Monmouth Hawks vs Northeastern Huskies Prediction, 3/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Monmouth Hawks vs Northeastern Huskies

Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Location: Matthews Arena in Boston, MA

TV: ESPN+

Matthews Arena is the site where the Northeastern Huskies (6-21) will meet the Monmouth Hawks (15-14) on Tuesday.

The Monmouth Hawks faced off with Elon and walked away with a win by a score of 73-57 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Hawks ended up finishing with 15 while Elon finished the game with 15 fouls. They converted 4 out of their 18 attempts from beyond the arc. Elon finished the contest at 81.3% when shooting free throws by burying 13 of their 16 shots. Moreover, Elon had 20 rebounds (5 offensive, 15 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Elon distributed 14 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. When discussing defense, Monmouth allowed their opponent to shoot 40.8% from the field on 20 out of 49 shooting. They also doled out 15 dimes for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In the matter of pulling down boards, they compiled 35 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hawks converted 14 of 16 shots for a percentage of 87.5%. Monmouth finished with a 44.6% field goal percentage (25 out of 56) and made 9 out of their 24 three-point attempts.

Jason Rivera-Torres is one player who was important in this matchup. He ended up walking away with 17 points on 5 of 8 shooting. He played 29 minutes and grabbed 7 rebounds. He ended up going 62.5% from the floor and distributed 5 assists.

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Monmouth will play this game with a win-loss mark of 15-14 so far this year. They have an average of 72.4 points per outing (267th in the nation) while hitting 43.5% from the field. The Hawks are connecting on 34.9% on three-point shots (203 of 581) and 73.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Monmouth is collecting 35.7 rebounds per game and has racked up 407 dimes on the season, which ranks 169th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 11.7 times per game and as a group are committing 16.0 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Hawks are forcing 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 112th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 364 surrendered for the season. The Hawks are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.3% (731 of 1,689) and they surrender 35.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They give up 34.4% on shots from downtown while they are 110th in college hoops in PPG allowed (71.5).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Northeastern Huskies took a defeat with a final score of 76-65 when they played Hampton. The Huskies recorded 26 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 35 for the contest. They turned it over 6 times, while recording 1 steal for the matchup. Hampton was called for 19 personal fouls for this game which took the Huskies to the free throw line for 21 shots. They were able to knock down 14 of them for a rate of 66.7%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, Northeastern buried 3 of 20 tries (15.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Huskies ended up going 24 for 62 from the field which gave them a rate of 38.7%. The Huskies allowed Hampton to convert 27 out of their 53 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.9% in the game. They went 26.7% from distance by hitting 4 out of 15 and finished the game at 18 out of 23 at the free throw line (78.3%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Northeastern permitted Hampton to collect 29 in all (2 on the offensive glass).

William Kermoury was important for the Huskies in this game. He accumulated 13 points in his 31 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this contest. He knocked down 6 of 16 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 37.5%, and accounted for 10 rebounds.

Northeastern has a record of 6-21 on the campaign. The Huskies are committing 19.2 fouls every game and they go 68.8% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 15.2 times per game (102nd in the country) and they turn it over 11.8 times per contest. Northeastern has totaled 2,009 pts on the season (74.4 per contest) and they pull in 31.5 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Huskies are shooting 45.9% from the floor, which is 140th in the nation.

The Northeastern defense concedes 35.8% on shots from distance (197 of 550) and opponents are knocking down 73.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 14.6 dimes and 35.2 boards every game, which is ranked 272nd and 233rd in college. The Huskies defensively are ranked 342nd in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 81.1. They are able to force 12.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 50.1% from the field (362nd in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Monmouth

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