Hofstra Pride vs North Carolina A&T Aggies Prediction, 1/22/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Hofstra Pride vs North Carolina A&T Aggies

Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026

Location: Corbett Sports Center in Greensboro, NC

TV: ESPN+

The North Carolina A&T Aggies (7-9) will try to defeat the Hofstra Pride (13-6) at Corbett Sports Center on Thursday.

The Hofstra Pride stepped onto the hardwood against Elon and ended up losing by a score of 89-85 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Pride ended up with 22 and Elon finished the game with 19 personal fouls. They also knocked down 9 of 22 attempts from beyond the arc. Elon ended up shooting 81.5% at the free throw line by knocking down 22 of 27 tries. Additionally, Elon grabbed 28 rebounds (9 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Elon earned 22 assists and had 8 steals for this contest. In reference to defending, Hofstra let their opponent shoot 51.8% from the floor on 29 of 56 shooting. They also dished out 14 assists in this game in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In the matter of getting rebounds, they earned a total of 30 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Pride buried 16 of their 21 shots for a percentage of 76.2%. Hofstra finished the game having earned a 47.5% FG percentage (28 out of 59) and buried 13 of their 30 3-point attempts.

Cruz Davis is a player who was a major contributor for the matchup. He recorded 33 points on 11 of 22 shooting. He was on the court for 40 minutes played and snagged 4 rebounds. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 4 assists.

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Hofstra will play this game with a win-loss record of 13-6 for the year. They are averaging 77.2 points per outing (177th in the nation) while hitting 45.6% from the floor. The Pride are hitting 37.7% on 3-pointers (177 of 470) and 74.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Hofstra is collecting 38.5 boards per game and has accounted for 258 assists on the season, which is 206th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.2 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Pride have forced 10.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.2 fouls. They currently rank 175th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 244 relinquished this season. The Pride are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 39.9% (440 of 1,103) and they surrender 32.7 rebounds per contest as a team. They are surrendering 33.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 57th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (68.2).

When they last played, the North Carolina A&T Aggies took a loss by a score of 82-61 against Hampton. The Aggies collected 24 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 28 in this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 2 steals for this contest. Hampton earned 13 fouls in this contest which took the Aggies to the free throw line for a total of 13 tries. They were able to knock down 9 of those for a rate of 69.2%. Regarding shooting from downtown, North Carolina A&T made 6 out of their 15 attempts (40.0%). Overall, the Aggies finished 23 for 57 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.4%. The Aggies permitted Hampton to make 30 of their 66 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.5% in this matchup. They finished 30.8% from beyond the arc by shooting 8 of 26 and finished the game at 14 of 16 from the free throw line (87.5%). Concerning attacking the glass, North Carolina A&T permitted Hampton to grab 35 in total (8 offensive).

Dwayne Pierce ended up being a factor for the Aggies in this matchup. He buried 5 of 11 for the game for a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and had 1 rebound. He scored 16 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and had 2 assists in the game.

North Carolina A&T has a win-loss record of 7-9 on the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Aggies are shooting 45.5% from the field, which ranks them 179th in college hoops. North Carolina A&T has earned 1,227 points for the year (76.7 per game) and they pull in 39.1 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.9 times per game (277th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.3 times per game. The Aggies are committing 19.1 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 70.5% from the free throw line.

The Aggies defensively are ranked 250th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 76.1. They are able to force 10.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.5% from the field (230th in Division 1). The North Carolina A&T defense concedes 37.4% on shots from 3-point land (128 of 342) and opponents are making 66.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 15.8 dimes and 33.0 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 321st and 93rd in those categories on the defensive end.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Carolina A&T

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