North Carolina A&T Aggies vs Stony Brook Seawolves Prediction, 1/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Carolina A&T Aggies vs Stony Brook Seawolves

Date: Saturday, January 3, 2026

Location: Stony Brook Arena in Stony Brook, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Stony Brook Seawolves (8-7) welcome the North Carolina A&T Aggies (7-6) at Stony Brook Arena on Saturday.

The North Carolina A&T Aggies took the court against Northeastern and went home with a loss by a final score of 85-74 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Aggies ended up finishing with 21 while Northeastern recorded 22 personal fouls. They also made 8 out of their 17 shots from distance. Northeastern ended up going 63.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 17 of their 27 shots. On top of that, Northeastern snagged 18 boards (5 offensive, 13 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Northeastern earned 17 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. Pertaining to defense, North Carolina A&T allowed their opponent to shoot 53.6% from the floor on 30 out of 56 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 28 with 11 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Aggies buried 23 of their 32 tries for a percentage of 71.9%. North Carolina A&T walked away from the game having earned a 46.0% field goal percentage (23 of 50) and buried 5 of 18 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Trent Middleton is someone who was a major factor in the game. He accounted for 16 points on 6 of 8 shooting. He played 30 minutes played and snagged 2 rebounds. He finished the contest at 75.0% from the floor and recorded 4 assists.

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North Carolina A&T heads into this contest with a record of 7-6 on the campaign. They are turning it over 13.2 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.2 personal fouls per game. As a team, North Carolina A&T is snagging 38.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 165 assists so far this year, which ranks 313th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Aggies are shooting 30.5% on 3-point shots (73 of 239) and 69.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 76.5 points per contest (208th in the country) while connecting on 45.4% from the field.

On defense, the Aggies are forcing their opponents into 11.0 turnovers per game and they draw 23.8 fouls. They are surrendering 35.6% on 3-point shots while they are 217th in D-1 in PPG allowed (74.7). The Aggies defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.4% (332 of 765) and they surrender 33.9 rebounds per contest as a team. They are 216th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 187 conceded on the year.

For their last game, the Stony Brook Seawolves walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 76-57 against William & Mary. The Seawolves earned 20 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. William & Mary was called for 14 fouls in this matchup which got the Seawolves to the charity stripe for 9 attempts. They were able to knock down 8 of those for a clip of 88.9%. In reference to shots from downtown, Stony Brook buried 9 of 38 tries (23.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Seawolves walked away from this one shooting 20 for 63 from the field which had them shooting 31.7%. The Seawolves allowed William & Mary to bury 25 of their 51 tries from the floor which had them at 49.0% in the matchup. They went 38.5% from three-point range by shooting 10 out of 26 and finished the game at 16 out of 20 from the free throw line (80.0%). Concerning team rebounding, Stony Brook permitted William & Mary to snag 34 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Erik Pratt was important for the Seawolves for this game. He made 6 of 17 for the matchup giving him a rate of 35.3%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. He had 19 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and added 2 dimes in the matchup.

Stony Brook has a win-loss mark of 8-7 for the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Seawolves are shooting 41.6% from the field, which is ranked 329th in the nation. Stony Brook has totaled 1,045 points for the campaign (69.7 per contest) and they collect 35.3 boards per game. They are getting an assist 12.7 times per contest (293rd in the country) and they are turning it over 11.9 times per contest. The Seawolves are responsible for committing 16.0 fouls every game and they shoot 69.5% from the charity stripe.

The Seawolves are ranked 68th in college in points per game surrendered with 67.8. They are able to force 12.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.9% from the floor (104th in college). The Stony Brook defense concedes 31.2% from downtown (102 of 327) and their opponents are knocking down 70.0% of their free throw attempts. They allow 12.5 dimes and 37.3 boards per game, which is 113th and 304th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Carolina A&T

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