Saint Francis Red Flash vs Wagner Seahawks Prediction, 1/8/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Francis Red Flash vs Wagner Seahawks

Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026

Location: Spiro Sports Center in Staten Island, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Saint Francis Red Flash (3-12) are hitting the road to Spiro Sports Center on Thursday where they will meet the Wagner Seahawks (6-7).

The Saint Francis Red Flash faced off with Fairleigh Dickinson and notched a win by a score of 85-82 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Red Flash ended up finishing with 24 while Fairleigh Dickinson totaled 22 fouls. They buried 6 of their 23 shots from downtown. Fairleigh Dickinson finished 78.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 26 of their 33 shots. On top of that, Fairleigh Dickinson pulled down 29 rebounds (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Fairleigh Dickinson recorded 12 assists and had 3 steals for the contest. With respect to defense, Saint Francis allowed the other team to shoot 46.3% from the floor on 25 out of 54 shooting. They also recorded 17 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing 8 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In terms of getting rebounds, they earned 27 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Red Flash made 25 of 30 tries for a rate of 83.3%. Saint Francis wrapped up the game having earned a 46.3% FG percentage (25 out of 54) and made 10 out of their 26 3-pointers.

Skylar Wicks is a player who came through in this game. He ended up scoring 24 points on 8 of 19 shooting. He played 35 minutes played and collected 6 rebounds. He finished shooting 42.1% from the field and recorded 3 dimes.

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Saint Francis enters this contest with a win-loss record of 3-12 for the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.6 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Saint Francis is snagging 33.9 rebounds per game and has tallied 206 assists on the campaign, which ranks 235th in the nation in terms of passing. The Red Flash are shooting 32.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (116 of 361) and 70.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 68.9 points per contest (330th in college hoops) while shooting 41.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Red Flash are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 349th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 268 relinquished this season. The Red Flash defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 49.0% (447 of 912) and they surrender 37.4 boards per contest as a team. They concede 37.6% from 3-point land and they are ranked 348th in college hoops in points per game allowed (83.7).

In their last game, the Wagner Seahawks took a loss by a score of 69-60 against Stonehill. When discussing rebounds, Wagner allowed Stonehill to pull down 31 in total (9 offensive). They finished the game shooting 38.9% from 3-point land by hitting 7 out of 18 and ended up shooting 12 of 19 from the free throw line (63.2%). The Seahawks permitted Stonehill to convert 25 out of their 54 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 46.3% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Seahawks finished the game shooting 23 out of 57 from the field which had them sitting at 40.4%. In relation to 3-point shots, Wagner made 5 out of their 12 tries (41.7%). They were able to make 9 of the free throw tries for a rate of 100.0%. Stonehill had 12 fouls for the matchup which got the Seahawks to the free throw line for 9 tries. They also gave up possession 10 times, while earning 1 steal for the matchup. The Seahawks corralled 19 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 28 in this game.

Binael Basil was important for the Seahawks for the game. He tallied 12 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist in the game. He buried 6 of 10 for the matchup for a rate of 60.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Wagner has a mark of 6-7 this year. The Seahawks have committed 19.6 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 71.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.4 times per contest (187th in college) and they are giving up possession 13.9 times per game. Wagner has totaled 985 pts for the year (75.8 per game) and they pull in 39.9 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Seahawks are shooting 45.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 195th in college.

The Seahawks on defense are ranked 232nd in college in PPG allowed with 75.2. They have forced 11.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.3% from the field (81st in the country). The Wagner defense allows 32.6% on 3-point attempts (98 of 301) and their opponents are converting on 71.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 14.5 dimes and 35.9 boards every game, which ranks them 266th and 261st in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Wagner

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