SIU Edwardsville Cougars vs Alabama State Hornets Prediction, 11/23/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: SIU Edwardsville Cougars vs Alabama State Hornets

Date: Sunday, November 23, 2025

Location: Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, CO

TV: ESPN+

The Alabama State Hornets (2-3) will play the SIU Edwardsville Cougars (3-2) at Clune Arena on Sunday.

The SIU Edwardsville Cougars took the court against Wisconsin and went home with a loss by a final score of 94-69 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Cougars ended up finishing with 18 while Wisconsin totaled 13 fouls. They also buried 15 out of their 39 shots from downtown. Wisconsin finished the game at 87.5% from the charity stripe by making 21 of 24 tries. Additionally, Wisconsin had 35 boards (11 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Wisconsin recorded 19 dimes and had 8 steals for the matchup. Pertaining to the defense, SIU Edwardsville allowed their opponent to shoot 44.6% from the field on 29 of 65 shooting. They also recorded 10 dimes for the game while forcing 4 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 27 with 6 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Cougars converted 10 of their 11 tries for a rate of 90.9%. SIU Edwardsville walked away from the game having earned a 44.8% field goal percentage (26 out of 58) and made 7 out of their 18 shots from beyond the arc.

Jordan Pickett is one guy who was a major contributor in the game. He finished the game shooting 62.5% from the floor and dished out 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 29 minutes played and grabbed 2 rebounds. He ended up scoring 12 points on 5 out of 8 shooting.

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SIU Edwardsville will play this contest with a win-loss record of 3-2 on the season. They have an average of 76.2 pts per contest (232nd in Division 1) while hitting 45.7% from the field. The Cougars are connecting on 32.7% on three-point attempts (33 of 101) and 68.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, SIU Edwardsville is grabbing 42.0 boards per game and has earned 61 dimes this year, which has them ranked 267th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.8 times per game and as a group they commit 15.2 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Cougars are able to force 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.2 personal fouls. They give up 29.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 62nd in college in PPG allowed (65.4). The Cougars defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 36.7% (114 of 311) and they relinquish 36.4 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 108th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 53 relinquished on the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Alabama State Hornets took a loss by a final score of 66-64 against Air Force. The Hornets were able to pull down 15 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 20 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 10 steals for this contest. Air Force earned 14 personal fouls in this contest which took the Hornets to the charity stripe for 19 tries. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 78.9%. In relation to shots from beyond the perimeter, Alabama State knocked down 5 of 19 attempts (26.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Hornets shot 22 for 55 from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.0%. The Hornets permitted Air Force to convert 21 out of 42 tries from the floor which had them shooting 50.0% in the matchup. They shot 42.9% from 3-point land by connecting on 9 of 21 and ended up going 15 out of 23 at the free throw line (65.2%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Alabama State allowed Air Force to snag 29 in all (5 on the offensive glass).

Micah Simpson was important for the Hornets for the contest. He converted 10 of 17 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and earned 1 rebound. He scored 30 points in his 35 mins of playing time and accumulated 1 assist in this game.

Alabama State has a win-loss record of 2-3 so far this season. The Hornets are committing 18.6 fouls every game and they hit 60.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 16.0 times per game (140th in college) and they turn it over 12.8 times per game. Alabama State has tallied 395 pts this year (79.0 per game) and they pull in 38.4 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Hornets are hitting on 43.2% from the floor, which is 267th in Division 1.

The Hornets are ranked 300th in college in points allowed per contest with 80.6. They are forcing their opponents into 16.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.2% from the field (268th in the nation). The Alabama State defense allows 32.3% on shots from 3-point land (43 of 133) and their opponents are connecting on 75.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 15.6 dimes and 39.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is 290th and 318th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Alabama State

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