Texas Southern Tigers vs Gonzaga Bulldogs Prediction, 11/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Southern Tigers vs Gonzaga Bulldogs

Date: Monday, November 3, 2025

Location: McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, WA

TV: ESPN+

McCarthey Athletic Center is the site where the Gonzaga Bulldogs (26-9 last year) will compete against the Texas Southern Tigers (15-17 last season) on Monday.

The Texas Southern Tigers faced Alabama State and took a loss by a score of 84-79 in their last game. Texas Southern wrapped up the game having earned a 52.6% field goal percentage (30 out of 57) and converted 10 of 22 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Tigers buried 9 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 47.4%. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they compiled 35 with 9 of them being offensive. They also recorded 15 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 8 steals. With respect to the defense, Texas Southern allowed the other team to shoot 41.5% from the floor on 27 of 65 shooting. Alabama State doled out 16 assists and had 13 steals for the game. Furthermore, Alabama State collected 34 rebounds (12 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Alabama State finished shooting 57.1% at the charity stripe by making 16 of their 28 tries. They made 14 of their 29 attempts from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Tigers walked away with 20 while Alabama State recorded 15 fouls.

Zaire Hayes is someone who played a role for the game. He finished the game shooting 88.9% from the field and earned 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 29 minutes played and totaled 7 rebounds. He notched 24 points on 8 of 9 shooting.

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Texas Southern will enter this contest after finishing with a mark of 15-17 last season. They averaged 72.7 points per game (211th in D-1) while connecting on 42.9% from the field. The Tigers connected on 33.4% on shots from distance (233 of 697) and 72.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Texas Southern pulled in 37.5 boards per game and totaled 438 dimes last season, which was 199th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They lost possession via turnover 13.9 times per game and as a team committed 16.8 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Tigers were able to force 14.1 turnovers per game while drawing 15.1 personal fouls. They gave up 33.0% on 3-pointers and they ranked 189th in college in points per game allowed (72.1). The Tigers defense gave up a shooting percentage of 40.6% (792 of 1,952) and they surrendered 38.8 boards per game as a squad. They were 198th in college hoops in giving up assists with 440 conceded over the course of last year.

When they last played, the Gonzaga Bulldogs took a defeat with a final score of 81-76 against Houston. The Bulldogs snagged 21 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards for a total of 25 in the matchup. They also turned it over 11 times, while recording 5 steals in this game. Houston earned 16 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for 15 attempts. They were able to make 15 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 100.0%. In the matter of three-point shots, Gonzaga converted 9 of 20 tries (45.0%). Overall, the Bulldogs finished the game shooting 26 for 52 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. The Bulldogs allowed Houston to bury 29 of 62 tries from the field which left them shooting 46.8% in this contest. They finished shooting 50.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 8 of 16 and ended up shooting 15 out of 20 at the charity stripe (75.0%). When talking about rebounding, Gonzaga permitted Houston to get 31 overall (13 on the offensive side).

Graham Ike was important for the Bulldogs for the game. He earned 27 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist in the game. He buried 8 out of 13 for the game giving him a rate of 61.5%, and added 5 rebounds.

Gonzaga had a mark of 26-9 last season. The Bulldogs committed 16.8 fouls per game and they went 80.4% from the free throw line. They assisted teammates 19.7 times per contest (1st in college) and they turned it over 9.5 times per contest. Gonzaga earned 3,024 points last season (86.4 per contest) and they snagged 38.3 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bulldogs hit 50.1% from the floor, which ranked 2nd in college.

The Bulldogs were ranked 109th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 69.9. They forced 12.8 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 41.4% from the floor (55th in the country). The Gonzaga defense allowed 30.2% on shots from 3-point land (256 of 847) and opponents knocked down 72.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They conceded 12.3 dimes and 32.8 boards per contest, which ranked them 99th and 79th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas Southern

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