 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for this game. He converted 6 out of 13 in the matchup giving him a rate of 46.2%, and had 2 rebounds.

Air Force has a record of 1-4 on the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Falcons are connecting on 44.0% from the field, which has them ranked 236th in the nation. Air Force has accounted for 316 pts for the year (63.2 per contest) and they collect 33.6 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 13.2 times per game (250th in the nation) and they turn it over 17.4 times per contest. The Falcons commit 18.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 57.3% from the free throw line.

The Falcons on defense are ranked 201st in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 73.8. They are forcing their opponents into 12.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.7% from the field (280th in the nation). The Air Force defense concedes 34.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (36 of 105) and their opposition makes 66.4% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 12.0 assists and 32.8 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 131st and 105th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Air Force

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