Texas State Bobcats vs Troy Trojans Prediction, 12/31/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas State Bobcats vs Troy Trojans

Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Location: Trojan Arena in Troy, AL

TV: ESPN+

The Texas State Bobcats (8-6) are en route to Trojan Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Troy Trojans (8-5).

The Texas State Bobcats played South Alabama and walked away with a win by a score of 67-65 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Bobcats ended up walking away with 18 while South Alabama recorded 15 personal fouls. They buried 3 of their 15 tries from 3-point land. South Alabama finished the game shooting 63.6% at the free throw line by making 14 of 22 shots. In addition, South Alabama snagged 25 rebounds (4 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. South Alabama distributed 3 dimes and had 9 steals for this game. In reference to defense, Texas State allowed the other team to go 46.2% from the floor on 24 out of 52 shooting. They also distributed 11 dimes in this game as well as forcing 11 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 40 with 17 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Bobcats buried 20 of their 22 shots for a percentage of 90.9%. Texas State wrapped up the contest with a 35.0% FG percentage (21 of 60) and converted 5 of their 23 three-point attempts.

DJ Hall is one guy who was a major factor for the contest. He scored 15 points on 5 out of 5 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins and also pulled down 6 boards. He shot 100.0% from the field and totaled 2 dimes.

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Texas State enters this game with a win-loss mark of 8-6 this year. They currently have an average of 73.7 points per game (269th in Division 1) while connecting on 46.0% from the floor. The Bobcats are hitting 32.8% from downtown (67 of 204) and 75.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Texas State is grabbing 37.6 rebounds per contest and has earned 190 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 151st in college in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 14.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.6 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Bobcats are forcing their opponents into 14.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 105th in college in giving up assists with 153 surrendered for the year. The Bobcats are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.0% (330 of 767) and they concede 30.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They are surrendering 34.4% on 3-point shots and they rank 74th in Division 1 in opponents points per game (68.4).

The last time they took the court, the Troy Trojans went home victorious with a score of 70-63 against Marshall. The Trojans earned 23 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 35 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. Marshall was called for 19 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Trojans to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They were able to make 19 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 82.6%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Troy knocked down 9 of their 28 attempts (32.1%). In all, the Trojans went 21 for 60 from the field which had them sitting at 35.0%. The Trojans permitted Marshall to knock down 23 of 65 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 35.4% in this game. They shot 24.2% from three-point range by shooting 8 out of 33 and finished the game at 9 of 14 from the free throw line (64.3%). In relation to how they rebounded, Troy allowed Marshall to grab 41 in total (16 on the offensive side).

Theo Seng ended up having an impact for the Trojans in the matchup. He recorded 18 points in his 32 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to notch an assist. He knocked down 5 of 13 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 38.5%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

Troy has a win-loss record of 8-5 so far this year. The Trojans are committing 18.8 personal fouls per game and they shoot 73.8% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 16.6 times per game (82nd in college) and they are turning it over 13.8 times per game. Troy has accounted for 1,138 points this year (87.5 per contest) and they snag 40.8 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Trojans are hitting on 45.1% from the field, which ranks them 208th in the country.

The Troy defense allows 33.9% on shots from beyond the arc (104 of 307) and their opposition knocks down 67.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 14.8 dimes and 38.2 boards per game, which ranks them 280th and 327th in Division 1. The Trojans on defense are ranked 306th in the nation in PPG allowed with 78.7. They are able to force 15.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.1% from the floor (166th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Troy

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