Binghamton Bearcats vs Maine Black Bears Prediction, 1/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Binghamton Bearcats vs Maine Black Bears

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

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

TV: ESPN+

The Maine Black Bears (4-17) will compete against the Binghamton Bearcats (4-17) at Skip Chappelle Court in Memorial Gymnasium on Saturday.

The Binghamton Bearcats faced off with New Hampshire and took a loss by a final of 88-82 in their last game. Binghamton walked away from the contest having earned a 44.8% field goal percentage (30 of 67) and knocked down 6 of 16 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Bearcats knocked down 16 of 18 tries for a percentage of 88.9%. With regard to grabbing boards, they earned 38 with 8 of them being offensive. They also distributed 14 assists for this game while forcing 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. With regard to the defense, Binghamton let their opponent shoot 36.7% from the floor on 29 of 79 shooting. New Hampshire dished out 14 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. Moreover, New Hampshire totaled 44 rebounds (15 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't have a block. New Hampshire walked away from this one shooting 69.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 20 of 29 shots. They also made 10 of their 39 attempts from beyond the arc. In relation to fouls, the Bearcats walked away with 26 and New Hampshire racked up 19 fouls.

Wes Peterson is one player who was a major factor in the game. He ended up finishing with 28 points on 9 of 22 shooting. He played 54 mins played and also totaled 1 board. He went 40.9% from the field and also distributed 3 dimes.

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Binghamton comes into this contest with a mark of 4-17 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 67.5 points per outing (338th in the country) while hitting 44.5% from the field. The Bearcats are shooting 30.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (106 of 352) and 74.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Binghamton is pulling in 32.3 rebounds per contest and has racked up 237 assists for the year, which is 310th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.1 times per contest and as a group they commit 16.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Bearcats have forced 9.6 turnovers every game while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 212th in college hoops in giving up assists with 267 relinquished this season. The Bearcats defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 46.6% (575 of 1,235) and they concede 34.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They relinquish 36.5% on 3-point shots while they are 233rd in Division 1 in points per game allowed (75.8).

In their last game, the Maine Black Bears went home victorious with a score of 52-49 when they played Albany. The Black Bears recorded 19 defensive boards and 2 offensive rebounds for a total of 21 in the game. They turned it over 7 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. Albany committed 19 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Black Bears to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to make 13 of the free throw tries for a clip of 72.2%. With regard to 3-point attempts, Maine made 3 out of 14 tries (21.4%). Overall, the Black Bears ended up shooting 18 for 46 from the field which had them at 39.1%. The Black Bears allowed Albany to bury 20 of 53 tries from the field which had them sitting at 37.7% for this contest. They shot 17.4% from 3-point land by connecting on 4 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 5 out of 8 from the free throw line (62.5%). In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Maine allowed Albany to snag 35 in all (10 on the offensive side).

Logan Carey was important for the Black Bears in the game. He made 5 of 8 in this contest for a rate of 62.5%, and had 1 rebound. He recorded 13 points in his 34 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

Maine has a mark of 4-17 this season. The Black Bears have committed 16.7 personal fouls every game and they hit 63.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 11.3 times per game (339th in the country) and they are turning it over 13.4 times per game. Maine has earned 1,270 points on the campaign (60.5 per game) and they average 29.4 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Black Bears are shooting 43.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 285th in Division 1.

The Maine defense gives up 30.3% on 3-pointers (132 of 436) and opponents are knocking down 68.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 13.0 dimes and 37.2 rebounds every game, ranking them 156th and 314th in college hoops. The Black Bears are ranked 50th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 68.1. They are able to force 12.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.6% from the floor (173rd in college).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Maine

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