St. Mary’s vs Davidson Prediction 12/7/2025 Today’s College Basketball Picks
Chris Ruffolo
Mar 23, 2025; Cleveland, OH, USA; St. Mary's Gaels forward Paulius Murauskas (23) shoots the ball in the first half against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the NCAA Tournament Second Round at Rocket Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images
MATCHUP
St. Mary's Gaels
Davidson Wildcats
Team Records
9-1
7-2
Where
John M. Belk Arena, Davidson, NC
When
Sunday, December 7, 2025
Time
02:00 PM EST
TV
ESPN+
The Saint Mary’s Gaels and the Davidson Wildcats meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Belk Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Saint Mary’s Gaels vs. Davidson Wildcats prediction.
Saint Mary’s Gaels Recap
The Saint Mary’s Gaels come into this game looking to bounce back from a 96-71 loss at the hands of Vanderbilt last time out to sit at 8-1 this season. After this game, Saint Mary’s will head on the road for a game against Boise State.
Gaels Suffer First Loss Of The Season
Paulius Murauskas leads the Gaels in scoring with 19.2 PPG along with 6.9 RPG and 2.6 APG while Mikey Lewis has 17.4 PPG, 3.8 RPG and 3.4 APG. Joshua Dent has 11.3 PPG with a team-high 4.7 APG to lead the Gaels in assists and to round out the group of double-digit scorers for St. Mary’s up to this point in the year. Liam Campbell has 6.4 PPG and Andrew McKeever has 9 PPG with a team-high 10.3 RPG to lead the Gaels in rebounding up to this point in the year. As a team, St. Mary’s is averaging 82.2 PPG on 48.3% shooting from the field, 40.4% from three and 80.7% from the foul line this season.
Davidson Wildcats Recap
The Davidson Wildcats come into this game looking to add on to their win over the Citadel last time out to sit at 7-1 this season. After this game, Davidson will take on Mercyhurst at home.
Wildcats Win Back-To-Back Games
Josh Scovens leads the Wildcats in scoring and rebounding with 11.1 PPG and 3.8 RPG while Hunter Adam has 10.7 PPG with 2.3 RPG and Nick Coval has 10.3 PPG with 2.4 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Davidson so far this season. Roberts Blums has 9.6 PPG with 2.6 RPG and Sam Brown has 9.4 PPG with 2.6 APG as well on the year. As a team, Davidson is averaging 77.9 PPG on 49.2% shooting from the field, 39.8% from three and 69.6% from the foul line this season.
Saint Mary’s Gaels @ Davidson Wildcats Betting Trends: December 7, 2025
Why the Davidson Wildcats will win
Davidson has won each of its last 16 games against non-Conference opponents at John M. Belk Arena.
Davidson has won the first half in each of its last seven games against non-Conference opponents at John M. Belk Arena.
Why the Saint Mary’s Gaels will win
Saint Mary’s has won each of its last nine games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
Saint Mary’s has won the first half in each of its last eight games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
Total Points Facts
Each of Davidson’s last 11 games against non-Conference opponents at John M. Belk Arena have produced a total of 137+ points.
Eight of Saint Mary’s’ last 10 games have produced a total of 138+ points.
Matchup/League Facts
Davidson ranks 357th among Division 1 teams for field goal attempts per game this season (52.4).
Davidson ranks 18th among Division 1 teams for three-point percentage this season (39.8%).
Saint Mary’s ranks 4th among Division 1 teams for free throw percentage this season (80.7%).
Saint Mary’s ranks 12th among Division 1 teams for three-point percentage this season (40.4%).
Saint Mary’s Gaels vs. Davidson Wildcats Prediction
I’m on the Gaels here. I just think that this Saint Mary’s team is better than what we saw against Vandy, and that result was more about how stacked Vanderbilt is this season. Davidson hasn’t played an overly tough schedule to this point, and I think this could be a bit of a reality check for the Wildcats with Saint Mary’s coming to town. Give me the Gaels in this one.
