Hofstra Pride vs Charleston Cougars Prediction, 2/12/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Hofstra Pride vs Charleston Cougars

Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026

Location: TD Arena in Charleston, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Charleston Cougars (16-9) will try to defeat the Hofstra Pride (16-9) at TD Arena on Thursday.

The Hofstra Pride took the court against Towson and earned the victory with a final of 71-49 in their last contest. Hofstra walked away from the contest having earned a 43.9% field goal percentage (25 of 57) and buried 9 of 20 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Pride knocked down 12 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 40 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 15 assists for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 5 steals. In the matter of defending, Hofstra allowed the other team to go 29.6% from the field on 16 out of 54 shooting. Towson earned 9 dimes and had 4 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Towson pulled down 31 rebounds (12 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Towson finished shooting 57.9% from the free throw line by converting 11 of their 19 shots. They made 6 out of their 17 tries from beyond the arc. Concerning personal fouls, the Pride ended up walking away with 15 and Towson finished the game with 13 personal fouls.

James Patterson is one guy who was a major contributor for the contest. He ended up with 20 points on 6 out of 10 shooting. He was on the court for 27 mins and pulled down 3 rebounds. He finished the game at 60.0% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime.

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Hofstra will play this contest with a record of 16-9 this season. They have an average of 76.6 pts per contest (171st in D-1) while hitting 44.7% from the floor. The Pride are shooting 37.9% on 3-point shots (241 of 636) and 74.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Hofstra is pulling in 39.1 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 343 assists on the season, which ranks 177th in college in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 11.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Pride are forcing 10.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.7 fouls. They are currently ranked 162nd in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 318 surrendered this year. The Pride defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 39.7% (580 of 1,461) and they relinquish 33.5 boards per game as a team. They are relinquishing 32.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 48th in college in PPG from their opponents (68.0).

For their last game, the Charleston Cougars walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 76-64 when they played UNC Wilmington. The Cougars collected 24 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 29 for the contest. They also turned it over 12 times, while earning 3 steals in this contest. UNC Wilmington was called for 21 fouls for this game which got the Cougars to the free throw line for a total of 23 shots. They were able to bury 19 of them for a rate of 82.6%. Regarding shooting from downtown, Charleston made 5 of their 19 attempts (26.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Cougars finished shooting 20 for 50 from the floor which had them shooting 40.0%. The Cougars allowed UNC Wilmington to make 28 out of 69 tries from the floor which had them at 40.6% in this game. They finished 33.3% from 3-point land by shooting 8 of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 17 at the free throw line (70.6%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, Charleston permitted UNC Wilmington to grab 34 in all (9 on the offensive glass).

Jlynn Counter was important for the Cougars in this matchup. He converted 5 out of 14 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 35.7%, and accumulated 6 rebounds. He racked up 20 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and added 3 dimes in this game.

Charleston has a mark of 16-9 this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Cougars are connecting on 44.9% from the field, which ranks them 198th in college. Charleston has earned 1,921 points on the year (76.8 per contest) and they pull down 38.1 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 12.8 times per game (278th in the country) and they cough up possession 11.1 times per contest. The Cougars are committing 17.0 fouls per game and they connect on 73.6% from the free throw line.

The Cougars defensively are ranked 222nd in college hoops in PPG allowed with 74.9. They are forcing 10.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.1% from the field (79th in college). The Charleston defense allows 32.7% on three-point shots (228 of 698) and their opposition knocks down 68.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 14.4 assists and 36.8 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 260th and 311th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charleston

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