Fairleigh Dickinson Knights vs Saint Francis Red Flash Prediction, 1/4/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Fairleigh Dickinson Knights vs Saint Francis Red Flash

Date: Sunday, January 4, 2026

Location: DeGol Arena in Loretto, PA

TV: ESPN+

DeGol Arena is the location where the Saint Francis Red Flash (2-11) will play the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (3-10) on Sunday.

The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights faced Minnesota and went home with a loss by a final score of 60-43 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Knights finished with 17 and Minnesota recorded 15 personal fouls. They also buried 10 of 32 shots from long range. Minnesota finished the game shooting 50.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 6 of their 12 tries. Moreover, Minnesota grabbed 31 rebounds (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Minnesota earned 20 dimes and had 9 steals for this game. Pertaining to the defense, Fairleigh Dickinson allowed the other team to go 38.6% from the floor on 22 of 57 shooting. They also recorded 7 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. In relation to rebounding, they earned 35 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Knights converted 8 of their 14 shots for a rate of 57.1%. Fairleigh Dickinson finished the contest with a 26.9% field goal percentage (14 of 52) and converted 7 out of their 26 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Eric Parnell is one guy who was a contributor in this contest. He finished 42.9% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out. He saw the court for 33 minutes played and also snagged 3 boards. He finished with 17 points on 6 out of 14 shooting.

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Fairleigh Dickinson enters this one with a mark of 3-10 for the year. They are averaging 68.8 pts per contest (327th in college hoops) while hitting 39.9% from the floor. The Knights are shooting 31.9% on shots from beyond the arc (126 of 395) and 67.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Fairleigh Dickinson is pulling in 38.1 rebounds per game and has earned 173 assists on the year, which is 290th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per game and as a group are committing 18.2 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Knights are forcing 12.1 turnovers every game and they draw 15.6 personal fouls. They rank 230th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 189 relinquished this year. The Knights defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.4% (332 of 731) and they relinquish 35.1 boards per contest as a group. They are relinquishing 37.0% on 3-point shots and they rank 192nd in college in opponents points per game (73.6).

In their last game, the Saint Francis Red Flash took a defeat with a final score of 79-70 against Robert Morris. The Red Flash were able to corral 18 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 for the contest. They coughed it up 5 times, while getting 8 steals in this contest. Robert Morris had 15 fouls in the matchup which took the Red Flash to the free throw line for a total of 10 shots. They were able to make 5 of the free throws for a clip of 50.0%. In relation to 3-point attempts, Saint Francis knocked down 11 of 26 attempts (42.3%). In all, the Red Flash finished 27 for 61 from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.3%. The Red Flash allowed Robert Morris to convert 25 of their 47 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.2% in the game. They wrapped up this game 54.5% from three-point range by shooting 12 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 23 from the charity stripe (73.9%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, Saint Francis permitted Robert Morris to grab 32 in total (6 offensive).

Skylar Wicks ended up being a factor for the Red Flash in the matchup. He accumulated 19 points in his 30 mins of playing time and had 4 assists in the matchup. He made 9 of 18 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accounted for 8 rebounds.

Saint Francis has a record of 2-11 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Red Flash are connecting on 41.3% from the field, which ranks them 335th in the nation. Saint Francis has accounted for 891 points for the year (68.5 per game) and they pull down 34.5 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.5 times per game (251st in the nation) and they turn it over 14.1 times per game. The Red Flash are responsible for committing 17.5 fouls every game and they go 69.8% from the free throw line.

The Saint Francis defense allows 37.4% on 3-point attempts (134 of 358) and opponents are knocking down 70.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 18.5 assists and 37.6 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 357th and 312th in those defensive categories. The Red Flash on defense are ranked 346th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 83.8. They are forcing 12.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.8% from the field (351st in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Saint Francis

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