Southern Illinois Salukis vs High Point Panthers Prediction, 12/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Illinois Salukis vs High Point Panthers

Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Location: Qubein Center in High Point, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Southern Illinois Salukis (4-4) are traveling to Qubein Center on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the High Point Panthers (7-1).

The Southern Illinois Salukis faced Little Rock and walked away with a win by a score of 74-65 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Salukis walked away with 13 while Little Rock recorded 19 fouls. They converted 6 of their 23 tries from 3-point range. Little Rock finished the game shooting 45.5% when shooting free throws by making 5 of their 11 attempts. In addition, Little Rock pulled down 20 rebounds (7 offensive, 13 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Little Rock doled out 19 dimes and had 12 steals for this game. Regarding defense, Southern Illinois let their opponent shoot 51.9% from the floor on 27 out of 52 shooting. They also distributed 14 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 27 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Salukis made 12 of their 20 attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. Southern Illinois wrapped up the game with a 59.6% FG percentage (28 out of 47) and knocked down 6 out of their 16 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Drew Steffe is someone who was a major factor in this game. He finished the game shooting 66.7% from the floor and totaled 2 assists. He saw the court for 32 minutes played but did not grab any boards. He scored 21 points on 8 out of 12 shooting.

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Southern Illinois heads into this one with a win-loss record of 4-4 this season. They average 79.3 pts per game (161st in the country) while connecting on 49.0% from the floor. The Salukis are connecting on 24.5% on shots from distance (34 of 139) and 66.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Southern Illinois is pulling in 39.5 rebounds per game and has accumulated 118 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 147th in college in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 11.8 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.6 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Salukis have forced 13.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.1 fouls. They are currently ranked 270th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 114 conceded so far this season. The Salukis defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 41.0% (205 of 500) and they surrender 35.8 boards per contest as a group. They surrender 31.9% from 3-point land while they are 163rd in college in PPG allowed (72.1).

When they last played, the High Point Panthers got the win with a final of 93-73 when they faced Western Carolina. When talking about rebounding, High Point allowed Western Carolina to grab 27 overall (8 offensive). They shot 32.0% from downtown by shooting 8 out of 25 and finished the game at 11 out of 18 at the charity stripe (61.1%). The Panthers permitted Western Carolina to knock down 27 of 56 tries from the field which had them shooting 48.2% for the matchup. Overall, the Panthers ended up shooting 33 for 58 from the floor which had them sitting at 56.9%. With regard to shooting from beyond the arc, High Point knocked down 12 out of 25 tries (48.0%). They were able to bury 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. Western Carolina was called for 21 fouls in the game which took the Panthers to the free throw line for 21 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while earning 10 steals for the contest. The Panthers were able to pull down 20 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 in the game.

Cam'Ron Fletcher was important for the Panthers for the matchup. He knocked down 10 of 15 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 10 rebounds. He recorded 22 points in his 30 minutes on the court and had 2 assists in this game.

High Point has a mark of 7-1 on the campaign. The Panthers commit 19.1 fouls per contest while shooting 74.9% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 17.6 times per game (49th in college) and they turn it over 9.5 times per contest. High Point has earned 750 pts on the season (93.8 per contest) and they grab 33.3 boards per contest. As an offense, the Panthers are shooting 53.5% from the field, which has them ranked 4th in college hoops.

The Panthers defensively are ranked 120th in college in points per game surrendered with 70.1. They are forcing 18.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.9% from the floor (127th in Division 1). The High Point defense gives up 28.3% on 3-point shots (52 of 184) and opponents are connecting on 72.0% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 12.6 assists and 34.0 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 143rd and 152nd in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take High Point

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