South Alabama Jaguars vs UL Monroe Warhawks Prediction, 12/17/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Alabama Jaguars vs UL Monroe Warhawks

Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Location: Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, LA

TV: ESPN+

Fant-Ewing Coliseum is the location where the UL Monroe Warhawks (3-8) will compete against the South Alabama Jaguars (8-3) on Wednesday.

The South Alabama Jaguars played North Texas and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 58-57 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Jaguars ended up with 11 and North Texas finished the game with 21 fouls. They converted 9 of 40 tries from distance. North Texas finished 68.8% when shooting free throws by making 11 of their 16 shots. On top of that, North Texas snagged 31 rebounds (10 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. North Texas doled out 12 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. With respect to the defense, South Alabama allowed 33.9% from the floor on 19 of 56 shooting. They also doled out 7 assists for this game in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and having 9 steals. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they earned 26 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Jaguars knocked down 15 of 22 shots for a percentage of 68.2%. South Alabama finished the game having earned a 40.8% field goal percentage (20 of 49) and made 2 of 11 three-point attempts.

Chaze Harris is a guy who came through for the matchup. He went 42.9% from the floor and also recorded 3 assists. He played 34 minutes and snagged 7 boards. He walked away with 20 points on 6 of 14 shooting.

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South Alabama enters this one with a win-loss record of 8-3 on the year. They have an average of 73.9 pts per contest (263th in Division 1) while going 46.5% from the floor. The Jaguars are connecting on 34.5% from downtown (71 of 206) and 66.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, South Alabama is collecting 36.9 rebounds per game and has totaled 132 assists on the season, which has them ranked 302nd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 9.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 11.7 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Jaguars are able to force 12.5 turnovers per game while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They are giving up 30.5% on shots from downtown and they are 73rd in college in PPG from their opponents (67.9). The Jaguars defense is allowing a FG percentage of 38.8% (268 of 691) and they surrender 36.5 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 341st in college hoops in allowing assists with 190 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the court, the UL Monroe Warhawks took a loss by a final score of 104-79 against Miami. When discussing attacking the glass, UL Monroe permitted Miami to pull down 42 in total (13 on the offensive glass). They finished 44.0% from 3-point land by going 11 out of 25 and finished the contest at 9 of 17 from the free throw line (52.9%). The Warhawks allowed Miami to convert 42 of 70 attempts from the field which had them shooting 60.0% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Warhawks finished shooting 28 for 63 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.4%. In reference to 3-pointers, UL Monroe converted 15 out of their 32 attempts (46.9%). They were able to convert 8 of the free throws for a rate of 57.1%. Miami was called for 16 fouls in this contest which took the Warhawks to the free throw line for a total of 14 shots. They also coughed it up 10 times, while recording 2 steals in the game. The Warhawks recorded 16 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 for the game.

Martavious Russell was important for the Warhawks for this contest. He recorded 18 points in his 40 mins on the court and tallied 4 dimes in this game. He made 7 out of 15 for the contest for a rate of 46.7%, and tallied 3 rebounds.

UL Monroe has a win-loss record of 3-8 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the Warhawks are connecting on 42.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 310th in the country. UL Monroe has accounted for 797 points on the campaign (72.5 per game) and they collect 33.5 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 13.3 times per contest (270th in Division 1) and they turn the ball over 12.5 times per contest. The Warhawks commit 12.8 fouls per game and they shoot 71.2% from the charity stripe.

The Warhawks are ranked 329th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 81.4. They are forcing 11.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.1% from the floor (327th in college). The UL Monroe defense concedes 33.7% from downtown (88 of 261) and their opposition knocks down 70.8% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 17.5 assists and 40.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 352nd and 353rd in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UL Monroe

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