Lafayette Leopards vs Navy Midshipmen Prediction, 1/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lafayette Leopards vs Navy Midshipmen

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: Alumni Hall in Annapolis, MD

TV: ESPN+

Alumni Hall is the location where the Navy Midshipmen (11-5) will go up against the Lafayette Leopards (4-12) on Saturday.

The Lafayette Leopards faced off with Boston and went home with a loss by a final score of 83-67 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Leopards ended up with 15 and Boston recorded 16 personal fouls. They also converted 10 of their 19 shots from downtown. Boston shot 73.3% when shooting free throws by knocking down 11 of 15 shots. In addition, Boston pulled down 40 rebounds (8 offensive, 32 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Boston doled out 21 dimes and had 1 steal for this game. With respect to the defense, Lafayette let their opponent shoot 53.4% from the floor on 31 out of 58 shooting. They also distributed 15 dimes in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In relation to rebounding, they collected 28 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Leopards buried 8 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 50.0%. Lafayette wrapped up the game having earned a 45.9% field goal percentage (28 of 61) and buried 3 out of their 19 shots from downtown.

Mark Butler is one guy who was a contributor for the game. He finished shooting 66.7% from the floor and also totaled 4 dimes. He played for 38 mins and totaled 4 rebounds. He notched 17 points on 8 out of 12 shooting.

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Lafayette enters this contest with a win-loss record of 4-12 on the campaign. They have an average of 71.0 points per game (300th in the nation) while hitting 42.9% from the floor. The Leopards are connecting on 35.1% on three-point shots (127 of 362) and 69.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Lafayette is pulling in 33.2 boards per game and has totaled 213 dimes so far this season, which is 218th in college in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.3 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Leopards are forcing 10.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.1 personal fouls. They give up 35.7% on shots from distance while they are 272nd in the country in PPG allowed (77.0). The Leopards are allowing a field goal percentage of 45.8% (441 of 963) and they surrender 37.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 337th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 259 conceded on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Navy Midshipmen walked away with a victory by a final of 76-55 when they played Bucknell. When talking about team rebounding, Navy allowed Bucknell to pull down 24 overall (5 offensive). They finished shooting 25.8% from distance by going 8 of 31 and finished the game at 11 out of 14 at the charity stripe (78.6%). The Midshipmen allowed Bucknell to knock down 18 of 53 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 34.0% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Midshipmen walked away from this one shooting 26 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.3%. Pertaining to three-point attempts, Navy made 10 of 23 attempts (43.5%). They were able to make 14 of them for a rate of 77.8%. Bucknell earned 20 fouls in this game which took the Midshipmen to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They gave up possession 14 times, while getting 10 steals in the game. The Midshipmen pulled down 29 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 38 for the contest.

Austin Benigni was important for the Midshipmen for the contest. He made 8 out of 17 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 47.1%, and had 6 rebounds. He earned 23 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 6 assists for the contest.

Navy has a win-loss mark of 11-5 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Midshipmen are connecting on 45.4% from the floor, which ranks them 187th in college. Navy has tallied 1,173 points for the year (73.3 per contest) and they pull down 36.8 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 14.9 times per contest (143rd in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.1 times per contest. The Midshipmen are committing 15.6 personal fouls per contest and they hit 76.1% from the free throw line.

The Midshipmen on the defensive end are ranked 14th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 64.3. They are able to force 12.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.8% from the floor (63rd in college). The Navy defense allows 30.3% on three-point shots (113 of 373) and their opponents are making 73.5% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 11.9 dimes and 30.8 boards per contest, ranking them 68th and 30th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Navy

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