Charleston Cougars vs Northeastern Huskies Prediction, 1/31/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Charleston Cougars vs Northeastern Huskies

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026

Location: Matthews Arena in Boston, MA

TV: ESPN+

Matthews Arena is the site where the Northeastern Huskies (6-14) will play the Charleston Cougars (13-8) on Saturday.

The Charleston Cougars took the court against Elon and walked away with a win by a score of 80-70 in their last game. Charleston ended the contest having earned a 52.7% field goal percentage (29 of 55) and buried 6 of their 21 three-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cougars converted 16 of their 26 shots for a rate of 61.5%. When talking about pulling down boards, they collected 38 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 18 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In the matter of the defense, Charleston allowed 41.3% from the floor on 26 of 63 shooting. Elon earned 10 dimes and had 11 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Elon grabbed 29 rebounds (10 offensive, 19 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Elon finished the game at 72.2% at the free throw line by knocking down 13 of their 18 attempts. They made 5 of their 28 attempts from three-point range. When discussing personal fouls, the Cougars left the arena with 16 while Elon accounted for 21 personal fouls.

Christian Reeves is someone who was a factor in the matchup. He walked away with 29 points on 11 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 29 minutes and snagged 18 boards. He finished 91.7% from the field but wasn't able to get a dime.

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Charleston will play this contest with a win-loss record of 13-8 for the season. They currently have an average of 77.3 pts per contest (166th in Division 1) while going 44.7% from the floor. The Cougars are hitting 29.7% from downtown (143 of 482) and 73.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Charleston is grabbing 38.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 270 assists so far this year, which ranks 257th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 11.3 times per contest and as a group they are committing 17.6 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Cougars have forced 10.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 265th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 303 surrendered on the season. The Cougars are allowing a field goal percentage of 42.6% (569 of 1,337) and they surrender 36.1 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are giving up 32.6% on 3-pointers while they are 234th in the country in points per game allowed (75.6).

The last time they took the court, the Northeastern Huskies walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 83-78 when they faced Drexel. In the matter of rebounds, Northeastern permitted Drexel to snag 31 overall (6 on the offensive glass). They finished 30.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 6 of 20 and ended up going 19 of 28 at the free throw line (67.9%). The Huskies allowed Drexel to convert 29 of 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0% in the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Huskies went 29 for 62 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.8%. Pertaining to shots from distance, Northeastern converted 8 of 23 attempts (34.8%). They were able to convert 12 of the free throws for a percentage of 66.7%. Drexel had 17 personal fouls for this contest which got the Huskies to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They coughed it up 7 times, while getting 5 steals for the matchup. The Huskies corralled 23 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 27 for the contest.

Xavier Abreu ended up having an impact for the Huskies for this game. He scored 19 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in this contest. He converted 6 of 13 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 46.2%, and totaled 7 rebounds.

Northeastern has a record of 6-14 on the season. The Huskies commit 19.0 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 69.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 15.3 times per game (111th in college hoops) and they cough up possession 12.0 times per game. Northeastern has earned 1,534 points on the campaign (76.7 per game) and they average 30.9 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Huskies are shooting 46.8% from the floor, which is 102nd in college.

The Northeastern defense concedes 36.3% on shots from 3-point land (147 of 405) and opponents are connecting on 73.8% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 13.7 dimes and 35.4 total boards per game, which ranks them 205th and 232nd in those categories. The Huskies are ranked 338th in college hoops in points given up per game with 81.1. They are able to force 13.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 49.8% from the floor (359th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charleston

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