Tennessee State Tigers vs UNLV Rebels Prediction, 12/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tennessee State Tigers vs UNLV Rebels

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025

Location: Lee's Family Forum in Henderson, NV

TV: ESPN+

Lee's Family Forum is the location where the UNLV Rebels (4-5) will try to beat the Tennessee State Tigers (5-4) on Saturday.

The Tennessee State Tigers faced off with Alabama A&M and took a loss by a score of 80-53 in their last contest. Tennessee State ended the contest with a 29.2% FG percentage (19 of 65) and converted 4 out of their 23 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Tigers made 11 of 20 attempts for a rate of 55.0%. In reference to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 35 with 20 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 7 dimes in this matchup while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In relation to defense, Tennessee State allowed the other team to go 51.0% from the floor on 26 of 51 shooting. Alabama A&M totaled 11 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Alabama A&M totaled 38 boards (10 offensive, 28 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Alabama A&M walked away from this one shooting 74.1% from the charity stripe by making 20 of 27 attempts. They also made 8 of 17 attempts from 3-point land. In the matter of fouls, the Tigers ended up with 21 and Alabama A&M finished the game with 18 fouls.

Jalen Pitre is a guy who was a contributor for this contest. He was able to score 11 points on 2 out of 4 shooting. He saw the court for 22 mins played and also pulled down 8 rebounds. He finished the game at 50.0% from the floor and dished out 2 assists.

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Tennessee State enters this game with a mark of 5-4 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 15.1 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Tennessee State is pulling down 42.1 boards per contest and has totaled 121 assists for the year, which is 289th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Tigers are connecting on 27.3% on shots from downtown (54 of 198) and 76.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 81.3 pts per game (111th in the country) while going 43.5% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Tigers have forced 16.1 turnovers per game while drawing 17.7 fouls. They are giving up 30.0% from 3-point land and they are 262nd in college in points per game allowed (76.8). The Tigers defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 44.8% (240 of 536) and they concede 34.4 boards per contest as a team. They are ranked 187th in college hoops in giving up assists with 128 surrendered this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the UNLV Rebels got the victory with a final of 75-74 against Stanford. When discussing rebounds, UNLV allowed Stanford to collect 41 overall (16 on the offensive side). They went 30.0% from distance by shooting 9 out of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 27 from the free throw line (63.0%). The Rebels permitted Stanford to convert 24 out of their 63 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 38.1% for this contest. In all, the Rebels went 28 out of 58 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.3%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, UNLV buried 3 of their 10 attempts (30.0%). They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 59.3%. Stanford committed 17 fouls for the game which got the Rebels to the free throw line for a total of 27 attempts. They turned it over 14 times, while earning 10 steals in this matchup. The Rebels recorded 21 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in this contest.

Emmanuel Stephen pitched in for the Rebels in this matchup. He tallied 18 points in his 30 mins of playing time, but went home with no dimes. He knocked down 8 of 13 in the matchup for a rate of 61.5%, and earned 10 rebounds.

UNLV has a mark of 4-5 for the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Rebels are hitting on 46.0% from the field, which ranks 158th in the nation. UNLV has totaled 749 points so far this year (83.2 per game) and they pull in 37.2 boards per game. They are getting an assist 16.1 times per contest (99th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.3 times per game. The Rebels are responsible for committing 23.0 personal fouls per game and they connect on 68.2% from the charity stripe.

The UNLV defense concedes 32.9% on 3-point shots (75 of 228) and their opponents are knocking down 73.3% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 16.1 dimes and 38.3 rebounds every game, which ranks them 322nd and 320th in Division 1. The Rebels are ranked 348th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 84.8. They are forcing 14.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the field (259th in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tennessee State

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