Navy Midshipmen vs American Eagles Prediction, 1/12/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Navy Midshipmen vs American Eagles

Date: Monday, January 12, 2026

Location: Bender Arena in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

The Navy Midshipmen (11-5) are hitting the road to Bender Arena on Monday where they will attempt to beat the American Eagles (9-7).

The Navy Midshipmen faced off with Bucknell and earned the victory with a final of 76-55 in their last contest. Navy ended the game having earned a 47.3% FG percentage (26 out of 55) and made 10 of their 23 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Midshipmen converted 14 of 18 tries for a percentage of 77.8%. When it comes to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 38 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 21 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When it comes to defending, Navy allowed the other team to shoot 34.0% from the field on 18 out of 53 shooting. Bucknell distributed 13 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. On top of that, Bucknell pulled down 24 rebounds (5 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Bucknell ended up shooting 78.6% from the charity stripe by making 11 of 14 attempts. They also converted 8 of 31 tries from beyond the perimeter. In the matter of personal fouls, the Midshipmen ended up finishing with 16 while Bucknell totaled 20 personal fouls.

Austin Benigni is one player who was a contributor for the contest. He ended up walking away with 23 points on 8 of 17 shooting. He played 37 minutes and also pulled down 6 boards. He finished 47.1% from the floor and also dished out 6 dimes.

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Navy enters this matchup with a mark of 11-5 so far this year. They turn it over 12.1 times per game and as a squad they are committing 15.6 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Navy is collecting 36.8 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 239 dimes this season, which has them ranked 119th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Midshipmen are shooting 33.9% on shots from distance (101 of 298) and 76.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 73.3 pts per game (272nd in the country) while going 45.4% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Midshipmen are forcing 12.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.2 fouls. They give up 30.3% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 14th in college in PPG allowed (64.3). The Midshipmen defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 40.8% (361 of 884) and they relinquish 30.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They currently rank 111th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 190 surrendered on the campaign.

In their last game, the American Eagles took a defeat with a final score of 64-62 when they played Colgate. In regard to how they rebounded, American permitted Colgate to collect 35 in total (12 on the offensive side). They finished 30.8% from beyond the perimeter via 4 out of 13 and ended up going 14 of 23 from the free throw line (60.9%). The Eagles permitted Colgate to convert 23 out of their 51 attempts from the floor which had them at 45.1% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Eagles went 25 out of 52 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.1%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, American buried 9 of their 17 tries (52.9%). They were able to knock down 3 of the free throw tries for a clip of 50.0%. Colgate earned 12 fouls for the matchup which took the Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 6 shots. They gave up possession 10 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. The Eagles were able to collect 18 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 24 for this contest.

Geoff Sprouse ended up having an impact for the Eagles in this contest. He made 5 of 8 for the game for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and accumulated 1 rebound. He had 14 points in his 30 mins on the court and added 1 assist for this game.

American has a mark of 9-7 so far this year. As an offense, the Eagles are hitting on 46.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 149th in D-1. American has scored 1,242 points on the campaign (77.6 per game) and they grab 31.8 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 14.4 times per game (187th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.3 times per game. The Eagles have committed 18.8 personal fouls per game and they shoot 74.1% from the charity stripe.

The Eagles on the defensive side of the court are 176th in the nation in points allowed per game with 73.1. They have forced 14.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (293rd in college hoops). The American defense gives up 33.4% on shots from beyond the arc (106 of 317) and their opponents are converting on 72.0% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 12.8 assists and 35.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 143rd and 255th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Navy

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