UAB Blazers vs Southern Illinois Salukis Prediction, 11/24/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UAB Blazers vs Southern Illinois Salukis

Date: Monday, November 24, 2025

Location: John Hurst Adams Gymnasium in Jacksonville, FL

TV: ESPN+

The UAB Blazers (3-2) are hitting the road to John Hurst Adams Gymnasium on Monday where they will try to beat the Southern Illinois Salukis (2-2).

The UAB Blazers stepped onto the hardwood against Rhodes and went home with a win by a final score of 112-56 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Blazers finished with 10 and Rhodes had 17 personal fouls. They knocked down 10 out of their 39 attempts from three-point range. Rhodes went 66.7% from the free throw line by making 4 of their 6 tries. Furthermore, Rhodes pulled down 28 rebounds (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Rhodes distributed 11 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. In terms of the defense, UAB allowed their opponent to shoot 30.4% from the floor on 21 out of 69 shooting. They also doled out 20 assists for the game as well as forcing 22 turnovers and earning 19 steals. When talking about rebounding, they earned a total of 59 with 19 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Blazers converted 19 of their 28 shots for a percentage of 67.9%. UAB finished the contest with a 49.4% field goal percentage (42 out of 85) and knocked down 9 out of their 25 3-point shots.

Chance Westry is someone who came through for the matchup. He ended up with 21 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 18 mins and also snagged 6 rebounds. He shot 61.5% from the floor and also distributed 3 dimes.

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UAB will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 3-2 so far this year. They are averaging 90.6 points per game (49th in the nation) while going 46.5% from the field. The Blazers are connecting on 25.7% on shots from 3-point land (28 of 109) and 68.9% from the free throw line. As a team, UAB is pulling down 45.4 boards per contest and has accounted for 78 assists on the campaign, which ranks 112th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 10.6 times per game and as a unit they commit 15.6 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Blazers are forcing 17.8 turnovers per game and they draw 18.4 fouls. They are giving up 26.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 152nd in the country in points per game allowed (71.2). The Blazers defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 39.4% (122 of 310) and they surrender 36.2 boards per game as a group. They rank 282nd in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 74 relinquished this year.

When they last played, the Southern Illinois Salukis went home defeated by a final of 92-85 against North Dakota State. In relation to how they attacked the glass, Southern Illinois allowed North Dakota State to pull down 26 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 45.7% from downtown by going 16 of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 19 at the free throw line (84.2%). The Salukis permitted North Dakota State to bury 30 out of their 67 tries from the floor which left them shooting 44.8% for this contest. When all was said and done, the Salukis ended up shooting 36 for 66 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 54.5%. In terms of shots from downtown, Southern Illinois made 3 of their 14 attempts (21.4%). They were able to make 10 of them for a rate of 76.9%. North Dakota State committed 15 fouls for this game which took the Salukis to the charity stripe for 13 attempts. They coughed up the ball 16 times, while earning 10 steals in this game. The Salukis were able to corral 26 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for this game.

Quel'Ron House ended up being a factor for the Salukis for the game. He buried 11 out of 17 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 64.7%, and earned 3 rebounds. He earned 23 points in his 35 mins of playing time and had 2 assists for this game.

Southern Illinois has a win-loss record of 2-2 for the campaign. The Salukis are committing 20.8 fouls per contest and they shoot 64.1% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 16.8 times per game (115th in college) and they are turning it over 12.0 times per contest. Southern Illinois has accounted for 350 points for the campaign (87.5 per game) and they average 44.3 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Salukis are connecting on 53.1% from the floor, which is ranked 17th in college.

The Salukis on defense are ranked 215th in college in PPG surrendered with 74.5. They have forced 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 37.3% from the field (38th in D-1). The Southern Illinois defense allows 33.3% on shots from distance (37 of 111) and opponents are converting on 66.3% of their free throw attempts. They concede 13.3 dimes and 37.0 boards per game, which has them ranked 185th and 264th in college.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Southern Illinois

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