Fairleigh Dickinson Knights vs Stonehill Skyhawks Prediction, 1/29/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Fairleigh Dickinson Knights vs Stonehill Skyhawks

Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026

Location: Merkert Gymnasium in South Easton, MA

TV: ESPN+

The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (7-14) are en route to Merkert Gymnasium on Thursday where they will take on the Stonehill Skyhawks (7-14).

The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights faced off with Le Moyne and took a loss by a score of 87-74 in their last contest. Fairleigh Dickinson wrapped up the contest with a 33.8% FG percentage (22 out of 65) and buried 4 of 28 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Knights converted 26 of 31 attempts for a rate of 83.9%. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 34 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 11 dimes for this game while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Fairleigh Dickinson allowed 60.5% from the floor on 26 of 43 shooting. Le Moyne recorded 7 dimes and had 2 steals in the game. Furthermore, Le Moyne snagged 30 rebounds (2 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Le Moyne went 78.6% at the free throw line by knocking down 22 of 28 tries. They also buried 13 of 21 tries from distance. With respect to fouls, the Knights ended up walking away with 19 while Le Moyne accounted for 23 fouls.

Taeshaud Jackson is a guy who played a role in this game. He finished the game shooting 36.4% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game. He saw the court for 23 minutes played and snagged 8 rebounds. He was able to score 15 points on 4 out of 11 shooting.

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Fairleigh Dickinson comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 7-14 for the year. They turn it over 12.0 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.6 fouls every game. As a team, Fairleigh Dickinson is collecting 35.9 boards per contest and has accounted for 259 assists for the season, which is 284th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Knights are shooting 31.1% on three-point shots (183 of 588) and 70.9% from the charity stripe. They average 69.1 pts per game (324th in Division 1) while shooting 40.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Knights are able to force 11.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.4 fouls. They are ranked 173rd in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 271 conceded for the campaign. The Knights are allowing a field goal percentage of 46.5% (524 of 1,127) and they relinquish 33.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They give up 37.1% on shots from distance and they are 141st in D-1 in points per game allowed (72.2).

In their last game, the Stonehill Skyhawks got the victory with a final of 61-59 when they played Central Connecticut. The Skyhawks snagged 22 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 30 in this matchup. They coughed it up 12 times, while earning 9 steals for the matchup. Central Connecticut had 18 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Skyhawks to the charity stripe for 24 attempts. They were able to knock down 16 of those for a clip of 66.7%. When it comes to shooting from 3-point land, Stonehill converted 3 out of their 22 attempts (13.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Skyhawks walked away from this one shooting 21 for 52 from the floor which had them shooting 40.4%. The Skyhawks allowed Central Connecticut to make 26 of their 55 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.3% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 45.5% from beyond the arc by shooting 5 of 11 and walked away from this one shooting 2 out of 4 at the free throw line (50.0%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Stonehill permitted Central Connecticut to collect 28 overall (4 offensive).

Ridvan Tutic pitched in for the Skyhawks for this game. He earned 12 points in his 19 mins on the court, but went home with no dimes. He knocked down 4 of 5 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 80.0%, and earned 7 rebounds.

Stonehill has a record of 7-14 for the year. As an offensive team, the Skyhawks are shooting 42.4% from the floor, which is ranked 312th in Division 1. Stonehill has totaled 1,409 points on the year (67.1 per contest) and they pull in 38.7 boards per game. They are earning an assist 13.4 times per contest (237th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.5 times per game. The Skyhawks are responsible for committing 16.9 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 67.7% from the free throw line.

The Skyhawks defensively are ranked 89th in D-1 in PPG given up with 70.0. They are able to force 9.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.5% from the field (110th in D-1). The Stonehill defense concedes 34.4% on 3-point shots (147 of 427) and their opposition knocks down 64.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 10.8 dimes and 33.5 boards every game, which is 20th and 122nd in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Stonehill

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