Eastern Kentucky Colonels vs West Georgia Wolves Prediction, 1/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Kentucky Colonels vs West Georgia Wolves

Date: Saturday, January 3, 2026

Location: The Coliseum in Carrollton, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Eastern Kentucky Colonels (4-9) are hitting the road to The Coliseum on Saturday where they will take on the West Georgia Wolves (6-6).

The Eastern Kentucky Colonels faced Wichita State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 88-57 in their last contest. Eastern Kentucky walked away from the contest with a 36.1% field goal percentage (22 out of 61) and converted 9 of their 29 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Colonels made 4 of their 7 shots for a percentage of 57.1%. Regarding rebounding, they collected 24 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 12 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When talking about defending, Eastern Kentucky allowed the other team to shoot 50.7% from the field on 34 out of 67 shooting. Wichita State doled out 26 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Wichita State grabbed 47 rebounds (14 offensive, 33 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Wichita State finished 57.1% from the free throw line by burying 8 of their 14 shots. They made 12 of 28 attempts from 3-point range. When it comes to fouls, the Colonels ended up walking away with 12 and Wichita State recorded 10 fouls.

Montavious Myrick is one guy who came through in this matchup. He shot 30.8% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He played 35 mins and grabbed 6 rebounds. He left the arena with 12 points on 4 of 13 shooting.

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Eastern Kentucky comes into this game with a record of 4-9 for the season. They are averaging 79.1 pts per game (144th in the country) while connecting on 41.4% from the field. The Colonels are shooting 32.4% on three-point shots (139 of 429) and 72.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Eastern Kentucky is collecting 38.7 rebounds per game and has racked up 178 assists on the year, which has them ranked 269th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.7 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Colonels are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.1 fouls. They currently rank 269th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 202 conceded so far this season. The Colonels defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.1% (367 of 780) and they surrender 37.2 rebounds per contest as a team. They relinquish 36.2% on shots from distance and they are ranked 321st in college in points per game from their opponents (79.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the West Georgia Wolves took a loss by a score of 103-74 when they faced Georgia. The Wolves were able to collect 22 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 30 for the contest. They turned the ball over 15 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. Georgia committed 16 fouls for the contest which got the Wolves to the charity stripe for 16 shots. They were able to knock down 15 of those for a rate of 93.8%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, West Georgia made 9 of their 21 tries (42.9%). When all was said and done, the Wolves finished shooting 25 for 70 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.7%. The Wolves allowed Georgia to knock down 36 out of 78 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.2% in this game. They finished shooting 31.0% from distance by going 9 of 29 and finished the contest at 22 of 33 at the free throw line (66.7%). In regard to attacking the glass, West Georgia allowed Georgia to pull down 50 in total (19 on the offensive glass).

Shelton Williams-Dryden pitched in for the Wolves in this contest. He accumulated 23 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and had 4 assists for the matchup. He knocked down 8 out of 15 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and tallied 9 rebounds.

West Georgia has a mark of 6-6 so far this season. The Wolves are committing 16.3 fouls every game and they connect on 70.8% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 13.4 times per game (258th in college hoops) and they cough up possession 12.6 times per game. West Georgia has totaled 915 points for the year (76.3 per game) and they snag 38.3 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Wolves are hitting on 42.9% from the field, which is 295th in D-1.

The West Georgia defense allows 32.1% on shots from beyond the arc (92 of 287) and opponents are converting on 71.3% of their free throw shots. They give up 16.4 assists and 40.5 boards per game, which is 331st and 355th in those categories. The Wolves on defense are ranked 326th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 80.7. They are able to force 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.7% from the floor (255th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Eastern Kentucky

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