Boston Terriers vs Lafayette Leopards Prediction, 1/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Terriers vs Lafayette Leopards

Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Location: Kirby Sports Center in Easton, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Lafayette Leopards (4-11) will try to defeat the Boston Terriers (5-10) at Kirby Sports Center on Wednesday.

The Boston Terriers stepped onto the hardwood against American and took a loss by a final of 64-62 in their last contest. Boston finished with a 37.7% FG percentage (20 out of 53) and made 10 of 28 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Terriers converted 12 of their 17 shots for a percentage of 70.6%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they collected 31 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 8 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Concerning defending, Boston allowed the other team to go 46.9% from the field on 23 out of 49 shooting. American distributed 13 assists and had 7 steals in this game. On top of that, American snagged 24 rebounds (2 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. American ended up shooting 83.3% from the free throw line by converting 10 of their 12 tries. They made 8 of their 21 attempts from long range. In regard to fouls, the Terriers finished with 14 and American recorded 16 fouls.

Chance Gladden is one player who was a major factor in this matchup. He totaled 19 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes played and snagged 4 boards. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the field and also distributed 2 assists.

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Boston heads into this one with a record of 5-10 this year. They are losing possession via turnover 11.8 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.2 fouls per contest. As a unit, Boston is collecting 31.2 boards per game and has tallied 212 assists so far this season, which ranks 204th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Terriers are connecting on 38.3% from downtown (146 of 381) and 67.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 73.9 points per outing (260st in the country) while shooting 47.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Terriers are forcing 10.1 turnovers every game while drawing 15.2 personal fouls. They are giving up 38.6% on 3-point attempts while they are 238th in college in PPG allowed (75.3). The Terriers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 47.8% (391 of 818) and they relinquish 30.9 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 204th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 203 surrendered on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Lafayette Leopards got the victory with a final of 79-64 when they faced Loyola. The Leopards were able to corral 27 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 35 in this matchup. They turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 5 steals for this contest. Loyola committed 17 fouls in the matchup which took the Leopards to the free throw line for a total of 15 shots. They were able to bury 8 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 53.3%. In regard to 3-pointers, Lafayette buried 9 of 22 tries (40.9%). When all was said and done, the Leopards finished the game shooting 31 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.4%. The Leopards permitted Loyola to convert 24 of 61 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.3% for this contest. They went 28.6% from distance by connecting on 8 of 28 and ended up shooting 8 of 11 from the free throw line (72.7%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Lafayette permitted Loyola to snag 30 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Caleb Williams ended up being important for the Leopards in this game. He tallied 20 points in his 37 mins of playing time and accumulated 4 dimes for this contest. He made 7 out of 12 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and had 4 rebounds.

Lafayette has a win-loss mark of 4-11 so far this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Leopards are connecting on 42.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 301st in Division 1. Lafayette has 1,069 pts this year (71.3 per game) and they pull in 33.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.2 times per game (267th in college) and they turn it over 11.7 times per game. The Leopards are responsible for committing 17.1 personal fouls every game and they hit 70.5% from the charity stripe.

The Lafayette defense allows 34.8% on shots from distance (121 of 348) and their opposition makes 72.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 15.9 dimes and 37.3 boards per game, which is 316th and 304th in those categories. The Leopards defensively are ranked 260th in college in points per game surrendered with 76.6. They are able to force 10.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the floor (279th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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