Bellarmine Knights vs West Georgia Wolves Prediction, 1/1/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bellarmine Knights vs West Georgia Wolves

Date: Thursday, January 1, 2026

Location: The Coliseum in Carrollton, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Coliseum is the site where the West Georgia Wolves (6-6) will go up against the Bellarmine Knights (5-7) on Thursday.

The Bellarmine Knights stepped onto the hardwood against Kentucky and took a loss by a final of 99-85 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Knights finished with 20 while Kentucky accumulated 23 fouls. They converted 16 out of their 30 shots from beyond the perimeter. Kentucky ended up going 70.8% when shooting free throws by making 17 of 24 attempts. On top of that, Kentucky pulled down 29 rebounds (11 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Kentucky distributed 24 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. In the matter of the defense, Bellarmine allowed the other team to go 58.9% from the field on 33 out of 56 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists for the game while creating 10 turnovers and having 8 steals. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they collected 20 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Knights knocked down 26 of 30 tries for a rate of 86.7%. Bellarmine walked away from the contest with a 52.0% field goal percentage (26 of 50) and knocked down 7 of their 19 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jack Karasinski is a player who played a role for the matchup. He went 66.7% from the field and also earned 2 assists. He was on the court for 30 mins played and also snagged 4 boards. He ended up with 24 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Bellarmine heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 5-7 on the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.1 times per game and as a team they commit 15.5 fouls every game. As a unit, Bellarmine is pulling down 28.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 178 assists on the year, which has them ranked 228th in college in terms of passing the rock. The Knights are connecting on 35.3% on shots from 3-point land (89 of 252) and 81.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 78.3 pts per game (169th in college) while going 51.5% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Knights are forcing their opponents into 11.7 turnovers per game and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. They concede 36.1% on three-point shots while they are 312th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (79.0). The Knights defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 48.3% (334 of 692) and they surrender 31.9 boards per contest as a group. They are ranked 239th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 179 surrendered on the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the West Georgia Wolves went home defeated by a final of 103-74 against Georgia. The Wolves earned 22 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 30 for the game. They gave up possession 15 times, while recording 7 steals in the matchup. Georgia earned 16 fouls for the matchup which took the Wolves to the charity stripe for a total of 16 tries. They were able to knock down 15 of them for a percentage of 93.8%. With respect to shooting from downtown, West Georgia made 9 of their 21 attempts (42.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Wolves ended up going 25 out of 70 from the floor which had them at 35.7%. The Wolves permitted Georgia to bury 36 out of 78 tries from the floor which had them at 46.2% for the game. They shot 31.0% from beyond the perimeter via 9 of 29 and ended up shooting 22 of 33 at the free throw line (66.7%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, West Georgia allowed Georgia to grab 50 overall (19 on the offensive side).

Shelton Williams-Dryden ended up being a major contributor for the Wolves in the game. He buried 8 of 15 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and totaled 9 rebounds. He tallied 23 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 4 dimes for the game.

West Georgia has a win-loss record of 6-6 for the year. The Wolves commit 16.3 personal fouls every game and they shoot 70.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.4 times per game (261st in college) and they lose possession via turnover 12.6 times per contest. West Georgia has scored 915 pts so far this season (76.3 per contest) and they pull in 38.3 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Wolves are hitting on 42.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 296th in college.

The Wolves defensively are ranked 326th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 80.7. They are forcing their opponents into 11.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.7% from the floor (253rd in college hoops). The West Georgia defense surrenders 32.1% on shots from distance (92 of 287) and opponents are connecting on 71.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 16.4 dimes and 40.5 rebounds per contest, ranking them 330th and 355th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Bellarmine

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