Siena Saints vs Manhattan Jaspers Prediction, 1/17/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Siena Saints vs Manhattan Jaspers

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026

Location: Draddy Gymnasium in Riverdale, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Manhattan Jaspers (8-11) will play the Siena Saints (11-7) at Draddy Gymnasium on Saturday.

The Siena Saints faced off with Sacred Heart and went home with a loss by a final score of 86-80 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Saints walked away with 12 while Sacred Heart finished the game with 13 personal fouls. They also buried 15 of 35 shots from beyond the arc. Sacred Heart finished the game at 100.0% at the charity stripe by burying 13 of 13 tries. Additionally, Sacred Heart pulled down 40 boards (13 offensive, 27 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Sacred Heart distributed 22 dimes and had 2 steals for this contest. With regard to the defense, Siena let their opponent shoot 41.4% from the field on 29 of 70 shooting. They also distributed 21 dimes for this contest while forcing 5 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they earned 35 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Saints knocked down 9 of 10 tries for a rate of 90.0%. Siena walked away from the contest with a 45.1% field goal percentage (32 of 71) and converted 7 of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Justice Shoats is one guy who came through in the game. He was able to score 18 points on 8 out of 11 shooting. He played 40 mins played and also collected 5 rebounds. He ended up shooting 72.7% from the field and also distributed 4 dimes.

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Siena comes into this one with a mark of 11-7 this season. They are averaging 69.8 pts per game (317th in the country) while going 44.4% from the floor. The Saints are hitting 28.4% on shots from downtown (94 of 331) and 72.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Siena is snagging 35.0 rebounds per game and has totaled 233 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 239th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 10.1 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 14.1 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Saints have forced 12.3 turnovers per game while drawing 16.7 fouls. They are ranked 63rd in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 203 relinquished for the campaign. The Saints defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 43.5% (426 of 979) and they surrender 31.8 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 31.4% from 3-point land and they are 20th in the nation in PPG allowed (65.4).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Manhattan Jaspers took a defeat with a final score of 98-62 when they played Fairfield. The Jaspers were able to pull down 17 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 23 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. Fairfield committed 19 personal fouls for this game which got the Jaspers to the free throw line for a total of 24 tries. They were able to make 19 of the free throws for a percentage of 79.2%. Regarding shooting from beyond the arc, Manhattan converted 3 out of 18 tries (16.7%). In all, the Jaspers ended up shooting 20 for 56 from the floor which gave them a rate of 35.7%. The Jaspers permitted Fairfield to knock down 36 out of their 63 tries from the field which had them at 57.1% in this matchup. They shot 50.0% from 3-point land by hitting 12 of 24 and ended up shooting 14 out of 22 at the free throw line (63.6%). When discussing how they attacked the glass, Manhattan allowed Fairfield to collect 38 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Devin Dinkins was important for the Jaspers for this contest. He racked up 16 points in his 34 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He converted 4 out of 6 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 3 rebounds.

Manhattan has a record of 8-11 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the Jaspers are connecting on 43.3% from the field, which has them ranked 280th in Division 1. Manhattan has scored 1,441 points so far this year (75.8 per game) and they pull in 33.6 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 13.1 times per game (268th in D-1) and they turn it over 10.9 times per game. The Jaspers commit 14.3 fouls per game and they hit 78.3% from the charity stripe.

The Jaspers on the defensive side of the court are 332nd in D-1 in points allowed per game with 81.3. They are forcing their opponents into 11.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.1% from the floor (324th in college). The Manhattan defense allows 36.9% on 3-point attempts (172 of 466) and their opponents are connecting on 71.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 18.6 assists and 39.3 boards per game, which is ranked 362nd and 348th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Manhattan

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