Chicago State Cougars vs Saint Francis Red Flash Prediction, 1/23/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago State Cougars vs Saint Francis Red Flash

Date: Friday, January 23, 2026

Location: DeGol Arena in Loretto, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Saint Francis Red Flash (4-14) will play the Chicago State Cougars (2-16) at DeGol Arena on Friday.

The Chicago State Cougars faced off with New Haven and took a loss by a final of 62-56 in their last contest. Chicago State ended the game with a 43.4% field goal percentage (23 of 53) and made 4 out of their 14 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Cougars buried 6 of their 8 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they earned 19 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 13 dimes for the contest while forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When talking about defending, Chicago State allowed the other team to shoot 41.7% from the field on 20 out of 48 shooting. New Haven dished out 14 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. Furthermore, New Haven collected 28 rebounds (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. New Haven finished the game at 100.0% from the charity stripe by burying 14 of their 14 attempts. They also knocked down 8 out of their 27 attempts from beyond the arc. When discussing personal fouls, the Cougars ended up with 17 and New Haven totaled 12 personal fouls.

CJ Ray is a guy who played a role in the game. He ended up shooting 44.4% from the field and totaled 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 39 mins played and totaled 4 rebounds. He accounted for 17 points on 8 out of 18 shooting.

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Chicago State enters this game with a mark of 2-16 for the season. They are averaging 66.1 points per game (348th in college) while going 39.4% from the floor. The Cougars are shooting 30.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (96 of 311) and 75.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Chicago State is collecting 31.9 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 185 assists for the year, which has them ranked 357th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 12.0 times per game and as a squad they commit 20.4 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Cougars are forcing 13.3 turnovers per game and they draw 15.7 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.2% from beyond the arc and they are 337th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (81.5). The Cougars are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.8% (489 of 1,024) and they concede 37.9 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 360th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 351 surrendered for the campaign.

For their last game, the Saint Francis Red Flash walked away with a victory by a final of 63-61 when they played Stonehill. The Red Flash were able to corral 20 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 28 in this matchup. They gave up possession 7 times, while earning 12 steals in the game. Stonehill earned 23 fouls for the matchup which took the Red Flash to the free throw line for 28 shots. They were able to make 17 of them for a rate of 60.7%. In the matter of shooting from distance, Saint Francis made 6 out of 17 tries (35.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Red Flash finished the game shooting 20 for 57 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.1%. The Red Flash permitted Stonehill to knock down 19 of 44 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.2% for this contest. They finished shooting 36.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 7 out of 19 and ended up going 16 of 21 from the charity stripe (76.2%). With respect to cleaning the glass, Saint Francis permitted Stonehill to collect 36 in all (4 offensive).

Ahmad Harrison ended up having an impact for the Red Flash for this contest. He racked up 16 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 2 dimes for this game. He buried 6 of 15 for this contest for a rate of 40.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

Saint Francis has a win-loss mark of 4-14 on the year. The Red Flash are committing 18.2 fouls per game while shooting 70.8% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 13.9 times per game (213th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 13.1 times per game. Saint Francis has totaled 1,258 pts this year (69.9 per contest) and they snag 33.3 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Red Flash are connecting on 41.7% from the field, which ranks 332nd in D-1.

The Saint Francis defense concedes 37.3% from downtown (170 of 456) and their opponents are knocking down 70.7% of their foul shots. They give up 17.5 dimes and 37.5 boards per contest, which ranks them 355th and 320th in those categories on the defensive end. The Red Flash on defense are ranked 346th in D-1 in points given up per game with 82.7. They are forcing 12.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.8% from the floor (353rd in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Saint Francis and under the total points

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