Lipscomb Bisons vs Stetson Hatters Prediction, 1/8/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lipscomb Bisons vs Stetson Hatters

Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026

Location: Edmunds Center in DeLand, FL

TV: ESPN+

Edmunds Center is where the Stetson Hatters (5-10) will attempt to beat the Lipscomb Bisons (9-6) on Thursday.

The Lipscomb Bisons faced off with North Florida and earned the victory with a final of 82-74 in their last contest. Lipscomb wrapped up the game with a 38.0% FG percentage (27 out of 71) and buried 13 of their 36 3-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bisons converted 15 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 68.2%. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they collected 43 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 17 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In terms of defending, Lipscomb let their opponent shoot 38.6% from the floor on 27 out of 70 shooting. North Florida dished out 13 assists and had 1 steal for the matchup. On top of that, North Florida totaled 43 boards (10 offensive, 33 defensive), but didn't notch a block. North Florida finished the game shooting 100.0% at the free throw line by converting 4 of 4 attempts. They converted 16 of their 46 shots from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Bisons finished with 10 and North Florida totaled 19 personal fouls.

Titas Sargiunas is one guy who came through for the contest. He finished the contest at 70.0% from the field and earned 2 dimes. He saw the court for 30 minutes and grabbed 1 rebound. He accounted for 19 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

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Lipscomb will play this contest with a mark of 9-6 on the season. They turn it over 11.7 times per contest and as a group are committing 15.8 personal fouls every game. As a team, Lipscomb is pulling in 36.3 rebounds per game and has totaled 288 dimes for the year, which is 18th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Bisons are shooting 36.2% on three-point attempts (171 of 472) and 75.8% from the charity stripe. They average 81.3 points per contest (102nd in college) while shooting 44.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Bisons are forcing their opponents into 14.8 turnovers per game and they draw 15.7 fouls. They are surrendering 33.2% on 3-pointers and they are 210th in the country in PPG allowed (74.3). The Bisons defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.6% (404 of 926) and they surrender 38.3 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 119th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 187 relinquished on the campaign.

In their last game, the Stetson Hatters took a defeat with a final score of 93-73 when they faced Central Arkansas. When discussing how they rebounded, Stetson allowed Central Arkansas to collect 31 in total (12 on the offensive side). They went 40.6% from three-point range by going 13 out of 32 and ended up shooting 18 of 23 from the free throw line (78.3%). The Hatters permitted Central Arkansas to convert 31 of their 61 attempts from the field which had them at 50.8% in the matchup. Overall, the Hatters ended up shooting 24 for 51 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.1%. With respect to shots from distance, Stetson made 11 out of their 31 tries (35.5%). They were able to make 14 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Central Arkansas was called for 18 fouls for the contest which took the Hatters to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They gave up possession 15 times, while recording 4 steals for this contest. The Hatters pulled down 18 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 24 for this contest.

Jamie Phillips Jr. was important for the Hatters in the game. He made 8 of 12 for this game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. He earned 22 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes for the game.

Stetson has a win-loss mark of 5-10 so far this season. The Hatters are committing 14.8 fouls per contest and they go 64.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.5 times per contest (251st in the nation) and they are giving up possession 13.7 times per contest. Stetson has 1,037 pts for the year (69.1 per contest) and they grab 32.9 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Hatters are hitting on 42.9% from the floor, which ranks 296th in the country.

The Stetson defense gives up 35.8% on shots from 3-point land (139 of 388) and opponents are connecting on 70.3% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 15.9 dimes and 36.5 boards per contest, which ranks them 323rd and 280th in those categories. The Hatters on the defensive end are ranked 324th in the nation in PPG given up with 80.6. They are able to force 11.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.5% from the field (351st in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Stetson

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