Wichita State Shockers vs St. Mary's Gaels Prediction, 11/26/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wichita State Shockers vs St. Mary's Gaels

Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Location: Imperial Arena in Nassau, Bahamas

TV: ESPN+

The St. Mary's Gaels (6-0) will compete against the Wichita State Shockers (4-1) at Imperial Arena on Wednesday.

The Wichita State Shockers took the court against Milwaukee and walked away with a win by a score of 75-58 in their last contest. Wichita State walked away from the contest having earned a 41.7% field goal percentage (25 of 60) and made 6 of their 17 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the free throw line, the Shockers made 19 of 28 shots for a rate of 67.9%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 43 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 10 dimes in this contest while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Pertaining to defending, Wichita State allowed 35.6% from the field on 21 of 59 shooting. Milwaukee distributed 9 assists and had 4 steals in this game. In addition, Milwaukee totaled 34 rebounds (10 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Milwaukee finished the game at 62.5% when shooting free throws by knocking down 10 of their 16 shots. They also knocked down 6 out of their 23 attempts from three-point range. When discussing fouls, the Shockers finished with 15 while Milwaukee had 20 fouls.

Kenyon Giles is someone who came through for this contest. He ended up going 53.8% from the floor and dished out 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He was able to score 24 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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Wichita State will enter this matchup with a record of 4-1 for the season. They currently have an average of 81.8 pts per contest (140th in the nation) while connecting on 45.4% from the field. The Shockers are shooting 38.8% from downtown (40 of 103) and 69.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Wichita State is pulling down 42.2 boards per game and has accounted for 61 assists on the campaign, which ranks 341st in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 9.0 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 18.0 fouls per game.

On defense, the Shockers are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 31.3% from beyond the arc and they rank 26th in college in points per game allowed (62.8). Shockers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 37.5% (107 of 285) and they surrender 33.2 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 8th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 44 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the St. Mary's Gaels went home victorious with a score of 96-42 when they faced UC Merced. In reference to cleaning up the glass, St. Mary's permitted UC Merced to grab 27 in all (8 offensive). They went 14.3% from three-point range by shooting 2 out of 14 and ended up shooting 10 of 15 at the charity stripe (66.7%). The Gaels permitted UC Merced to convert 15 out of their 54 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 27.8% for this game. When the game finished, the Gaels went 32 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, St. Mary's converted 12 of their 26 attempts (46.2%). They were able to convert 20 of the free throw tries for a clip of 69.0%. UC Merced had 20 fouls for the matchup which took the Gaels to the charity stripe for 29 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while earning 10 steals in the matchup. The Gaels corralled 33 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 44 for the matchup.

Joshua Dent ended up being important for the Gaels for the contest. He had 24 points in his 28 mins of playing time and earned 4 dimes in the game. He knocked down 7 out of 11 for the contest for a rate of 63.6%, and accounted for 1 rebound.

St. Mary's has a record of 6-0 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Gaels are shooting 50.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 45th in college. St. Mary's has 522 pts for the season (87.0 per contest) and they snag 43.2 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 18.7 times per contest (44th in college) and they are turning it over 11.7 times per contest. The Gaels are committing 16.2 fouls per contest and they connect on 79.1% from the free throw line.

The Gaels are ranked 5th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 57.8. They are able to force 12.2 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 35.8% from the field (14th in D-1). The St. Mary's defense concedes 27.3% on shots from 3-point land (36 of 132) and their opponents are converting on 73.1% of their free throw attempts. They allow 12.3 assists and 27.5 rebounds per game, which is 131st and 7th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wichita State

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