Marist Red Foxes vs Manhattan Jaspers Prediction, 2/20/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marist Red Foxes vs Manhattan Jaspers

Date: Friday, February 20, 2026

Location: Draddy Gymnasium in Riverdale, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Manhattan Jaspers (12-16) will go up against the Marist Red Foxes (16-10) at Draddy Gymnasium on Friday.

The Marist Red Foxes faced off with Siena and went home with a loss by a final score of 67-63 in their last contest. Marist ended having earned a 34.4% FG percentage (21 of 61) and knocked down 5 of 23 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Red Foxes knocked down 16 of 22 attempts for a rate of 72.7%. In terms of pulling down boards, they earned a total of 29 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 11 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With regard to defense, Marist allowed the other team to go 55.1% from the field on 27 of 49 shooting. Siena doled out 11 assists and had 3 steals for the contest. Additionally, Siena grabbed 33 boards (3 offensive, 30 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Siena finished the game at 64.7% from the free throw line by making 11 of 17 tries. They made 2 out of their 11 tries from 3-point range. Concerning personal fouls, the Red Foxes left the arena with 18 and Siena totaled 18 personal fouls.

Justin Menard is a guy who was a factor in this contest. He ended up going 31.3% from the field and dished out 6 assists. He played 37 mins and also collected 3 boards. He ended up finishing with 17 points on 5 out of 16 shooting.

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Marist heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 16-10 for the campaign. They are averaging 70.0 pts per game (317th in college hoops) while connecting on 44.7% from the field. The Red Foxes are shooting 32.1% on 3-point shots (169 of 526) and 79.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Marist is grabbing 35.8 rebounds per game and has accumulated 395 assists on the year, which ranks 112th in the country in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 11.2 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.8 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Red Foxes are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per game and they draw 14.8 fouls. They are giving up 27.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 5th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (63.5). The Red Foxes defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 40.2% (571 of 1,419) and they concede 33.7 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 2nd in D-1 in allowing assists with 256 conceded so far this year.

In their last game, the Manhattan Jaspers walked away with a victory by a final of 69-65 when they faced Canisius. The Jaspers collected 20 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 for the game. They gave up possession 8 times, while recording 7 steals for the game. Canisius committed 23 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Jaspers to the free throw line for a total of 24 shots. They were able to bury 14 of them for a percentage of 58.3%. With respect to shooting from downtown, Manhattan converted 7 of their 16 attempts (43.8%). Overall, the Jaspers ended up shooting 24 for 54 from the field which had them shooting 44.4%. The Jaspers permitted Canisius to bury 23 out of their 57 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 40.4% in this contest. They shot 22.7% from downtown by connecting on 5 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 15 from the charity stripe (93.3%). Concerning cleaning the glass, Manhattan permitted Canisius to pull down 27 overall (8 on the offensive glass).

Jaden Winston was important for the Jaspers in this matchup. He made 6 out of 11 for this game giving him a rate of 54.5%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. He racked up 18 points in his 35 mins of playing time and accounted for 3 assists in this game.

Manhattan has a record of 12-16 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Jaspers are hitting on 43.1% from the floor, which ranks them 296th in D-1. Manhattan has earned 2,109 points for the year (75.3 per contest) and they average 33.4 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.1 times per game (244th in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.5 times per game. The Jaspers commit 14.6 fouls per contest and they shoot 79.3% from the charity stripe.

The Jaspers are ranked 325th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 79.5. They have forced 11.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.7% from the field (314th in Division 1). The Manhattan defense gives up 36.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (245 of 676) and opponents are knocking down 73.5% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 18.1 assists and 38.2 boards per contest, which ranks them 362nd and 340th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Manhattan

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