Western Michigan Broncos vs SIU Edwardsville Cougars Prediction, 12/6/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Western Michigan Broncos vs SIU Edwardsville Cougars

Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025

Location: First Community Arena in Edwardsville, IL

TV: ESPN+

The Western Michigan Broncos (3-5) are on their way to First Community Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the SIU Edwardsville Cougars (6-3).

The Western Michigan Broncos faced Southern Indiana and notched a win by a score of 88-74 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Broncos finished with 24 while Southern Indiana finished the game with 17 personal fouls. They buried 10 out of their 23 tries from beyond the arc. Southern Indiana ended up shooting 50.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 18 of their 36 attempts. Additionally, Southern Indiana collected 29 rebounds (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Southern Indiana doled out 8 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. When it comes to defending, Western Michigan allowed 41.8% from the floor on 23 of 55 shooting. They also recorded 18 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 7 turnovers and having 3 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they earned a total of 40 with 5 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Broncos knocked down 8 of their 12 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Western Michigan ended having earned a 54.7% field goal percentage (35 of 64) and made 10 of their 23 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jayden Brewer is someone who played a role in the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 71.4% from the field and also dished out 4 assists. He played for 31 minutes played and also pulled down 10 rebounds. He racked up 26 points on 10 out of 14 shooting.

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Western Michigan comes into this matchup with a mark of 3-5 for the campaign. They have an average of 74.5 pts per contest (251st in the nation) while shooting 44.1% from the floor. The Broncos are shooting 30.9% on 3-pointers (47 of 152) and 75.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Western Michigan is collecting 37.9 rebounds per game and has totaled 103 dimes for the season, which is 275th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 15.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.5 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Broncos are able to force 11.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.9 personal fouls. They surrender 33.6% from beyond the arc and they are 295th in D-1 in PPG allowed (79.5). The Broncos defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 42.8% (211 of 493) and they concede 36.1 rebounds per contest as a group. They are 304th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 128 surrendered on the campaign.

For their last game, the SIU Edwardsville Cougars walked away with a victory by a final of 72-63 when they played North Florida. The Cougars earned 22 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards totaling 37 in this game. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while recording 8 steals in this matchup. North Florida earned 17 fouls in this game which took the Cougars to the free throw line for 19 shots. They were able to bury 12 of those for a rate of 63.2%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, SIU Edwardsville knocked down 8 out of their 25 tries (32.0%). In all, the Cougars ended up going 26 out of 64 from the field which had them shooting 40.6%. The Cougars allowed North Florida to knock down 23 of their 57 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.4% for the contest. They went 33.3% from three-point range by going 10 of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 7 out of 7 at the charity stripe (100.0%). In relation to how they rebounded, SIU Edwardsville permitted North Florida to collect 24 in total (4 offensive).

Ring Malith ended up having an impact for the Cougars in the game. He racked up 31 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and added 2 assists for the game. He made 10 out of 17 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and earned 10 rebounds.

SIU Edwardsville has a win-loss record of 6-3 for the season. The Cougars are responsible for committing 15.8 personal fouls every game while shooting 67.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.9 times per contest (270th in the nation) and they cough up possession 11.2 times per game. SIU Edwardsville has earned 691 pts for the campaign (76.8 per contest) and they grab 41.2 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Cougars are shooting 45.4% from the floor, which ranks them 186th in college.

The Cougars are ranked 49th in college in points per game surrendered with 65.6. They are able to force 12.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 37.4% from the floor (21st in college hoops). The SIU Edwardsville defense surrenders 28.5% on 3-point shots (71 of 249) and opponents are converting on 73.1% of their foul shots. They concede 9.9 dimes and 35.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 21st and 202nd in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SIU Edwardsville

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