Marist Red Foxes vs Quinnipiac Bobcats Prediction, 12/29/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marist Red Foxes vs Quinnipiac Bobcats

Date: Monday, December 29, 2025

Location: M&T Bank Arena in Hamden, CT

TV: ESPN+

M&T Bank Arena is the site where the Quinnipiac Bobcats (9-4) will compete against the Marist Red Foxes (8-3) on Monday.

The Marist Red Foxes faced off with Stony Brook and notched a win by a score of 70-51 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Red Foxes ended up finishing with 17 and Stony Brook recorded 12 fouls. They converted 6 of their 23 shots from distance. Stony Brook finished the game at 61.1% from the charity stripe by converting 11 of their 18 shots. On top of that, Stony Brook totaled 34 rebounds (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Stony Brook totaled 6 assists and had 5 steals for the game. Pertaining to defense, Marist allowed the other team to shoot 31.5% from the field on 17 out of 54 shooting. They also dished out 14 assists for the game in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and having 6 steals. Regarding rebounding, they collected 38 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Red Foxes made 11 of their 14 attempts for a rate of 78.6%. Marist ended the contest with a 42.6% field goal percentage (26 of 61) and converted 7 of their 25 three-point attempts.

Rhyjon Blackwell is one player who had an impact for this contest. He shot 41.7% from the floor and dished out 2 assists. He played for 31 minutes and also collected 3 rebounds. He totaled 17 points on 5 of 12 shooting.

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Marist comes into this one with a win-loss record of 8-3 for the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 12.1 times per game and as a squad they are committing 16.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Marist is pulling in 37.2 rebounds per game and has 182 dimes so far this season, which ranks 191st in the nation in terms of passing. The Red Foxes are hitting 33.9% on 3-pointers (85 of 251) and 76.4% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 73.6 points per outing (274th in college hoops) while connecting on 45.8% from the floor.

Defensively, the Red Foxes are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers per game while drawing 14.6 personal fouls. They are conceding 27.5% from beyond the arc while they are 12th in college in PPG allowed (63.2). The Red Foxes defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 39.1% (236 of 604) and they relinquish 33.3 boards per contest as a unit. They currently rank 11th in Division 1 in allowing assists with 115 surrendered so far this year.

When they last played, the Quinnipiac Bobcats walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-66 when they faced Hofstra. The Bobcats were able to collect 21 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 30 for the game. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while recording 9 steals in this matchup. Hofstra earned 15 personal fouls for the contest which got the Bobcats to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They were able to make 15 of those for a percentage of 75.0%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Quinnipiac knocked down 5 out of 24 tries (20.8%). When all was said and done, the Bobcats went 23 out of 61 from the floor which had them shooting 37.7%. The Bobcats allowed Hofstra to convert 24 out of their 64 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.5% in this contest. They shot 31.0% from 3-point land by shooting 9 of 29 and ended up going 17 out of 23 from the free throw line (73.9%). When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Quinnipiac permitted Hofstra to collect 28 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Keith McKnight ended up being a major contributor for the Bobcats in this contest. He made 6 of 13 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 46.2%, and accumulated 7 rebounds. He tallied 19 points in his 28 mins on the hardwood and had 1 assist for this game.

Quinnipiac has a win-loss record of 9-4 for the year. As an offense, the Bobcats are shooting 44.8% from the field, which is 225th in the country. Quinnipiac has totaled 1,024 pts on the year (78.8 per game) and they average 36.5 boards per game. They are earning an assist 14.2 times per contest (204th in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 11.2 times per game. The Bobcats have committed 16.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 69.5% from the free throw line.

The Bobcats defensively are ranked 186th in college in points per game surrendered with 73.5. They are able to force 13.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.9% from the field (158th in college). The Quinnipiac defense gives up 32.3% on shots from distance (91 of 282) and opponents are making 68.4% of their free throw attempts. They concede 13.7 assists and 36.7 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 210th and 280th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Marist

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