Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs Niagara Purple Eagles Prediction, 1/19/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs Niagara Purple Eagles

Date: Monday, January 19, 2026

Location: Gallagher Center in Niagara Falls, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Niagara Purple Eagles (5-12) are hosting the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (6-12) at Gallagher Center on Monday.

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers stepped onto the hardwood against Siena and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 67-50 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Mountaineers walked away with 19 while Siena accumulated 17 fouls. They also converted 7 out of their 23 attempts from beyond the arc. Siena shot 70.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 20 attempts. Furthermore, Siena collected 29 rebounds (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Siena dished out 10 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. When talking about the defense, Mount St. Mary's allowed the other team to go 41.8% from the field on 23 out of 55 shooting. They also recorded 6 assists for this contest in addition to creating 7 turnovers and having 4 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they earned 33 with 13 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Mountaineers made 14 of their 20 attempts for a rate of 70.0%. Mount St. Mary's ended with a 29.4% FG percentage (15 of 51) and converted 6 of their 27 shots from beyond the arc.

Trey Deveaux is one guy who came through in the matchup. He ended up shooting 66.7% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended. He was on the court for 25 minutes and also collected 4 boards. He accumulated 12 points on 4 out of 6 shooting.

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Mount St. Mary's comes into this matchup with a record of 6-12 on the season. They are averaging 67.3 points per game (339th in the country) while hitting 42.4% from the floor. The Mountaineers are shooting 31.4% on shots from beyond the arc (143 of 455) and 66.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Mount St. Mary's is grabbing 36.2 rebounds per contest and has earned 253 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 166th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 16.4 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Mountaineers are forcing their opponents into 11.6 turnovers per game while drawing 15.6 fouls. They are currently ranked 172nd in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 226 surrendered so far this year. The Mountaineers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 41.3% (431 of 1,044) and they relinquish 34.3 boards per contest as a team. They are surrendering 33.4% on shots from downtown and they are 199th in D-1 in PPG allowed (74.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Niagara Purple Eagles got the victory with a final of 59-54 when they faced Canisius. The Purple Eagles collected 22 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 26 in this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 3 steals in this game. Canisius was called for 21 personal fouls for the game which took the Purple Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to bury 14 of the free throws for a clip of 77.8%. When it comes to shooting from beyond the arc, Niagara made 5 of 15 attempts (33.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Purple Eagles ended up going 20 out of 48 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.7%. The Purple Eagles permitted Canisius to make 18 of their 55 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 32.7% in this contest. They finished the game shooting 21.4% from beyond the perimeter by going 6 of 28 and ended up going 12 of 16 at the charity stripe (75.0%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Niagara allowed Canisius to snag 35 in all (13 offensive).

Trenton Walters ended up having an impact for the Purple Eagles in this matchup. He totaled 16 points in his 27 mins on the court and had 6 assists in the game. He buried 6 out of 8 for the matchup giving him a rate of 75.0%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Niagara has a mark of 5-12 on the year. The Purple Eagles have committed 15.6 fouls per contest while shooting 73.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.4 times per contest (248th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.2 times per game. Niagara has scored 1,074 points for the season (63.2 per contest) and they snag 27.9 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Purple Eagles are hitting on 42.8% from the floor, which is 299th in D-1.

The Purple Eagles are ranked 181st in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 73.4. They are able to force 11.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.4% from the floor (307th in D-1). The Niagara defense concedes 35.9% on shots from beyond the arc (137 of 382) and their opponents are converting on 78.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 13.2 assists and 35.1 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 170th and 218th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Niagara

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