Manhattan Jaspers vs St. Peter's Peacocks Prediction, 2/27/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Manhattan Jaspers vs St. Peter's Peacocks

Date: Friday, February 27, 2026

Location: Yanitelli Center in Jersey City, NJ

TV: ESPN+

Yanitelli Center is the site where the St. Peter's Peacocks (15-11) will compete against the Manhattan Jaspers (12-17) on Friday.

The Manhattan Jaspers played Marist and ended up losing by a score of 84-70 in their last contest. Manhattan walked away from the game with a 45.3% field goal percentage (24 out of 53) and knocked down 5 out of their 21 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Jaspers made 17 of 22 tries for a rate of 77.3%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned 27 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 12 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Regarding defense, Manhattan allowed the other team to shoot 55.2% from the field on 32 of 58 shooting. Marist dished out 19 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Marist snagged 26 rebounds (9 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Marist ended up going 81.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 13 of 16 attempts. They knocked down 7 out of their 17 tries from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Jaspers walked away with 14 while Marist finished the game with 15 personal fouls.

Terrance Jones is one player who was important in the matchup. He finished 55.6% from the field and also totaled 1 assist. He saw the court for 37 minutes and grabbed 6 boards. He notched 29 points on 10 of 18 shooting.

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Manhattan will take the court with a mark of 12-17 so far this season. They currently have an average of 75.1 pts per contest (207th in Division 1) while hitting 43.2% from the floor. The Jaspers are shooting 33.3% on 3-point shots (215 of 645) and 79.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Manhattan is grabbing 33.2 rebounds per game and has tallied 380 dimes this year, which is 220th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 10.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 14.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Jaspers have forced 11.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 363rd in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 527 conceded this season. The Jaspers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.9% (859 of 1,830) and they relinquish 37.9 boards per contest as a team. They are giving up 36.4% on shots from distance and they are 322nd in the nation in points per game allowed (79.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the St. Peter's Peacocks took a loss by a score of 72-63 against Siena. With respect to cleaning the glass, St. Peter's permitted Siena to collect 30 in total (8 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 33.3% from 3-point land via 2 out of 6 and ended up shooting 28 of 34 at the charity stripe (82.4%). The Peacocks permitted Siena to make 21 of 43 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.8% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Peacocks shot 22 out of 55 from the field which had them shooting 40.0%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, St. Peter's converted 7 out of 20 tries (35.0%). They were able to knock down 12 of those for a clip of 75.0%. Siena earned 15 personal fouls in this game which took the Peacocks to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while recording 8 steals for the game. The Peacocks were able to collect 15 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 in this matchup.

Bryce Eaton ended up being a major contributor for the Peacocks in the matchup. He tallied 17 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and tallied 6 dimes for the game. He buried 5 out of 13 for this contest giving him a rate of 38.5%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

St. Peter's has a win-loss mark of 15-11 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Peacocks are hitting on 40.8% from the floor, which is 351st in Division 1. St. Peter's has totaled 1,861 points on the campaign (71.6 per contest) and they average 35.5 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 12.7 times per contest (273rd in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.3 times per contest. The Peacocks commit 20.2 fouls per contest and they shoot 74.7% from the charity stripe.

The Peacocks on the defensive side of the court are 57th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 68.8. They are forcing their opponents into 14.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the floor (89th in D-1). The St. Peter's defense concedes 33.2% on 3-pointers (160 of 482) and opponents are converting on 74.8% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 12.0 assists and 34.4 rebounds every game, which ranks 64th and 184th in college.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Peter's

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