Southern Jaguars vs California Baptist Lancers Prediction, 12/16/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Jaguars vs California Baptist Lancers

Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Location: Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center in Riverside, CA

TV: ESPN+

Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center is the location where the California Baptist Lancers (8-3) will take on the Southern Jaguars (4-6) on Tuesday.

The Southern Jaguars stepped onto the hardwood against Texas State and ended up losing by a score of 86-83 in their last contest. Southern finished with a 47.6% field goal percentage (30 of 63) and buried 10 out of their 26 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Jaguars knocked down 13 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 68.4%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 26 with 9 of them being offensive. They also dished out 10 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 18 turnovers and getting 13 steals. Concerning the defense, Southern allowed the other team to go 51.9% from the field on 28 of 54 shooting. Texas State recorded 16 dimes and had 13 steals for the matchup. In addition, Texas State snagged 32 rebounds (7 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Texas State went 74.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 23 of their 31 attempts. They converted 7 of their 17 attempts from beyond the arc. Regarding personal fouls, the Jaguars left the arena with 21 while Texas State had 17 personal fouls.

Fazl Oshodi is a player who had an impact for the contest. He went 38.1% from the field and dished out 2 dimes. He saw the court for 38 minutes but finished the game without grabbing a rebound. He ended up finishing with 22 points on 8 of 21 shooting.

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Southern will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 4-6 for the year. They currently have an average of 89.0 points per outing (25th in college hoops) while shooting 48.8% from the floor. The Jaguars are shooting 37.5% on 3-point shots (84 of 224) and 66.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Southern is pulling down 37.8 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 167 dimes so far this season, which ranks 116th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.9 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 19.7 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Jaguars are forcing 17.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.3 fouls. They are giving up 33.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 320th in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (80.5). The Jaguars defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.2% (269 of 608) and they surrender 36.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 237th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 151 relinquished on the year.

In their last game, the California Baptist Lancers walked away with a victory by a final of 88-83 when they faced Eastern Washington. Concerning rebounding, California Baptist allowed Eastern Washington to get 21 in all (8 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 50.0% from downtown by hitting 7 out of 14 and finished the contest at 18 out of 27 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Lancers permitted Eastern Washington to bury 29 out of 59 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.2% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Lancers shot 30 for 56 from the field which had them sitting at 53.6%. With regard to 3-point attempts, California Baptist converted 5 of their 15 attempts (33.3%). They were able to knock down 23 of the free throws for a percentage of 82.1%. Eastern Washington committed 21 fouls for the matchup which took the Lancers to the charity stripe for 28 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 4 steals in this contest. The Lancers earned 22 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 35 in this game.

Dominique Daniels Jr. ended up being important for the Lancers in the game. He knocked down 10 of 21 in the matchup for a rate of 47.6%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. He totaled 34 points in his 40 mins on the court and accounted for 3 assists for the game.

California Baptist has a record of 8-3 this season. The Lancers are committing 19.6 fouls every game and they connect on 71.4% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 11.5 times per contest (333rd in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.4 times per contest. California Baptist has scored 831 pts for the campaign (75.5 per game) and they average 41.1 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Lancers are hitting on 44.1% from the floor, which is 248th in college hoops.

The California Baptist defense allows 30.9% on shots from 3-point land (63 of 204) and opponents are connecting on 73.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 10.6 assists and 30.5 boards every game, which is 35th and 33rd in college. The Lancers on the defensive side of the court are 133rd in the nation in points per game surrendered with 71.3. They are forcing 11.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.0% from the floor (221st in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take California Baptist

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