Monmouth Hawks vs Stony Brook Seawolves Prediction, 2/5/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Monmouth Hawks vs Stony Brook Seawolves

Date: Thursday, February 5, 2026

Location: Stony Brook Arena in Stony Brook, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Stony Brook Seawolves (14-9) will compete against the Monmouth Hawks (11-12) at Stony Brook Arena on Thursday.

The Monmouth Hawks faced Hofstra and took a loss by a final of 73-57 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Hawks ended up finishing with 14 and Hofstra accumulated 15 fouls. They made 11 out of their 26 tries from 3-point land. Hofstra shot 80.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 8 of their 10 attempts. Moreover, Hofstra collected 34 rebounds (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Hofstra doled out 14 assists and had 2 steals in the game. In the matter of defending, Monmouth let their opponent shoot 51.9% from the floor on 27 of 52 shooting. They also recorded 7 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 8 steals. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 21 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Hawks buried 8 of 11 tries for a rate of 72.7%. Monmouth ended having earned a 38.3% field goal percentage (23 of 60) and converted 3 of their 18 3-point shots.

Justin Ray is one guy who played a role in this matchup. He finished the contest at 28.6% from the field but finished the game without an assist. He played 40 minutes and pulled down 3 boards. He scored 15 points on 4 of 14 shooting.

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Monmouth will play this game with a record of 11-12 so far this season. They turn the ball over 11.7 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Monmouth is snagging 35.3 boards per contest and has totaled 320 dimes for the year, which is 176th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Hawks are shooting 34.1% on shots from downtown (147 of 431) and 72.9% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 71.6 points per outing (293rd in D-1) while shooting 43.6% from the floor.

Defensively, the Hawks are able to force 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 142nd in college in giving up assists with 288 surrendered so far this year. The Hawks are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.8% (576 of 1,347) and they surrender 35.9 boards per game as a team. They are relinquishing 34.5% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 109th in college in PPG allowed (71.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Stony Brook Seawolves went home victorious with a score of 72-68 when they faced Elon. The Seawolves were able to collect 22 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for the contest. They turned it over 13 times, while earning 7 steals for the contest. Elon was called for 17 fouls for this contest which took the Seawolves to the free throw line for 20 tries. They were able to bury 15 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 75.0%. In reference to shots from distance, Stony Brook knocked down 13 of 33 attempts (39.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Seawolves shot 22 out of 61 from the field which gave them a percentage of 36.1%. The Seawolves permitted Elon to convert 24 of 60 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.0% in the matchup. They shot 33.3% from beyond the arc by going 7 of 21 and finished the contest at 13 out of 18 at the free throw line (72.2%). When talking about cleaning up the glass, Stony Brook permitted Elon to get 32 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Andrej Shoshkikj was important for the Seawolves for this game. He racked up 17 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and added 4 assists for the matchup. He converted 6 out of 10 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 8 rebounds.

Stony Brook has a win-loss mark of 14-9 so far this season. As an offense, the Seawolves are hitting on 42.8% from the floor, which is 304th in D-1. Stony Brook has 1,670 pts this season (72.6 per game) and they pull down 35.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.0 times per contest (189th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.2 times per game. The Seawolves have committed 16.2 fouls per contest and they shoot 70.6% from the free throw line.

The Stony Brook defense allows 34.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (180 of 519) and their opponents are making 70.9% of their foul shots. They have conceded 13.4 assists and 37.3 rebounds every game, which is 186th and 325th in those defensive categories. The Seawolves on the defensive side of the court are 92nd in college in points per game surrendered with 70.5. They have forced 11.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.4% from the field (100th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Stony Brook

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