Hofstra Pride vs Towson Tigers Prediction, 1/8/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Hofstra Pride vs Towson Tigers

Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026

Location: SECU Arena in Towson, MD

TV: ESPN+

The Hofstra Pride (11-4) are on their way to SECU Arena on Thursday where they will meet the Towson Tigers (8-8).

The Hofstra Pride played Drexel and went home with a win by a final score of 70-67 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Pride ended up with 18 and Drexel accumulated 17 fouls. They converted 7 out of their 24 attempts from 3-point land. Drexel shot 60.0% at the free throw line by burying 12 of their 20 attempts. Moreover, Drexel totaled 29 rebounds (10 offensive, 19 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Drexel doled out 10 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. In regard to the defense, Hofstra allowed the other team to go 40.0% from the field on 24 out of 60 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 3 turnovers and earning 2 steals. With regard to pulling down boards, they earned 34 with 9 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Pride made 12 of their 17 tries for a rate of 70.6%. Hofstra wrapped up the game with a 49.0% field goal percentage (25 out of 51) and made 8 of their 19 3-point shots.

Cruz Davis is one player who was a factor for the matchup. He finished the contest at 46.2% from the field and also totaled 5 dimes. He saw the court for 40 minutes played and totaled 6 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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Hofstra enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 11-4 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 11.7 times per game and as a unit they commit 16.5 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Hofstra is grabbing 38.5 boards per game and has tallied 214 dimes this year, which ranks 200th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Pride are connecting on 37.5% on shots from downtown (135 of 360) and 71.8% from the free throw line. They average 77.7 pts per contest (176th in college hoops) while hitting 47.3% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Pride have forced 11.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.7 fouls. They are currently ranked 113th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 186 surrendered on the year. The Pride are giving up a field goal percentage of 39.5% (345 of 874) and they surrender 32.0 boards per contest as a team. They are surrendering 31.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 38th in college hoops in PPG allowed (66.7).

The last time they took the court, the Towson Tigers took a loss by a score of 62-48 when they played Monmouth. When discussing attacking the glass, Towson allowed Monmouth to grab 32 in total (7 offensive). They finished the game shooting 23.5% from beyond the arc by shooting 4 of 17 and finished the game at 16 out of 19 from the free throw line (84.2%). The Tigers permitted Monmouth to convert 21 of 47 attempts from the floor which had them at 44.7% for this contest. Overall, the Tigers finished the game shooting 18 out of 66 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 27.3%. In reference to shooting from downtown, Towson buried 7 out of their 31 attempts (22.6%). They were able to knock down 5 of the free throws for a percentage of 83.3%. Monmouth earned 10 fouls for this contest which took the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 6 attempts. They also coughed it up 11 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. The Tigers collected 19 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 33 in the game.

Dylan Williamson pitched in for the Tigers in this matchup. He knocked down 5 out of 13 for this game for a field goal percentage of 38.5%, and had 2 rebounds. He earned 11 points in his 36 mins on the court, but wasn't able to tally an assist.

Towson has a mark of 8-8 on the season. The Tigers are committing 15.1 personal fouls every game and they shoot 67.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 10.9 times per game (351st in D-1) and they turn the ball over 11.2 times per game. Towson has totaled 1,111 points so far this year (69.4 per game) and they collect 39.9 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Tigers are connecting on 42.5% from the field, which has them ranked 305th in college hoops.

The Towson defense gives up 29.6% on 3-point attempts (113 of 382) and opponents are making 71.7% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 11.9 assists and 31.9 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 68th and 66th in those categories. The Tigers on the defensive side of the court are 47th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 66.9. They are able to force 10.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.7% from the field (196th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Towson and under the total points

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