Sacred Heart Pioneers vs Marist Red Foxes Prediction, 2/22/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacred Heart Pioneers vs Marist Red Foxes

Date: Sunday, February 22, 2026

Location: McCann Arena in Poughkeepsie, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Marist Red Foxes (16-10) welcome the Sacred Heart Pioneers (12-16) at McCann Arena on Sunday.

The Sacred Heart Pioneers took the court against Rider and took home the win by a score of 86-75 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Pioneers left the arena with 11 and Rider recorded 18 personal fouls. They converted 7 out of their 15 attempts from beyond the arc. Rider finished the game at 72.7% at the free throw line by making 8 of 11 shots. Furthermore, Rider snagged 33 rebounds (12 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't have a block. Rider doled out 12 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. In regard to defense, Sacred Heart allowed their opponent to shoot 44.1% from the floor on 30 out of 68 shooting. They also recorded 14 dimes for the contest while forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled 33 with 9 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Pioneers buried 20 of their 23 shots for a rate of 87.0%. Sacred Heart finished having earned a 44.3% field goal percentage (27 of 61) and knocked down 12 out of their 33 shots from downtown.

Anquan Hill is one guy who was a factor for the contest. He finished with 21 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins and also pulled down 9 boards. He ended up shooting 46.2% from the floor and recorded 1 assist.

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Sacred Heart enters this contest with a win-loss record of 12-16 on the year. They average 76.3 points per outing (170th in Division 1) while shooting 43.8% from the floor. The Pioneers are connecting on 36.5% from downtown (301 of 825) and 77.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Sacred Heart is pulling down 34.6 boards per game and has tallied 419 assists on the campaign, which is 78th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 12.3 times per contest and as a group are committing 15.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pioneers are able to force 10.8 turnovers every game and they draw 15.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 354th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 466 relinquished so far this year. The Pioneers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 46.3% (784 of 1,695) and they surrender 34.9 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 35.4% on three-point shots while they are 276th in college in opponents PPG (77.4).

The last time they took the court, the Marist Red Foxes went home defeated by a final of 67-63 when they faced Siena. When it comes to cleaning the glass, Marist allowed Siena to get 33 in total (3 on the offensive glass). They shot 18.2% from three-point range by connecting on 2 out of 11 and ended up going 11 of 17 at the free throw line (64.7%). The Red Foxes allowed Siena to knock down 27 of 49 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 55.1% in the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Red Foxes ended up going 21 for 61 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.4%. Concerning three-point attempts, Marist converted 5 of 23 tries (21.7%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 72.7%. Siena had 18 personal fouls in this contest which took the Red Foxes to the charity stripe for 22 attempts. They also turned the ball over 7 times, while earning 8 steals for this contest. The Red Foxes were able to corral 18 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for this game.

Justin Menard was important for the Red Foxes for the matchup. He scored 17 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 dimes in this contest. He knocked down 5 out of 16 in the matchup giving him a rate of 31.3%, and had 3 rebounds.

Marist has a win-loss mark of 16-10 for the campaign. As an offense, the Red Foxes are shooting 44.7% from the field, which is ranked 216th in college. Marist has 1,821 pts on the year (70.0 per game) and they pull down 35.8 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.2 times per game (108th in the country) and they turn it over 11.2 times per contest. The Red Foxes have committed 16.8 personal fouls per game and they go 79.6% from the charity stripe.

The Red Foxes defensively are ranked 5th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 63.5. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.2% from the floor (23rd in the country). The Marist defense concedes 27.6% from downtown (145 of 525) and opponents are connecting on 69.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 9.8 dimes and 33.7 rebounds every game, which is 4th and 135th in D-1.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacred Heart

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