Marist Red Foxes vs Siena Saints Prediction, 1/22/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marist Red Foxes vs Siena Saints

Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026

Location: MVP Arena in Albany, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Marist Red Foxes (12-5) are traveling to MVP Arena on Thursday where they will try to defeat the Siena Saints (12-7).

The Marist Red Foxes played Merrimack and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 68-55 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Red Foxes ended up finishing with 19 while Merrimack accumulated 15 fouls. They made 4 of 17 attempts from distance. Merrimack went 81.5% from the charity stripe by burying 22 of 27 attempts. In addition, Merrimack had 27 rebounds (2 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Merrimack earned 7 assists and had 7 steals for the game. When talking about the defense, Marist allowed the other team to go 47.7% from the floor on 21 out of 44 shooting. They also distributed 11 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With respect to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 29 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Red Foxes knocked down 19 of their 22 attempts for a percentage of 86.4%. Marist finished the game with a 32.7% FG percentage (17 out of 52) and knocked down 2 of their 16 3-pointers.

Jason Schofield is one player who was a major factor in this matchup. He finished the game shooting 60.0% from the field and also recorded 1 assist. He played for 17 minutes played and also snagged 4 boards. He scored 15 points on 6 out of 10 shooting.

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Marist heads into this contest with a mark of 12-5 on the season. They are losing possession via turnover 11.6 times per contest and as a unit are committing 17.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Marist is snagging 37.1 boards per game and has totaled 274 dimes this season, which is 150th in the nation in terms of passing. The Red Foxes are connecting on 32.9% on 3-pointers (122 of 371) and 78.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 72.9 points per contest (273rd in the nation) while hitting 45.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Red Foxes are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 14.9 personal fouls. They are conceding 26.8% from beyond the arc and they are 4th in college in points per game from their opponents (62.0). The Red Foxes defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 38.5% (355 of 922) and they relinquish 33.8 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 2nd in the nation in giving up assists with 163 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Siena Saints walked away with a victory by a final of 85-77 when they faced Fairfield. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Siena allowed Fairfield to get 19 in total (7 offensive). They finished 30.8% from three-point range by shooting 8 of 26 and ended up shooting 11 out of 13 from the charity stripe (84.6%). The Saints permitted Fairfield to convert 29 out of their 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Saints finished the game shooting 31 out of 46 from the field which gave them a rate of 67.4%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Siena made 7 of 14 tries (50.0%). They were able to convert 16 of those for a rate of 84.2%. Fairfield was called for 18 fouls for this game which took the Saints to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They also coughed it up 12 times, while getting 3 steals in the matchup. The Saints collected 19 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards for a total of 23 in the game.

Gavin Doty ended up having an impact for the Saints for the contest. He recorded 24 points in his 33 mins of playing time and accounted for 3 dimes for the contest. He converted 9 of 9 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 100.0%, and added 6 rebounds.

Siena has a mark of 12-7 on the year. As an offense, the Saints are hitting on 44.8% from the field, which has them ranked 221st in Division 1. Siena has accounted for 1,330 pts for the campaign (70.0 per contest) and they grab 35.1 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.4 times per contest (242nd in the country) and they are turning it over 10.2 times per game. The Saints commit 14.1 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 72.2% from the charity stripe.

The Siena defense allows 30.9% on shots from beyond the arc (123 of 398) and their opponents are making 73.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 11.4 assists and 31.6 boards per contest, which ranks them 41st and 47th in the nation. The Saints defensively are ranked 19th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 65.1. They are able to force 12.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.2% from the floor (157th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Marist

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