Quinnipiac Bobcats vs Merrimack Warriors Prediction, 1/17/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Quinnipiac Bobcats vs Merrimack Warriors

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026

Location: Hammel Court in North Andover, MA

TV: ESPN+

The Quinnipiac Bobcats (12-6) are hitting the road to Hammel Court on Saturday where they will play the Merrimack Warriors (10-8).

The Quinnipiac Bobcats faced off with St. Peter's and took a loss by a final of 74-70 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Bobcats left the arena with 21 and St. Peter's totaled 17 fouls. They buried 7 of their 16 attempts from 3-point range. St. Peter's ended up going 80.8% from the free throw line by burying 21 of 26 shots. Furthermore, St. Peter's pulled down 31 boards (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. St. Peter's recorded 13 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. In regard to defense, Quinnipiac let their opponent shoot 46.0% from the floor on 23 out of 50 shooting. They also recorded 13 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 5 steals. In regard to pulling down boards, they earned 27 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Bobcats made 15 of their 24 shots for a percentage of 62.5%. Quinnipiac finished with a 40.7% field goal percentage (24 of 59) and made 7 of 19 shots from downtown.

Jaden Zimmerman is a guy who was important for this contest. He finished 50.0% from the field and recorded 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 24 mins and also snagged 1 rebound. He was able to score 20 points on 7 of 14 shooting.

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Quinnipiac comes into this contest with a mark of 12-6 for the season. They are giving up possession 11.3 times per game and as a squad they commit 15.9 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Quinnipiac is pulling down 36.2 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 259 assists on the campaign, which is 149th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Bobcats are connecting on 36.1% from downtown (138 of 382) and 70.1% from the charity stripe. They average 77.1 pts per game (180th in the nation) while hitting 44.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Bobcats are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers every game while drawing 15.5 fouls. They rank 224th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 241 surrendered on the season. The Bobcats are allowing a FG percentage of 42.5% (474 of 1,116) and they concede 35.7 boards per contest as a squad. They are giving up 32.6% on shots from distance and they rank 145th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (72.0).

In their last game, the Merrimack Warriors went home defeated by a final of 76-63 when they played St. Peter's. When discussing rebounding, Merrimack permitted St. Peter's to collect 34 overall (15 on the offensive side). They finished 38.5% from beyond the arc by shooting 5 out of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 21 of 30 from the charity stripe (70.0%). The Warriors allowed St. Peter's to knock down 25 of their 48 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 52.1% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Warriors finished shooting 22 out of 52 from the field which gave them a rate of 42.3%. In terms of 3-point shots, Merrimack knocked down 2 of 18 tries (11.1%). They were able to make 17 of the free throws for a clip of 81.0%. St. Peter's committed 18 personal fouls for this game which got the Warriors to the free throw line for 21 attempts. They turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 10 steals in this contest. The Warriors pulled down 14 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 25 for this contest.

Ernest Shelton ended up having an impact for the Warriors in this game. He recorded 18 points in his 38 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist for this contest. He converted 4 out of 12 for this contest giving him a rate of 33.3%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

Merrimack has a mark of 10-8 on the campaign. The Warriors commit 17.4 personal fouls every game and they go 76.6% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 12.1 times per contest (320th in the nation) and they are turning it over 9.8 times per game. Merrimack has scored 1,196 pts this year (66.4 per game) and they pull in 27.7 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Warriors are hitting on 40.1% from the field, which is ranked 350th in college.

The Merrimack defense concedes 30.7% on 3-pointers (98 of 319) and their opponents are making 72.3% of their free throw shots. They have given up 13.4 dimes and 40.6 rebounds per game, which is ranked 190th and 358th in the nation. The Warriors defensively are ranked 108th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 70.8. They have forced 12.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.4% from the field (228th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Merrimack

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