Monmouth Hawks vs Hampton Pirates Prediction, 1/22/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Monmouth Hawks vs Hampton Pirates

Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026

Location: Convocation Center in Hampton, VA

TV: CBSSN

The Monmouth Hawks (8-10) are en route to Convocation Center on Thursday where they will attempt to defeat the Hampton Pirates (8-10).

The Monmouth Hawks played Northeastern and took home the win by a score of 81-68 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Hawks left the arena with 12 while Northeastern finished the game with 15 personal fouls. They converted 4 out of their 24 attempts from distance. Northeastern finished the contest at 71.4% at the free throw line by knocking down 10 of 14 tries. Furthermore, Northeastern snagged 35 boards (10 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Northeastern doled out 8 assists and had 8 steals for the game. Concerning defense, Monmouth allowed the other team to go 43.5% from the field on 27 out of 62 shooting. They also doled out 21 assists in this matchup while forcing 17 turnovers and having 9 steals. In terms of getting rebounds, they earned 36 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Hawks knocked down 7 of 12 shots for a rate of 58.3%. Monmouth ended the contest having earned a 46.4% FG percentage (32 out of 69) and knocked down 10 out of their 27 three-point attempts.

Justin Ray is a guy who was a contributor for the contest. He left the arena with 27 points on 9 out of 19 shooting. He was on the court for 33 minutes played and also collected 5 boards. He ended up going 47.4% from the floor and also totaled 4 assists.

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Monmouth heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 8-10 so far this season. They have an average of 70.8 points per contest (307th in the nation) while shooting 42.9% from the floor. The Hawks are connecting on 33.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (112 of 330) and 74.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Monmouth is pulling down 35.9 boards per contest and is sitting with 243 assists on the year, which has them ranked 249th in college in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per game and as a squad they are committing 16.1 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Hawks are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers every game while drawing 17.6 fouls. They concede 35.3% on three-point shots and they are 100th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (70.7). The Hawks are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.3% (449 of 1,061) and they surrender 36.1 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are 152nd in college in giving up assists with 238 conceded this year.

In their last game, the Hampton Pirates took home the win by a final score of 82-61 against North Carolina A&T. The Pirates snagged 27 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 35 in the game. They also gave up possession 3 times, while getting 5 steals for the matchup. North Carolina A&T earned 14 fouls for the game which got the Pirates to the free throw line for 16 attempts. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 87.5%. Concerning shooting from downtown, Hampton converted 8 of their 26 attempts (30.8%). Overall, the Pirates walked away from this one shooting 30 for 66 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.5%. The Pirates allowed North Carolina A&T to bury 23 of their 57 attempts from the field which had them at 40.4% for the game. They finished shooting 40.0% from 3-point land by shooting 6 of 15 and finished the game at 9 of 13 from the charity stripe (69.2%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, Hampton allowed North Carolina A&T to get 28 in total (4 on the offensive glass).

Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt ended up being a factor for the Pirates for the game. He converted 8 of 17 in this game for a field goal percentage of 47.1%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He scored 24 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 dimes for this game.

Hampton has a mark of 8-10 on the year. The Pirates are responsible for committing 19.2 personal fouls per game while shooting 71.3% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 12.0 times per contest (320th in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.1 times per contest. Hampton has scored 1,273 points on the campaign (70.7 per contest) and they pull down 37.3 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Pirates are shooting 42.9% from the field, which is ranked 298th in the nation.

The Pirates on defense are ranked 54th in college hoops in PPG given up with 68.1. They are able to force 12.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (136th in D-1). The Hampton defense gives up 30.4% on 3-point attempts (109 of 358) and opponents are connecting on 66.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 11.9 assists and 33.7 rebounds every game, which ranks them 70th and 129th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Monmouth

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