Southern Illinois Salukis vs Delaware Blue Hens Prediction, 11/23/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Illinois Salukis vs Delaware Blue Hens

Date: Sunday, November 23, 2025

Location: John Hurst Adams Gymnasium in Jacksonville, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Southern Illinois Salukis (2-2) are hitting the road to John Hurst Adams Gymnasium on Sunday where they will try to beat the Delaware Blue Hens (1-3).

The Southern Illinois Salukis took the court against North Dakota State and ended up losing by a score of 92-85 in their last game. Southern Illinois finished the contest with a 54.5% FG percentage (36 of 66) and buried 3 of their 14 shots from downtown. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Salukis made 10 of their 13 attempts for a rate of 76.9%. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they collected 37 with 11 of them being offensive. They also distributed 16 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In the matter of the defense, Southern Illinois allowed 44.8% from the floor on 30 out of 67 shooting. North Dakota State earned 19 dimes and had 10 steals in this game. Furthermore, North Dakota State collected 26 boards (7 offensive, 19 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. North Dakota State finished 84.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of 19 attempts. They also made 16 of their 35 shots from three-point range. Regarding personal fouls, the Salukis finished with 17 while North Dakota State finished the game with 15 personal fouls.

Quel'Ron House is one guy who played a role in this contest. He accounted for 23 points on 11 of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 35 mins and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He ended up shooting 64.7% from the floor and also earned 2 dimes.

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Southern Illinois comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 2-2 so far this year. They turn it over 12.0 times per game and as a team they commit 20.8 fouls every game. As a unit, Southern Illinois is pulling in 44.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 67 dimes on the year, which is 211th in the country in terms of passing. The Salukis are hitting 27.1% on three-point attempts (19 of 70) and 64.1% from the free throw line. They have an average of 87.5 points per game (78th in Division 1) while connecting on 53.1% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Salukis are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.0 personal fouls. They rank 108th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 53 surrendered so far this season. The Salukis defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 37.3% (100 of 268) and they relinquish 37.0 boards per contest as a group. They relinquish 33.3% on 3-point shots while they are 215th in college in opponents points per game (74.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Delaware Blue Hens walked away with a victory by a final of 81-70 when they played St. Peter's. In regard to attacking the glass, Delaware allowed St. Peter's to pull down 25 overall (7 offensive). They finished 37.5% from downtown by going 12 of 32 and ended up going 6 out of 6 at the free throw line (100.0%). The Blue Hens allowed St. Peter's to knock down 26 out of 63 tries from the floor which had them at 41.3% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Blue Hens shot 28 for 52 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.8%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Delaware knocked down 11 of their 21 attempts (52.4%). They were able to bury 14 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 70.0%. St. Peter's committed 18 fouls for the matchup which got the Blue Hens to the charity stripe for 20 tries. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 7 steals in this contest. The Blue Hens were able to snag 26 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 32 for this contest.

Justyn Fernandez ended up being a major contributor for the Blue Hens for the contest. He recorded 18 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 assists in the matchup. He made 6 out of 11 for the contest for a rate of 54.5%, and had 3 rebounds.

Delaware has a win-loss mark of 1-3 this year. As an offense, the Blue Hens are connecting on 42.9% from the field, which ranks them 279th in college. Delaware has 281 pts on the year (70.3 per game) and they pull in 35.0 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.3 times per game (303rd in Division 1) and they turn it over 11.8 times per game. The Blue Hens have committed 15.8 fouls per game while shooting 72.3% from the charity stripe.

The Blue Hens defensively are ranked 234th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 76.0. They are able to force 8.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the field (167th in the country). The Delaware defense allows 35.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (39 of 109) and their opposition knocks down 81.0% of their foul shots. They concede 12.8 assists and 38.3 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 155th and 292nd in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Southern Illinois

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