Hofstra Pride vs William & Mary Tribe Prediction, 1/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Hofstra Pride vs William & Mary Tribe

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Location: Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, VA

TV: ESPN+

The William & Mary Tribe (13-6) are welcoming the Hofstra Pride (13-7) at Kaplan Arena on Saturday.

The Hofstra Pride stepped onto the hardwood against North Carolina A&T and took a loss by a final of 79-78 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Pride ended up walking away with 23 while North Carolina A&T accumulated 20 personal fouls. They also buried 7 out of their 23 attempts from downtown. North Carolina A&T finished the contest at 74.3% at the free throw line by burying 26 of their 35 attempts. Furthermore, North Carolina A&T grabbed 39 boards (13 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. North Carolina A&T distributed 8 dimes and had 2 steals in this contest. With regard to defending, Hofstra allowed the other team to shoot 41.1% from the field on 23 of 56 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they earned 25 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Pride converted 15 of their 20 shots for a rate of 75.0%. Hofstra wrapped up the game with a 41.0% field goal percentage (25 out of 61) and converted 13 out of their 33 shots from beyond the arc.

Cruz Davis is one guy who had an impact for the contest. He went 45.5% from the field and dished out 4 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 40 minutes played and totaled 1 rebound. He left the arena with 30 points on 10 out of 22 shooting.

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Hofstra enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 13-7 this season. They average 77.2 pts per game (171st in college hoops) while hitting 45.3% from the field. The Pride are hitting 37.8% on shots from distance (190 of 503) and 74.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Hofstra is grabbing 38.1 boards per game and has accumulated 269 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 217th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.0 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.6 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Pride are able to force 10.9 turnovers per game while drawing 17.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 148th in D-1 in giving up assists with 252 conceded for the campaign. The Pride defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 39.9% (463 of 1,159) and they surrender 33.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 32.9% from beyond the arc and they are 63rd in college in points per game allowed (68.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the William & Mary Tribe walked away with a victory by a final of 77-70 when they faced UNC Wilmington. When discussing rebounding, William & Mary allowed UNC Wilmington to grab 42 overall (13 on the offensive side). They finished 28.6% from distance by connecting on 10 out of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 22 of 33 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Tribe permitted UNC Wilmington to bury 19 of 58 attempts from the field which had them shooting 32.8% for the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Tribe finished 26 for 57 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.6%. In regard to three-point shots, William & Mary buried 9 out of 32 attempts (28.1%). They were able to bury 16 of those for a rate of 72.7%. UNC Wilmington earned 24 personal fouls for the game which took the Tribe to the free throw line for 22 shots. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 8 steals in this game. The Tribe pulled down 26 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 32 for the game.

Kyle Pulliam ended up having an impact for the Tribe for this game. He converted 4 of 7 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and added 6 rebounds. He scored 16 points in his 28 minutes on the court and had 2 assists for the contest.

William & Mary has a win-loss mark of 13-6 on the campaign. As an offense, the Tribe are shooting 48.0% from the field, which ranks 51st in the nation. William & Mary has scored 1,583 points on the year (83.3 per contest) and they collect 36.1 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 18.9 times per game (11th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 13.3 times per contest. The Tribe have committed 17.2 fouls per contest and they hit 73.9% from the free throw line.

The Tribe on defense are ranked 224th in D-1 in points given up per game with 75.3. They have forced 15.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.9% from the floor (85th in college). The William & Mary defense surrenders 29.3% on shots from beyond the arc (157 of 536) and their opposition makes 69.1% of their foul shots. They relinquish 14.1 assists and 36.7 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 236th and 300th in those defensive categories.

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