Radford Highlanders vs Presbyterian Blue Hose Prediction, 1/31/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Radford Highlanders vs Presbyterian Blue Hose

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026

Location: Templeton Center in Clinton, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Radford Highlanders (11-11) are traveling to Templeton Center on Saturday where they will take on the Presbyterian Blue Hose (11-11).

The Radford Highlanders faced High Point and ended up losing by a score of 93-83 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Highlanders ended up with 19 and High Point finished the game with 20 fouls. They converted 12 of 29 shots from beyond the arc. High Point finished the game at 75.8% at the charity stripe by making 25 of 33 attempts. On top of that, High Point pulled down 25 boards (5 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. High Point totaled 22 assists and had 12 steals in this game. In reference to defense, Radford allowed 50.9% from the field on 28 of 55 shooting. They also dished out 14 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing 7 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they compiled 29 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Highlanders converted 13 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 72.2%. Radford walked away from the contest with a 50.8% field goal percentage (30 out of 59) and buried 10 out of their 28 3-point attempts.

Del Jones is a player who was a major contributor for this contest. He recorded 23 points on 10 out of 18 shooting. He played for 34 minutes played and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He ended up going 55.6% from the field and recorded 4 dimes.

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Radford will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 11-11 for the year. They are giving up possession 12.4 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.6 personal fouls per game. As a team, Radford is snagging 35.4 rebounds per contest and has earned 302 dimes this season, which is 170th in the country in terms of passing. The Highlanders are hitting 34.0% on shots from distance (215 of 632) and 71.2% from the free throw line. They average 81.7 points per game (81st in the country) while hitting 45.4% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Highlanders are forcing 13.6 turnovers every game while drawing 19.8 personal fouls. They rank 292nd in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 316 relinquished so far this season. The Highlanders defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 45.4% (586 of 1,291) and they concede 36.0 boards per contest as a team. They are giving up 36.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 305th in D-1 in PPG allowed (78.8).

When they last played, the Presbyterian Blue Hose went home defeated by a final of 82-72 against Winthrop. When discussing how they attacked the glass, Presbyterian allowed Winthrop to grab 33 overall (11 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 26.3% from beyond the perimeter by going 5 out of 19 and ended up going 25 out of 35 at the charity stripe (71.4%). The Blue Hose allowed Winthrop to convert 26 out of their 63 tries from the floor which had them shooting 41.3% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Blue Hose walked away from this one shooting 23 for 56 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.1%. When talking about 3-pointers, Presbyterian knocked down 4 of 19 attempts (21.1%). They were able to knock down 22 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 88.0%. Winthrop was called for 18 fouls for this game which got the Blue Hose to the charity stripe for 25 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 2 steals in this matchup. The Blue Hose recorded 24 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 30 for this contest.

Carl Parrish ended up being important for the Blue Hose for the contest. He earned 18 points in his 37 minutes on the court and added 4 dimes for this game. He knocked down 5 of 14 in this contest for a field goal rate of 35.7%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Presbyterian has a record of 11-11 for the season. As an offensive unit, the Blue Hose are connecting on 47.1% from the floor, which ranks them 81st in D-1. Presbyterian has accounted for 1,579 pts so far this season (71.8 per game) and they grab 35.3 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 13.2 times per contest (247th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 12.7 times per game. The Blue Hose commit 17.2 personal fouls per game and they hit 67.0% from the free throw line.

The Presbyterian defense allows 36.2% on 3-pointers (160 of 442) and opponents are connecting on 70.8% of their free throw shots. They allow 12.4 dimes and 30.5 boards per contest, which is 100th and 20th in those categories. The Blue Hose are ranked 99th in the country in PPG surrendered with 70.5. They are forcing 10.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.0% from the floor (193rd in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Radford

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