Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs St. Peter's Peacocks Prediction, 1/30/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs St. Peter's Peacocks

Date: Friday, January 30, 2026

Location: Yanitelli Center in Jersey City, NJ

TV: ESPN+

Yanitelli Center is the location where the St. Peter's Peacocks (11-7) will take on the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (9-13) on Friday.

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers faced off with Rider and went home with a win by a final score of 71-61 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Mountaineers walked away with 13 and Rider finished the game with 16 fouls. They also converted 6 of their 17 tries from three-point range. Rider finished shooting 78.9% from the charity stripe by making 15 of their 19 tries. Furthermore, Rider snagged 34 boards (17 offensive, 17 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Rider doled out 8 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. In the matter of defending, Mount St. Mary's let their opponent shoot 31.7% from the floor on 20 out of 63 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists in this matchup while forcing 7 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they collected 31 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Mountaineers buried 14 of their 23 shots for a rate of 60.9%. Mount St. Mary's ended the contest with a 52.2% field goal percentage (24 out of 46) and buried 9 out of their 21 shots from 3-point land.

Xavier Lipscomb is one guy who was a major factor for the matchup. He finished the game shooting 87.5% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game. He was on the court for 32 mins played but ended the game without a board. He was able to score 20 points on 7 out of 8 shooting.

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Mount St. Mary's enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 9-13 on the campaign. They turn it over 15.9 times per game and as a group are committing 18.2 fouls every game. As a team, Mount St. Mary's is snagging 36.1 boards per game and is sitting with 298 assists this year, which is 180th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Mountaineers are shooting 32.5% on three-point shots (174 of 535) and 67.0% from the charity stripe. They average 67.7 points per outing (335th in the country) while hitting 43.5% from the floor.

Defensively, the Mountaineers are forcing 11.3 turnovers per game while drawing 16.0 fouls. They surrender 34.3% on shots from downtown and they are 152nd in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (72.6). The Mountaineers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.6% (523 of 1,287) and they relinquish 34.2 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 162nd in college in allowing assists with 273 conceded this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the St. Peter's Peacocks took a loss by a score of 67-59 against Merrimack. The Peacocks earned 19 defensive rebounds and 25 offensive boards for a total of 44 in the game. They turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. Merrimack was called for 19 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Peacocks to the free throw line for a total of 24 shots. They were able to bury 17 of the free throws for a clip of 70.8%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, St. Peter's knocked down 4 out of their 22 attempts (18.2%). When this game wrapped up, the Peacocks went 19 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 29.7%. The Peacocks permitted Merrimack to convert 19 out of 47 attempts from the floor which had them at 40.4% in this contest. They finished 43.8% from behind the 3-point line via 7 out of 16 and ended up shooting 22 out of 25 at the charity stripe (88.0%). When it comes to attacking the glass, St. Peter's permitted Merrimack to collect 21 in all (5 offensive).

Eric Morgan Jr. ended up being a major contributor for the Peacocks in the matchup. He buried 5 of 14 in this contest for a rate of 35.7%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. He scored 14 points in his 24 minutes on the court and tallied 2 dimes for the game.

St. Peter's has a win-loss record of 11-7 on the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Peacocks are shooting 40.4% from the floor, which ranks them 347th in college. St. Peter's has tallied 1,286 pts for the season (71.4 per contest) and they collect 36.4 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.7 times per contest (281st in the country) and they are giving up possession 11.7 times per contest. The Peacocks commit 20.1 personal fouls per game and they go 75.2% from the free throw line.

The St. Peter's defense surrenders 33.0% on 3-point attempts (113 of 342) and opponents are connecting on 73.1% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 12.5 assists and 34.7 boards per contest, which has them ranked 104th and 195th in those defensive categories. The Peacocks defensively are ranked 44th in the country in PPG given up with 67.4. They are forcing 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.7% from the floor (73rd in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Mount St. Mary's

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