South Alabama Jaguars vs Texas State Bobcats Prediction, 12/20/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Alabama Jaguars vs Texas State Bobcats

Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025

Location: Strahan Arena at the University Events Center in San Marcos, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Texas State Bobcats (7-5) welcome the South Alabama Jaguars (8-3) at Strahan Arena at the University Events Center on Saturday.

The South Alabama Jaguars stepped onto the hardwood against UL Monroe and notched a win by a score of 96-92 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Jaguars walked away with 15 and UL Monroe totaled 16 fouls. They also converted 19 of their 45 shots from 3-point range. UL Monroe finished 81.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of their 21 attempts. Furthermore, UL Monroe had 38 boards (10 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. UL Monroe distributed 22 assists and had 11 steals for the contest. In the matter of defending, South Alabama let their opponent shoot 43.8% from the floor on 28 out of 64 shooting. They also dished out 13 dimes in this matchup while creating 22 turnovers and getting 15 steals. In relation to rebounding, they collected 29 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Jaguars buried 15 of their 19 tries for a rate of 78.9%. South Alabama walked away from the contest having earned a 52.9% FG percentage (36 out of 68) and converted 9 out of their 30 three-point attempts.

Chaze Harris is a guy who was a contributor in this game. He ended up scoring 38 points on 16 of 22 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 47 mins and grabbed 5 rebounds. He went 72.7% from the floor and dished out 8 assists.

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South Alabama heads into this game with a win-loss record of 8-3 on the campaign. They are turning it over 9.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 11.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, South Alabama is snagging 36.9 boards per game and has accumulated 132 assists this year, which ranks 316th in the nation in terms of passing. The Jaguars are connecting on 34.5% on three-point shots (71 of 206) and 66.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 73.9 points per outing (267th in college hoops) while going 46.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Jaguars are forcing 12.5 turnovers per game and they draw 17.6 personal fouls. They are 335th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 190 surrendered for the season. The Jaguars are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 38.8% (268 of 691) and they surrender 36.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 30.5% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 73rd in college in points per game from their opponents (67.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Texas State Bobcats took a loss by a score of 89-70 against Arkansas State. The Bobcats recorded 11 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 18 for the matchup. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 13 steals for the contest. Arkansas State was called for 16 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Bobcats to the free throw line for 18 tries. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw tries for a clip of 83.3%. When discussing shots from distance, Texas State made 3 out of 11 attempts (27.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Bobcats went 26 out of 62 from the floor which had them at 41.9%. The Bobcats allowed Arkansas State to convert 31 of 55 tries from the field which had them at 56.4% in the matchup. They finished 54.5% from three-point range by connecting on 12 out of 22 and ended up going 15 of 20 from the free throw line (75.0%). Regarding team rebounding, Texas State permitted Arkansas State to snag 35 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

DJ Hall was important for the Bobcats for this contest. He knocked down 7 out of 16 for the contest giving him a rate of 43.8%, and totaled 7 rebounds. He totaled 15 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for the matchup.

Texas State has a win-loss record of 7-5 so far this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Bobcats are shooting 47.4% from the floor, which is ranked 98th in the nation. Texas State has totaled 895 points for the year (74.6 per contest) and they pull in 38.3 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 13.6 times per game (250th in Division 1) and they turn it over 14.4 times per game. The Bobcats commit 17.6 fouls per game while shooting 73.0% from the free throw line.

The Texas State defense allows 33.5% on 3-point attempts (83 of 248) and opponents are making 67.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 10.8 assists and 30.4 boards on a nightly basis, which is 37th and 29th in those categories. The Bobcats are ranked 50th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 66.9. They are able to force 14.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.7% from the field (108th in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take South Alabama

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