Charleston Cougars vs Hofstra Pride Prediction, 1/29/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Charleston Cougars vs Hofstra Pride

Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026

Location: David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex in Hempstead, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Charleston Cougars (13-8) are headed to David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex on Thursday where they will meet the Hofstra Pride (13-8).

The Charleston Cougars stepped onto the hardwood against Elon and earned the victory with a final of 80-70 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Cougars left the arena with 16 and Elon finished the game with 21 personal fouls. They made 5 of their 28 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Elon went 72.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of their 18 attempts. Additionally, Elon grabbed 29 rebounds (10 offensive, 19 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Elon earned 10 dimes and had 11 steals for this contest. In the matter of defense, Charleston allowed their opponent to shoot 41.3% from the floor on 26 out of 63 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists for the game as well as creating 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With regard to rebounding, they compiled 38 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Cougars converted 16 of their 26 shots for a rate of 61.5%. Charleston ended having earned a 52.7% FG percentage (29 of 55) and buried 6 out of their 21 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Christian Reeves is one guy who played a role for this game. He ended up shooting 91.7% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game. He was on the court for 29 mins and also snagged 18 boards. He ended up scoring 29 points on 11 out of 12 shooting.

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Charleston heads into this one with a record of 13-8 this year. They are turning it over 11.3 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.6 fouls per contest. As a team, Charleston is collecting 38.1 boards per game and is sitting with 270 dimes for the season, which is 244th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Cougars are hitting 29.7% on shots from 3-point land (143 of 482) and 73.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 77.3 points per contest (170th in the nation) on 44.7% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Cougars are forcing 10.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.6 fouls. They surrender 32.6% on 3-pointers while they are 232nd in college hoops in opponents PPG (75.6). The Cougars defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 42.6% (569 of 1,337) and they concede 36.1 rebounds per contest as a group. They rank 284th in college in giving up assists with 303 conceded so far this year.

For their last game, the Hofstra Pride walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 89-82 against William & Mary. Regarding rebounds, Hofstra permitted William & Mary to collect 35 overall (14 offensive). They finished 40.9% from behind the 3-point line by going 18 of 44 and ended up shooting 11 of 13 at the free throw line (84.6%). The Pride allowed William & Mary to knock down 30 out of 71 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.3% for this contest. Overall, the Pride went 28 out of 69 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.6%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Hofstra made 13 of their 32 attempts (40.6%). They were able to bury 13 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 86.7%. William & Mary was called for 14 fouls for the contest which got the Pride to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while earning 3 steals in this contest. The Pride collected 22 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in this game.

Preston Edmead pitched in for the Pride for the contest. He racked up 18 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists for the matchup. He knocked down 5 out of 12 in the game for a rate of 41.7%, and had 1 rebound.

Hofstra has a record of 13-8 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Pride are connecting on 45.1% from the floor, which is 195th in college hoops. Hofstra has totaled 1,626 points on the campaign (77.4 per contest) and they grab 38.3 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 13.3 times per contest (243rd in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.8 times per contest. The Pride commit 17.4 personal fouls per game and they hit 74.8% from the charity stripe.

The Pride on the defensive side of the court are 81st in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 69.7. They have forced 10.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 40.1% from the field (31st in college). The Hofstra defense gives up 33.6% on shots from distance (168 of 500) and opponents are converting on 72.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 13.1 assists and 33.7 rebounds every game, which ranks 167th and 136th in D-1.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Charleston

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