Hofstra Pride vs Stony Brook Seawolves Prediction, 1/15/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Hofstra Pride vs Stony Brook Seawolves

Date: Thursday, January 15, 2026

Location: Stony Brook Arena in Stony Brook, NY

TV: ESPN+

Stony Brook Arena is where the Stony Brook Seawolves (9-9) will attempt to defeat the Hofstra Pride (13-4) on Thursday.

The Hofstra Pride took the court against Monmouth and notched a win by a score of 67-64 in their last game. Hofstra walked away from the game with a 27.1% FG percentage (16 of 59) and knocked down 6 of their 26 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Pride knocked down 29 of their 33 attempts for a rate of 87.9%. In terms of grabbing boards, they earned a total of 43 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 8 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In the matter of defending, Hofstra allowed their opponent to shoot 33.3% from the floor on 19 of 57 shooting. Monmouth doled out 9 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. Additionally, Monmouth snagged 34 boards (7 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Monmouth walked away from this one shooting 78.3% from the charity stripe by converting 18 of their 23 tries. They knocked down 8 out of their 23 shots from beyond the arc. Concerning personal fouls, the Pride ended up with 20 while Monmouth accounted for 21 personal fouls.

Preston Edmead is a player who was a contributor in this game. He totaled 24 points on 5 of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 45 minutes and also totaled 6 boards. He finished the game shooting 38.5% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists.

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Hofstra enters this matchup with a record of 13-4 so far this year. They cough up possession 11.5 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 17.1 fouls every game. As a team, Hofstra is snagging 39.0 rebounds per game and has totaled 228 assists for the season, which has them ranked 244th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Pride are shooting 36.7% on three-point shots (150 of 409) and 74.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 77.1 points per game (180th in D-1) while hitting 45.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Pride have forced 11.4 turnovers per game and they draw 17.4 personal fouls. They rank 90th in the country in allowing assists with 206 surrendered so far this season. The Pride defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 38.8% (384 of 990) and they surrender 32.6 boards per contest as a unit. They are relinquishing 31.8% on shots from downtown and they rank 32nd in college in points per game allowed (66.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Stony Brook Seawolves took a loss by a final score of 75-71 when they faced UNC Wilmington. The Seawolves were able to snag 23 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 27 for the contest. They turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. UNC Wilmington committed 8 personal fouls in the game which got the Seawolves to the free throw line for 6 shots. They were able to bury 5 of those for a clip of 83.3%. Regarding shooting from distance, Stony Brook converted 10 out of 29 attempts (34.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Seawolves finished shooting 28 for 60 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.7%. The Seawolves permitted UNC Wilmington to knock down 28 of 59 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 47.5% for this contest. They finished 48.0% from distance by connecting on 12 of 25 and ended up going 7 of 15 from the free throw line (46.7%). In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Stony Brook permitted UNC Wilmington to get 33 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Erik Pratt pitched in for the Seawolves in this game. He made 10 out of 20 in the game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. He had 24 points in his 36 mins on the court and accounted for 3 assists in this contest.

Stony Brook has a win-loss mark of 9-9 this year. The Seawolves are committing 15.8 fouls per contest and they go 70.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.1 times per contest (275th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.4 times per contest. Stony Brook has totaled 1,234 pts on the season (68.6 per contest) and they pull in 34.7 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Seawolves are connecting on 41.1% from the field, which is ranked 334th in the nation.

The Seawolves on defense are ranked 62nd in college in points given up per game with 68.2. They are able to force 12.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.0% from the floor (102nd in college hoops). The Stony Brook defense gives up 33.4% on shots from 3-point land (131 of 392) and their opponents are making 70.3% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 12.9 dimes and 38.0 rebounds per contest, ranking them 149th and 328th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Hofstra

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