Bellarmine Knights vs Lipscomb Bisons Prediction, 1/15/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bellarmine Knights vs Lipscomb Bisons

Date: Thursday, January 15, 2026

Location: Allen Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN+

The Bellarmine Knights (6-10) are headed to Allen Arena on Thursday where they will try to defeat the Lipscomb Bisons (10-7).

The Bellarmine Knights faced off with North Alabama and went home with a loss by a final score of 82-73 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Knights finished with 17 while North Alabama racked up 15 personal fouls. They buried 11 of 21 attempts from beyond the arc. North Alabama finished the contest at 77.3% when shooting free throws by making 17 of their 22 attempts. On top of that, North Alabama pulled down 31 rebounds (10 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. North Alabama distributed 15 assists and had 6 steals in this game. When it comes to defending, Bellarmine allowed 54.0% from the floor on 27 out of 50 shooting. They also recorded 19 assists in this matchup while forcing 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. When talking about rebounding, they collected 19 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Knights buried 8 of 13 tries for a rate of 61.5%. Bellarmine ended with a 51.9% FG percentage (27 of 52) and knocked down 11 out of their 28 shots from beyond the arc.

Brian Waddell is someone who was a major contributor in this game. He finished the game at 80.0% from the field and recorded 2 assists. He saw the court for 31 mins and totaled 3 boards. He scored 20 points on 8 out of 10 shooting.

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Bellarmine will play this game with a mark of 6-10 for the year. They cough up possession 11.6 times per game and as a unit are committing 15.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Bellarmine is grabbing 28.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 239 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 211th in college in terms of passing. The Knights are connecting on 36.2% on three-point attempts (125 of 345) and 77.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 78.6 pts per contest (147th in the country) while hitting 51.9% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Knights have forced 10.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.7 personal fouls. They give up 36.9% on 3-point attempts and they are 331st in Division 1 in PPG allowed (80.8). The Knights are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 47.0% (449 of 955) and they surrender 33.4 rebounds per game as a team. They are 283rd in the country in giving up assists with 255 conceded so far this season.

In their last game, the Lipscomb Bisons went home victorious with a score of 84-77 when they played Florida Gulf Coast. The Bisons were able to corral 19 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 26 in the game. They also coughed it up 13 times, while getting 4 steals in this game. Florida Gulf Coast was called for 19 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Bisons to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They were able to knock down 18 of those for a rate of 85.7%. In regard to shooting from distance, Lipscomb converted 14 out of their 27 tries (51.9%). Overall, the Bisons shot 26 out of 55 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.3%. The Bisons permitted Florida Gulf Coast to convert 30 out of their 59 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 50.8% in this game. They shot 29.4% from 3-point land by hitting 5 of 17 and finished the game at 12 out of 19 at the free throw line (63.2%). When talking about rebounding, Lipscomb allowed Florida Gulf Coast to pull down 27 overall (6 on the offensive glass).

Charlie Williams was important for the Bisons for the matchup. He made 8 of 11 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and had 7 rebounds. He racked up 27 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in the matchup.

Lipscomb has a record of 10-7 on the campaign. The Bisons are responsible for committing 16.1 fouls per contest and they connect on 76.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 19.0 times per contest (11th in the nation) and they turn it over 12.0 times per game. Lipscomb has accumulated 1,387 points for the campaign (81.6 per game) and they grab 35.7 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Bisons are shooting 45.4% from the field, which is 177th in the country.

The Lipscomb defense allows 33.2% on shots from beyond the arc (140 of 422) and opponents are converting on 71.9% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 12.8 dimes and 37.2 boards per game, which has them ranked 128th and 306th in D-1. The Bisons defensively are ranked 236th in the nation in points allowed per contest with 75.5. They are forcing 14.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.5% from the floor (234th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lipscomb

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