Colgate Raiders vs Army Black Knights Prediction, 1/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colgate Raiders vs Army Black Knights

Date: Saturday, January 3, 2026

Location: Christl Arena in West Point, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Army Black Knights (7-7) will try to defeat the Colgate Raiders (7-7) at Christl Arena on Saturday.

The Colgate Raiders faced off with Lafayette and walked away with a win by a score of 85-77 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Raiders walked away with 20 and Lafayette had 27 fouls. They knocked down 6 of 20 attempts from 3-point land. Lafayette finished shooting 67.9% when shooting free throws by burying 19 of 28 tries. Moreover, Lafayette pulled down 30 rebounds (3 offensive, 27 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Lafayette totaled 12 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. In terms of defense, Colgate let their opponent shoot 48.1% from the field on 26 of 54 shooting. They also recorded 13 dimes in this matchup while forcing 11 turnovers and getting 3 steals. With respect to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 36 with 8 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Raiders converted 24 of their 33 attempts for a rate of 72.7%. Colgate walked away from the game having earned a 47.4% FG percentage (27 out of 57) and converted 7 out of their 21 three-point shots.

Jalen Cox is a guy who was a major contributor for the matchup. He shot 76.9% from the floor and dished out 2 assists. He played 37 minutes and grabbed 3 boards. He finished with 29 points on 10 out of 13 shooting.

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Colgate heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 7-7 this season. They average 76.1 points per game (216th in D-1) while connecting on 49.2% from the field. The Raiders are hitting 35.2% on three-point shots (100 of 284) and 73.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Colgate is pulling in 33.4 boards per game and has racked up 212 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 129th in college hoops in terms of passing. They cough up possession 10.5 times per game and as a team are committing 17.1 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Raiders have forced 10.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.6 fouls. They are ranked 243rd in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 191 conceded on the year. The Raiders defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 43.1% (372 of 863) and they concede 36.0 boards per game as a unit. They concede 31.2% on shots from distance while they are 207th in the nation in PPG allowed (74.1).

When they last played, the Army Black Knights got the victory with a final of 85-78 when they played Lehigh. The Black Knights recorded 31 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 45 in this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 5 steals in this matchup. Lehigh committed 25 fouls in the game which took the Black Knights to the charity stripe for a total of 37 tries. They were able to knock down 26 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 70.3%. With respect to 3-point shots, Army converted 7 of 22 tries (31.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Black Knights walked away from this one shooting 26 out of 57 from the floor which had them shooting 45.6%. The Black Knights allowed Lehigh to convert 29 out of their 62 attempts from the floor which had them at 46.8% for the matchup. They went 27.3% from beyond the arc by shooting 6 out of 22 and ended up shooting 14 out of 23 from the charity stripe (60.9%). When talking about team rebounding, Army permitted Lehigh to grab 24 in total (2 offensive).

Ryan Curry ended up being important for the Black Knights for the game. He buried 6 out of 14 for the game giving him a rate of 42.9%, and earned 14 rebounds. He totaled 19 points in his 41 mins on the hardwood and had 3 dimes for this contest.

Army has a mark of 7-7 on the campaign. The Black Knights are responsible for committing 18.6 fouls every game while shooting 72.1% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 15.1 times per contest (148th in D-1) and they turn it over 12.7 times per contest. Army has totaled 1,051 points on the season (75.1 per game) and they average 38.4 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Black Knights are hitting on 41.8% from the floor, which ranks them 321st in the nation.

The Army defense gives up 30.6% on 3-point attempts (111 of 363) and their opponents are converting on 72.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 14.1 assists and 35.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 243rd and 234th in those categories on the defensive end. The Black Knights on the defensive side of the court are 273rd in college in PPG given up with 77.0. They are able to force 10.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.9% from the field (265th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Army

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