American Eagles vs Army Black Knights Prediction, 1/18/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: American Eagles vs Army Black Knights
Date: Sunday, January 18, 2026
Location: Christl Arena in West Point, NY
TV: ESPN+
The Army Black Knights (7-11) are hosting the American Eagles (10-8) at Christl Arena on Sunday.

The American Eagles faced off with Navy and went home with a win by a final score of 65-51 in their last game. American walked away from the game with a 37.9% FG percentage (25 out of 66) and converted 8 of their 37 3-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Eagles knocked down 7 of 9 attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. When discussing hauling in boards, they collected a total of 40 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 13 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When talking about defense, American let their opponent shoot 32.6% from the floor on 15 of 46 shooting. Navy distributed 10 assists and had 3 steals for this game. On top of that, Navy snagged 32 rebounds (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Navy walked away from this one shooting 70.8% from the charity stripe by converting 17 of 24 attempts. They also knocked down 4 of their 19 tries from beyond the arc. In the matter of personal fouls, the Eagles ended up with 19 and Navy accounted for 14 personal fouls.
Greg Jones is one guy who was a contributor in the game. He scored 23 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 35 minutes and collected 7 boards. He finished 61.5% from the field and recorded 1 assist.
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American will take the court with a win-loss mark of 10-8 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 11.0 times per contest and as a group they are committing 19.0 fouls every game. As a team, American is snagging 32.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 252 assists this season, which has them ranked 172nd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Eagles are shooting 33.3% on shots from distance (163 of 489) and 75.4% from the charity stripe. They average 76.7 points per outing (189th in the country) while shooting 45.3% from the floor.
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Defensively, the Eagles are able to force 13.8 turnovers per game while drawing 17.7 fouls. They are giving up 32.4% on 3-point attempts and they rank 153rd in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (72.5). The Eagles defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.5% (441 of 969) and they surrender 35.5 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 144th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 222 surrendered on the year.
The last time they took the court, the Army Black Knights went home defeated by a final of 82-75 when they played Holy Cross. When discussing rebounding, Army allowed Holy Cross to get 29 in total (4 offensive). They finished 59.1% from distance by going 13 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 17 at the charity stripe (88.2%). The Black Knights permitted Holy Cross to make 27 of their 56 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.2% for the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Black Knights finished 29 out of 67 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.3%. Pertaining to shooting from distance, Army converted 9 out of 33 tries (27.3%). They were able to bury 8 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 72.7%. Holy Cross earned 17 personal fouls in this game which got the Black Knights to the charity stripe for 11 shots. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 4 steals in the matchup. The Black Knights recorded 23 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for this game.
Ryan Curry was important for the Black Knights for the game. He recorded 24 points in his 33 minutes on the court and had 8 assists in the matchup. He made 8 of 16 for the contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and totaled 1 rebound.
Army has a win-loss record of 7-11 this season. The Black Knights have committed 18.2 fouls per game and they connect on 70.7% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 15.2 times per contest (132nd in college) and they cough up possession 11.6 times per game. Army has tallied 1,362 pts for the season (75.7 per contest) and they collect 37.6 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Black Knights are shooting 42.0% from the field, which has them ranked 325th in D-1.
The Black Knights defensively are ranked 309th in college hoops in points given up per game with 78.9. They are able to force 10.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (298th in college hoops). The Army defense gives up 34.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (159 of 466) and opponents are knocking down 74.3% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 14.7 dimes and 35.5 total boards per game, which has them ranked 268th and 241st in college hoops.
Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take American
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