Penn Quakers vs Princeton Tigers Prediction, 1/5/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Penn Quakers vs Princeton Tigers

Date: Monday, January 5, 2026

Location: Jadwin Gymnasium in Princeton, NJ

TV: ESPN+

Jadwin Gymnasium is where the Princeton Tigers (4-11) will try to defeat the Penn Quakers (7-6) on Monday.

The Penn Quakers stepped onto the hardwood against NJIT and went home with a win by a final score of 80-61 in their last game. Penn ended the game with a 46.7% FG percentage (28 out of 60) and knocked down 13 of their 33 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Quakers converted 11 of their 19 tries for a rate of 57.9%. With regard to grabbing boards, they earned 31 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 16 dimes for this contest while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 10 steals. With respect to the defense, Penn allowed the other team to shoot 37.1% from the floor on 23 out of 62 shooting. NJIT recorded 9 assists and had 9 steals for this game. In addition, NJIT pulled down 34 rebounds (11 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. NJIT shot 83.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 10 of their 12 tries. They also made 5 out of their 20 shots from 3-point range. In relation to fouls, the Quakers left the arena with 11 and NJIT totaled 18 fouls.

Michael Zanoni is someone who was a factor in this contest. He scored 23 points on 8 out of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 37 minutes played and also snagged 2 rebounds. He ended up shooting 53.3% from the field and also recorded 1 assist.

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Penn enters this game with a record of 7-6 on the campaign. They cough up possession 11.9 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.7 fouls per game. As a team, Penn is pulling in 37.8 boards per contest and has accounted for 201 assists this year, which is 175th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Quakers are connecting on 39.0% on shots from downtown (110 of 282) and 68.0% from the charity stripe. They average 78.5 pts per game (163rd in the nation) while going 44.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Quakers are able to force 11.4 turnovers per game and they draw 19.0 fouls. They are relinquishing 30.4% on shots from downtown and they are 257th in college in points per game allowed (76.4). The Quakers defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.7% (366 of 819) and they relinquish 36.8 boards per game as a team. They rank 206th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 185 surrendered for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Princeton Tigers took home the win by a final score of 75-69 against Vermont. The Tigers were able to pull down 26 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in this matchup. They turned it over 11 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. Vermont was called for 16 personal fouls for this contest which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to convert 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 84.2%. When discussing 3-point shots, Princeton converted 13 of their 31 tries (41.9%). When the game finished, the Tigers shot 23 out of 54 from the field which gave them a rate of 42.6%. The Tigers allowed Vermont to make 24 of their 61 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.3% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 30.8% from distance by hitting 8 of 26 and ended up going 13 of 16 at the free throw line (81.3%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Princeton allowed Vermont to get 35 in total (10 offensive).

Jack Stanton ended up being important for the Tigers in the matchup. He buried 6 of 16 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 37.5%, and totaled 3 rebounds. He recorded 19 points in his 43 mins of playing time and had 5 dimes in this matchup.

Princeton has a win-loss mark of 4-11 for the year. The Tigers have committed 16.9 fouls per game and they hit 71.0% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 13.4 times per contest (260th in the nation) and they turn it over 12.2 times per game. Princeton has earned 1,027 pts this season (68.5 per game) and they average 34.9 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Tigers are shooting 41.0% from the field, which ranks them 337th in college.

The Tigers are ranked 162nd in D-1 in points given up per game with 72.2. They have forced 10.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (277th in the country). The Princeton defense gives up 31.0% on 3-point shots (107 of 345) and their opposition knocks down 73.8% of their foul shots. They surrender 12.5 dimes and 34.0 rebounds per contest, which ranks 118th and 160th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Penn

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