American Eagles vs Colgate Raiders Prediction, 1/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: American Eagles vs Colgate Raiders

Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Location: Cotterell Court in Hamilton, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Colgate Raiders (8-7) will try to beat the American Eagles (9-6) at Cotterell Court on Wednesday.

The American Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Boston and notched a win by a score of 64-62 in their last game. American ended with a 46.9% FG percentage (23 of 49) and made 8 of 21 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Eagles made 10 of their 12 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. When talking about hauling in boards, they earned a total of 24 with 2 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 13 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 8 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In relation to defense, American allowed 37.7% from the floor on 20 out of 53 shooting. Boston distributed 8 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. Moreover, Boston snagged 31 rebounds (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Boston ended up going 70.6% when shooting free throws by converting 12 of 17 tries. They buried 10 of their 28 attempts from distance. When it comes to fouls, the Eagles ended up finishing with 16 and Boston finished the game with 14 fouls.

Greg Jones is a player who was a factor in this game. He finished the contest at 85.7% from the floor but finished the game without a dime. He saw the court for 36 minutes and also collected 1 rebound. He finished with 16 points on 6 out of 7 shooting.

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American will enter this matchup with a record of 9-6 for the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.3 times per contest and as a unit they commit 18.8 fouls per game. As a unit, American is collecting 32.1 rebounds per game and has accumulated 215 assists so far this year, which is 193rd in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Eagles are connecting on 35.0% on 3-pointers (144 of 411) and 74.6% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 78.7 points per outing (148th in the nation) while hitting 45.9% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Eagles are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They are giving up 33.6% on 3-point attempts and they rank 194th in D-1 in opponents points per game (73.7). The Eagles are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 45.7% (375 of 821) and they surrender 35.8 boards per game as a group. They are 149th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 191 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Colgate Raiders went home victorious with a score of 76-69 against Army. In relation to rebounding, Colgate allowed Army to get 32 overall (12 on the offensive glass). They finished 38.7% from 3-point land by hitting 12 out of 31 and ended up going 11 of 20 from the charity stripe (55.0%). The Raiders permitted Army to convert 23 of 55 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.8% for the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Raiders shot 26 out of 58 from the floor which had them at 44.8%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, Colgate converted 10 out of their 27 tries (37.0%). They were able to bury 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 87.5%. Army earned 16 personal fouls in the game which got the Raiders to the charity stripe for 16 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while earning 5 steals in this game. The Raiders corralled 22 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in this matchup.

Ben Tweedy was important for the Raiders in this contest. He had 18 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and earned 3 assists in this game. He knocked down 6 out of 12 in this game for a rate of 50.0%, and tallied 3 rebounds.

Colgate has a win-loss record of 8-7 so far this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Raiders are hitting on 48.9% from the floor, which is 46th in college. Colgate has tallied 1,142 points this season (76.1 per contest) and they collect 33.3 boards per game. They are earning an assist 15.3 times per contest (132nd in the nation) and they turn it over 10.3 times per game. The Raiders are responsible for committing 17.0 fouls per game and they connect on 74.3% from the charity stripe.

The Colgate defense allows 31.8% on shots from distance (114 of 358) and their opponents are converting on 71.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 13.9 assists and 35.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 233rd and 260th in those defensive categories. The Raiders are ranked 195th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 73.8. They are able to force 10.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.0% from the floor (160th in college hoops).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take American

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