Quinnipiac Bobcats vs Manhattan Jaspers Prediction, 1/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Quinnipiac Bobcats vs Manhattan Jaspers

Date: Friday, January 2, 2026

Location: Draddy Gymnasium in Riverdale, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Quinnipiac Bobcats (9-4) are hitting the road to Draddy Gymnasium on Friday where they will try to beat the Manhattan Jaspers (5-8).

The Quinnipiac Bobcats played Hofstra and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-66 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Bobcats ended up walking away with 19 while Hofstra racked up 15 personal fouls. They also made 9 of their 29 tries from distance. Hofstra ended up shooting 73.9% from the charity stripe by making 17 of their 23 shots. Furthermore, Hofstra snagged 28 rebounds (11 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Hofstra distributed 9 dimes and had 2 steals for this contest. In terms of defending, Quinnipiac let their opponent shoot 37.5% from the floor on 24 of 64 shooting. They also recorded 9 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they collected 30 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Bobcats buried 15 of 20 shots for a rate of 75.0%. Quinnipiac wrapped up the contest with a 37.7% FG percentage (23 of 61) and converted 5 of their 24 shots from distance.

Keith McKnight is a guy who was a contributor in this matchup. He finished the contest at 46.2% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He played 28 minutes and snagged 7 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 19 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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Quinnipiac steps onto the court with a record of 9-4 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 11.2 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Quinnipiac is snagging 36.5 boards per contest and has accounted for 184 assists this season, which has them ranked 199th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Bobcats are connecting on 35.6% on shots from downtown (101 of 284) and 69.5% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 78.8 points per outing (155th in D-1) while hitting 44.8% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Bobcats are forcing 13.2 turnovers per game while drawing 15.8 fouls. They are 235th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 178 conceded this year. The Bobcats defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.9% (352 of 820) and they surrender 36.7 boards per contest as a team. They give up 32.3% on 3-point shots and they rank 190th in the country in PPG allowed (73.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Manhattan Jaspers got the victory with a final of 87-81 when they played Presbyterian. The Jaspers were able to corral 23 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 32 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while recording 6 steals for the game. Presbyterian had 17 fouls in this contest which took the Jaspers to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 70.0%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Manhattan knocked down 9 out of 24 tries (37.5%). Overall, the Jaspers walked away from this one shooting 32 out of 62 from the field which gave them a rate of 51.6%. The Jaspers permitted Presbyterian to knock down 32 out of 69 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.4% for the game. They finished 36.4% from three-point range by connecting on 8 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 11 from the free throw line (81.8%). With respect to rebounding, Manhattan permitted Presbyterian to get 38 in total (14 on the offensive side).

Devin Dinkins was important for the Jaspers in this matchup. He buried 7 out of 11 in this contest for a rate of 63.6%, and had 1 rebound. He racked up 19 points in his 30 minutes on the court and tallied 3 dimes for the matchup.

Manhattan has a win-loss record of 5-8 for the season. The Jaspers commit 14.8 personal fouls every game and they shoot 76.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.8 times per game (227th in D-1) and they turn the ball over 11.5 times per contest. Manhattan has 1,016 pts for the year (78.2 per game) and they pull in 33.5 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Jaspers are connecting on 43.9% from the field, which is ranked 263rd in the nation.

The Jaspers defensively are ranked 341st in D-1 in PPG allowed with 83.4. They are forcing 12.4 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 47.2% from the field (320th in college hoops). The Manhattan defense concedes 36.8% on shots from 3-point land (121 of 329) and opponents are connecting on 71.2% of their free throw shots. They give up 18.2 assists and 40.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 356th and 352nd in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Manhattan

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