Stony Brook Seawolves vs Hampton Pirates Prediction, 12/29/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stony Brook Seawolves vs Hampton Pirates

Date: Monday, December 29, 2025

Location: Convocation Center in Hampton, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Stony Brook Seawolves (8-5) are headed to Convocation Center on Monday where they will meet the Hampton Pirates (6-7).

The Stony Brook Seawolves faced Marist and took a loss by a final of 70-51 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Seawolves ended up finishing with 12 and Marist finished the game with 17 personal fouls. They made 7 of their 25 shots from 3-point land. Marist finished the game at 78.6% when shooting free throws by burying 11 of 14 attempts. On top of that, Marist grabbed 38 rebounds (4 offensive, 34 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Marist dished out 14 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. In relation to defense, Stony Brook allowed their opponent to shoot 42.6% from the field on 26 out of 61 shooting. They also doled out 6 assists for the contest in addition to creating 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. Concerning pulling down boards, they collected 26 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Seawolves knocked down 11 of 18 tries for a rate of 61.1%. Stony Brook wrapped up the contest with a 31.5% field goal percentage (17 of 54) and buried 6 out of their 23 3-point attempts.

Erik Pratt is one guy who was a major contributor for the contest. He finished shooting 36.4% from the floor but didn't record a dime. He played 27 minutes played and also grabbed 2 boards. He ended up scoring 11 points on 4 of 11 shooting.

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Stony Brook heads into this matchup with a record of 8-5 on the campaign. They are averaging 71.5 pts per game (302nd in college hoops) while going 42.1% from the floor. The Seawolves are hitting 34.3% on shots from downtown (114 of 332) and 70.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Stony Brook is pulling down 35.7 boards per game and has racked up 169 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 253rd in the country in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 11.5 times per game and as a team are committing 15.5 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Seawolves are able to force 13.0 turnovers every game while drawing 15.6 fouls. They give up 31.7% on shots from downtown and they are 64th in college hoops in PPG allowed (67.6). The Seawolves defense is allowing a FG percentage of 41.1% (306 of 744) and they surrender 37.8 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 128th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 157 relinquished for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Hampton Pirates went home defeated by a final of 81-72 when they played Grambling. The Pirates were able to pull down 15 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 26 in this matchup. They turned it over 13 times, while earning 10 steals for the game. Grambling committed 20 personal fouls in the game which took the Pirates to the charity stripe for a total of 23 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throws for a clip of 78.3%. Pertaining to shots from 3-point land, Hampton converted 6 of their 19 tries (31.6%). When all was said and done, the Pirates finished shooting 24 for 53 from the field which had them shooting 45.3%. The Pirates permitted Grambling to convert 27 out of their 47 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 57.4% for this game. They went 30.8% from 3-point land by going 4 out of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 23 of 30 from the charity stripe (76.7%). With respect to how they rebounded, Hampton permitted Grambling to collect 23 in all (8 on the offensive glass).

Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt pitched in for the Pirates for the matchup. He converted 6 of 10 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and tallied 1 rebound. He scored 22 points in his 34 mins of playing time and earned 5 assists in the matchup.

Hampton has a mark of 6-7 so far this year. The Pirates commit 18.8 fouls per contest while shooting 71.2% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 13.4 times per contest (263rd in college) and they lose possession via turnover 12.2 times per contest. Hampton has scored 961 points on the season (73.9 per game) and they pull down 38.0 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Pirates are connecting on 43.4% from the floor, which is ranked 278th in the country.

The Hampton defense gives up 30.2% on three-point shots (79 of 262) and their opponents are knocking down 67.4% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 12.7 assists and 33.8 total boards per game, which ranks them 134th and 148th in college hoops. The Pirates defensively are ranked 81st in D-1 in PPG allowed with 68.8. They are able to force 12.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.8% from the floor (154th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Hampton

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