Hofstra Pride vs Monmouth Hawks Prediction, 1/31/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Hofstra Pride vs Monmouth Hawks

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026

Location: OceanFirst Bank Center in West Long Branch, NJ

TV: ESPN+

OceanFirst Bank Center is the site where the Monmouth Hawks (10-11) will compete against the Hofstra Pride (13-8) on Saturday.

The Hofstra Pride stepped onto the hardwood against William & Mary and took a loss by a final of 89-82 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Pride ended up with 15 and William & Mary accounted for 14 fouls. They knocked down 18 of 44 tries from distance. William & Mary ended up going 84.6% at the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of 13 shots. Additionally, William & Mary totaled 35 boards (14 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't have a block. William & Mary doled out 23 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. With regard to defense, Hofstra allowed the other team to shoot 42.3% from the floor on 30 out of 71 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 5 turnovers and having 3 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 36 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Pride knocked down 13 of their 15 shots for a rate of 86.7%. Hofstra wrapped up the game having earned a 40.6% FG percentage (28 of 69) and knocked down 13 of their 32 three-point shots.

Preston Edmead is a player who was a factor for this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 41.7% from the floor and dished out 2 dimes. He was on the court for 28 minutes and pulled down 1 rebound. He accounted for 18 points on 5 out of 12 shooting.

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Hofstra enters this one with a mark of 13-8 for the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 10.8 times per game and as a team they commit 17.4 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Hofstra is grabbing 38.3 boards per contest and has 280 assists so far this year, which ranks 233rd in college in terms of passing. The Pride are hitting 37.9% on 3-pointers (203 of 535) and 74.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 77.4 points per contest (162nd in the country) while connecting on 45.1% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Pride are forcing 10.6 turnovers per game and they draw 17.1 personal fouls. They give up 33.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 77th in college in points per game allowed (69.7). The Pride are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.1% (493 of 1,230) and they surrender 33.7 boards per game as a squad. They are 170th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 275 relinquished for the season.

For their last game, the Monmouth Hawks went home victorious with a score of 88-73 against Campbell. The Hawks collected 31 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 42 in this contest. They also gave up possession 16 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. Campbell earned 19 personal fouls for this contest which took the Hawks to the charity stripe for 25 shots. They were able to convert 16 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 64.0%. When discussing shooting from distance, Monmouth made 8 out of their 15 attempts (53.3%). In all, the Hawks went 32 for 55 from the floor which had them sitting at 58.2%. The Hawks allowed Campbell to knock down 24 of 61 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.3% in this game. They finished shooting 26.9% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 7 of 26 and ended up shooting 18 out of 26 at the free throw line (69.2%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Monmouth allowed Campbell to grab 24 in total (9 offensive).

Justin Ray ended up being a major contributor for the Hawks for this game. He recorded 24 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and accounted for 2 dimes in the game. He converted 9 out of 13 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 69.2%, and totaled 6 rebounds.

Monmouth has a record of 10-11 for the season. The Hawks commit 16.2 personal fouls every game and they go 72.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 14.3 times per contest (170th in college hoops) and they cough up possession 12.1 times per game. Monmouth has accumulated 1,506 pts on the campaign (71.7 per contest) and they pull in 36.3 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Hawks are connecting on 43.9% from the floor, which ranks 265th in the country.

The Hawks on the defensive end are ranked 98th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 70.4. They have forced 13.2 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.1% from the floor (90th in college hoops). The Monmouth defense allows 34.3% on shots from beyond the arc (165 of 481) and opponents are knocking down 70.4% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 12.7 assists and 35.6 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 128th and 248th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Monmouth

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