Delaware Blue Hens vs Liberty Flames Prediction, 1/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Delaware Blue Hens vs Liberty Flames

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Location: Liberty Arena in Lynchburg, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Liberty Flames (16-3) are welcoming the Delaware Blue Hens (5-13) at Liberty Arena on Saturday.

The Delaware Blue Hens faced off with New Mexico State and ended up losing by a score of 97-68 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Blue Hens left the arena with 10 while New Mexico State finished the game with 20 fouls. They also converted 14 of their 28 shots from 3-point range. New Mexico State shot 100.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of their 11 attempts. Furthermore, New Mexico State grabbed 31 boards (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. New Mexico State totaled 19 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. Regarding defending, Delaware allowed the other team to shoot 57.1% from the field on 36 of 63 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 4 turnovers and getting 1 steal. In the matter of pulling down boards, they earned 22 with 5 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Blue Hens converted 13 of 18 tries for a rate of 72.2%. Delaware finished having earned a 44.2% field goal percentage (23 out of 52) and converted 9 of their 22 three-point shots.

Tyler Houser is one guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He finished shooting 53.3% from the field and dished out 2 assists. He played for 36 minutes played and pulled down 4 boards. He recorded 25 points on 8 of 15 shooting.

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Delaware enters this game with a mark of 5-13 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 12.1 times per game and as a group they commit 14.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Delaware is grabbing 32.1 rebounds per game and has 240 assists for the year, which has them ranked 306th in the nation in terms of passing. The Blue Hens are hitting 36.0% on shots from downtown (155 of 431) and 72.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 66.2 points per game (348th in college hoops) while shooting 43.8% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Blue Hens are forcing 9.4 turnovers per game while drawing 14.1 fouls. They are ranked 116th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 244 surrendered on the season. The Blue Hens defense is allowing a FG percentage of 42.5% (453 of 1,066) and they relinquish 35.7 rebounds per contest as a squad. They relinquish 33.6% on shots from distance and they are ranked 143rd in college hoops in PPG allowed (72.2).

The last time they took the court, the Liberty Flames got the victory with a final of 76-69 when they faced Western Kentucky. The Flames corralled 22 defensive rebounds and 2 offensive rebounds for a total of 24 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 10 steals in the game. Western Kentucky was called for 19 fouls for this game which got the Flames to the free throw line for a total of 24 shots. They were able to bury 17 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 70.8%. With regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Liberty buried 17 of their 29 attempts (58.6%). When the final whistle was blown, the Flames finished the game shooting 21 out of 45 from the field which had them at 46.7%. The Flames allowed Western Kentucky to bury 24 of their 57 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.1% in the game. They went 41.7% from beyond the perimeter by going 10 of 24 and finished the game at 11 of 17 from the free throw line (64.7%). Concerning team rebounding, Liberty allowed Western Kentucky to snag 34 in all (12 on the offensive side).

Kaden Metheny ended up having an impact for the Flames for this contest. He made 6 of 10 for this game for a rate of 60.0%, and had 5 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 6 assists for this game.

Liberty has a mark of 16-3 for the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Flames are hitting on 52.4% from the floor, which ranks them 2nd in the country. Liberty has 1,521 pts on the season (80.1 per contest) and they pull in 30.8 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.4 times per contest (39th in college) and they are giving up possession 8.8 times per contest. The Flames are committing 13.8 fouls per game while shooting 69.9% from the charity stripe.

The Liberty defense gives up 35.5% on 3-pointers (150 of 423) and their opponents are making 71.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 12.0 assists and 33.5 total boards per game, which ranks 74th and 123rd in college. The Flames on the defensive side of the court are 49th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 68.1. They are able to force 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.7% from the field (132nd in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Delaware

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