Southern Illinois Salukis vs Richmond Spiders Prediction, 12/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Illinois Salukis vs Richmond Spiders

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025

Location: Robins Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Southern Illinois Salukis (5-4) are hitting the road to Robins Center on Saturday where they will take on the Richmond Spiders (8-1).

The Southern Illinois Salukis faced UT Martin and walked away with a win by a score of 83-54 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Salukis finished with 12 while UT Martin had 18 personal fouls. They also converted 8 of 32 attempts from beyond the arc. UT Martin went 66.7% at the free throw line by making 8 of 12 attempts. Moreover, UT Martin grabbed 27 rebounds (9 offensive, 18 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. UT Martin totaled 11 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. In reference to defending, Southern Illinois allowed the other team to shoot 33.9% from the floor on 19 of 56 shooting. They also distributed 18 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and earning 12 steals. With regard to rebounding, they compiled 33 with 7 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Salukis converted 14 of 21 shots for a rate of 66.7%. Southern Illinois ended the game with a 57.1% field goal percentage (32 out of 56) and made 5 of 13 shots from distance.

Davion Sykes is a guy who was important for this game. He ended up scoring 17 points on 7 of 8 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 23 minutes and collected 5 rebounds. He finished the contest at 87.5% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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Southern Illinois enters this one with a record of 5-4 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 11.8 times per game and as a team they commit 17.7 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Southern Illinois is collecting 39.8 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 138 dimes so far this season, which is 211th in college in terms of passing. The Salukis are connecting on 27.3% on shots from downtown (44 of 161) and 67.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 80.0 pts per contest (137th in the country) while connecting on 49.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Salukis are forcing 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.4 fouls. They give up 32.6% on 3-pointers while they are 189th in college hoops in points per game allowed (73.4). The Salukis are allowing a shooting percentage of 41.2% (233 of 565) and they surrender 35.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 160th in D-1 in giving up assists with 124 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Richmond Spiders took home the win by a final score of 86-77 when they played Old Dominion. The Spiders collected 31 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 40 for the game. They gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while getting 2 steals in the game. Old Dominion was called for 21 fouls for the matchup which took the Spiders to the charity stripe for 28 shots. They were able to make 18 of those for a rate of 64.3%. In relation to shots from beyond the perimeter, Richmond made 4 of 14 tries (28.6%). Overall, the Spiders went 32 for 66 from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.5%. The Spiders allowed Old Dominion to convert 27 out of their 72 attempts from the field which left them shooting 37.5% for this contest. They finished shooting 24.1% from three-point range by going 7 of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 20 at the free throw line (80.0%). In reference to team rebounding, Richmond permitted Old Dominion to snag 39 overall (12 on the offensive side).

Jaden Daughtry was important for the Spiders for the matchup. He recorded 17 points in his 19 minutes on the court, but finished this game without an assist. He made 7 out of 11 in this game giving him a rate of 63.6%, and had 8 rebounds.

Richmond has a record of 8-1 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Spiders are shooting 46.9% from the field, which is 114th in D-1. Richmond has 763 points for the year (84.8 per game) and they pull down 40.6 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.1 times per game (100th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.9 times per contest. The Spiders commit 19.1 fouls per contest and they go 73.2% from the free throw line.

The Spiders on the defensive side of the court are 105th in college in points per game surrendered with 69.7. They are able to force 13.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.0% from the floor (88th in the nation). The Richmond defense gives up 28.8% from downtown (74 of 257) and opponents are making 65.8% of their foul shots. They have conceded 10.2 assists and 33.2 boards per game, which has them ranked 27th and 124th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Richmond

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