Albany Great Danes vs Maine Black Bears Prediction, 1/22/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Albany Great Danes vs Maine Black Bears

Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026

Location: Skip Chappelle Court in Memorial Gymnasium in Orono, ME

TV: ESPN+

Skip Chappelle Court in Memorial Gymnasium is the site where the Maine Black Bears (3-16) will compete against the Albany Great Danes (6-12) on Thursday.

The Albany Great Danes faced off with Vermont and took home the win by a score of 75-68 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Great Danes ended up finishing with 11 while Vermont accounted for 17 fouls. They converted 9 out of their 24 attempts from three-point range. Vermont ended up going 73.3% from the charity stripe by making 11 of their 15 shots. In addition, Vermont had 29 rebounds (6 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Vermont earned 10 assists and had 2 steals for the game. In relation to the defense, Albany let their opponent shoot 43.6% from the floor on 24 of 55 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 12 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they collected a total of 28 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Great Danes made 18 of 24 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. Albany finished the game with a 44.4% FG percentage (24 out of 54) and buried 9 out of their 25 3-point attempts.

Amir Lindsey is a guy who was a contributor for this game. He shot 33.3% from the floor and earned 4 assists. He played 40 minutes played and totaled 4 rebounds. He left the arena with 24 points on 6 of 18 shooting.

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Albany comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 6-12 this year. They turn the ball over 12.5 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.6 fouls per game. As a team, Albany is pulling down 35.2 boards per contest and has accounted for 266 dimes so far this year, which is 178th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Great Danes are shooting 33.0% on three-point shots (134 of 406) and 63.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 74.2 points per game (245th in the nation) while hitting 47.0% from the field.

On defense, the Great Danes are forcing their opponents into 11.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 13.6 fouls. They are 235th in D-1 in giving up assists with 258 surrendered this year. The Great Danes defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.5% (478 of 1,074) and they relinquish 34.4 rebounds per game as a team. They are conceding 33.3% on 3-point shots while they are 224th in the country in opponents points per game (75.1).

When they last played, the Maine Black Bears took a loss by a final score of 65-48 against New Hampshire. With respect to team rebounding, Maine permitted New Hampshire to snag 37 in all (10 offensive). They finished the game shooting 27.8% from three-point range by going 5 of 18 and ended up going 8 of 15 from the charity stripe (53.3%). The Black Bears allowed New Hampshire to make 26 out of their 59 attempts from the field which had them at 44.1% for the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Black Bears shot 14 out of 41 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.1%. In terms of 3-pointers, Maine made 1 of their 14 tries (7.1%). They were able to make 19 of those for a percentage of 82.6%. New Hampshire committed 21 personal fouls in this game which took the Black Bears to the free throw line for 23 shots. They turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. The Black Bears earned 22 defensive rebounds and 1 offensive boards for a total of 23 in the game.

Keelan Steele was important for the Black Bears for the matchup. He totaled 9 points in his 18 mins on the hardwood, but finished this game without an assist. He knocked down 4 out of 6 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and added 8 rebounds.

Maine has a win-loss mark of 3-16 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Black Bears are shooting 43.9% from the floor, which ranks 260th in the nation. Maine has earned 1,170 pts for the year (61.6 per contest) and they collect 29.8 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 11.4 times per contest (336th in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 13.8 times per contest. The Black Bears commit 17.0 fouls per game and they hit 62.0% from the free throw line.

The Maine defense concedes 31.1% on shots from 3-point land (123 of 395) and their opposition knocks down 68.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 12.8 dimes and 37.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 142nd and 308th in the nation. The Black Bears are ranked 71st in college in points allowed per game with 69.3. They are able to force 12.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.9% from the floor (196th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Albany

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