Southern Jaguars vs San Jose State Spartans Prediction, 11/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Jaguars vs San Jose State Spartans

Date: Friday, November 21, 2025

Location: Provident Credit Union Event Center in San Jose, CA

TV: ESPN+

The San Jose State Spartans (1-3) will try to defeat the Southern Jaguars (2-3) at Provident Credit Union Event Center on Friday.

The Southern Jaguars faced Washington and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 99-93 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Jaguars ended up finishing with 33 while Washington had 27 personal fouls. They knocked down 5 of their 17 shots from beyond the perimeter. Washington finished shooting 72.0% from the free throw line by making 36 of their 50 attempts. Furthermore, Washington pulled down 45 rebounds (14 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Washington earned 11 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. Pertaining to defending, Southern allowed their opponent to shoot 40.8% from the field on 29 of 71 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists in this matchup while creating 15 turnovers and having 9 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 40 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Jaguars knocked down 22 of 34 attempts for a percentage of 64.7%. Southern wrapped up the contest having earned a 43.8% FG percentage (32 out of 73) and buried 7 out of their 19 3-pointers.

Michael Jacobs is one guy who played a role in this matchup. He walked away with 24 points on 9 out of 27 shooting. He saw the court for 48 mins played and pulled down 6 rebounds. He shot 33.3% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist.

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Southern heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 2-3 so far this season. They turn it over 13.4 times per contest and as a team are committing 20.0 personal fouls per game. As a team, Southern is collecting 41.4 boards per contest and has accumulated 94 assists on the season, which ranks 24th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Jaguars are connecting on 40.2% on 3-point shots (45 of 112) and 66.4% from the charity stripe. They average 99.2 pts per contest (8th in the nation) while going 50.4% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Jaguars have forced 19.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.6 personal fouls. They rank 323rd in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 83 surrendered this season. The Jaguars defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.1% (143 of 332) and they surrender 37.8 boards per contest as a team. They are surrendering 30.2% from 3-point land and they are ranked 339th in college in PPG allowed (84.6).

The last time they took the court, the San Jose State Spartans walked away with a victory by a final of 110-56 when they played Bethesda. When talking about attacking the glass, San Jose State allowed Bethesda to pull down 13 in all (2 offensive). They shot 26.1% from 3-point land by connecting on 6 of 23 and finished the contest at 14 out of 16 at the charity stripe (87.5%). The Spartans permitted Bethesda to knock down 18 out of their 61 tries from the field which had them sitting at 29.5% for the game. When the game finished, the Spartans finished shooting 43 for 66 from the field which gave them a rate of 65.2%. Concerning shooting from downtown, San Jose State made 12 of their 23 tries (52.2%). They were able to make 12 of the free throws for a percentage of 54.5%. Bethesda committed 18 fouls in the game which got the Spartans to the charity stripe for a total of 22 shots. They coughed it up 13 times, while recording 5 steals for the contest. The Spartans were able to corral 36 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards totaling 52 in this contest.

Colby Garland ended up having an impact for the Spartans in this game. He had 17 points in his 27 mins of playing time and had 6 assists for this game. He converted 6 of 8 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 75.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

San Jose State has a record of 1-3 so far this year. As an offense, the Spartans are shooting 50.2% from the field, which is ranked 50th in college hoops. San Jose State has tallied 319 pts this season (79.8 per game) and they average 35.5 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 11.8 times per game (319th in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.8 times per contest. The Spartans have committed 18.8 fouls per game while shooting 63.3% from the free throw line.

The Spartans on the defensive side of the court are 234th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 76.0. They are forcing their opponents into 10.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.9% from the field (286th in college). The San Jose State defense allows 34.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (33 of 95) and their opponents are connecting on 72.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 17.5 dimes and 31.8 rebounds per game, which is ranked 346th and 76th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Jose State

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