St. Peter's Peacocks vs Manhattan Jaspers Prediction, 2/5/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Peter's Peacocks vs Manhattan Jaspers

Date: Thursday, February 5, 2026

Location: Draddy Gymnasium in Riverdale, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Manhattan Jaspers (9-15) will try to beat the St. Peter's Peacocks (12-8) at Draddy Gymnasium on Thursday.

The St. Peter's Peacocks faced off with Rider and ended up losing by a score of 81-78 in their last game. St. Peter's wrapped up the contest having earned a 45.3% FG percentage (29 out of 64) and converted 10 of 28 3-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Peacocks made 10 of their 15 tries for a rate of 66.7%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 28 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 12 assists for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In terms of defense, St. Peter's allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the field on 25 out of 50 shooting. Rider doled out 7 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. In addition, Rider had 34 rebounds (11 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't have a block. Rider went 91.7% when shooting free throws by making 22 of their 24 tries. They also knocked down 9 out of their 15 shots from beyond the perimeter. When discussing personal fouls, the Peacocks walked away with 19 and Rider totaled 16 personal fouls.

Brent Bland is a player who came through in this game. He notched 20 points on 6 out of 10 shooting. He played 36 mins and grabbed 2 rebounds. He shot 60.0% from the floor and recorded 2 assists.

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St. Peter's heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 12-8 for the campaign. They turn it over 11.4 times per game and as a team are committing 19.9 fouls every game. As a unit, St. Peter's is grabbing 36.1 rebounds per game and has 257 dimes for the year, which is 332nd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Peacocks are connecting on 31.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (151 of 487) and 74.8% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 71.5 points per contest (297th in D-1) while connecting on 40.4% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Peacocks are forcing their opponents into 14.4 turnovers per game and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They are 32nd in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 241 surrendered so far this season. Peacocks defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 42.1% (434 of 1,032) and they concede 34.6 boards per contest as a team. They are conceding 33.7% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 42nd in Division 1 in points per game allowed (67.7).

In their last game, the Manhattan Jaspers took a loss by a score of 72-65 against Mount St. Mary's. The Jaspers were able to collect 18 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 25 in this matchup. They gave up possession 8 times, while earning 10 steals for this contest. Mount St. Mary's committed 12 personal fouls in this contest which took the Jaspers to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 84.6%. In the matter of three-point shots, Manhattan made 8 out of their 32 attempts (25.0%). When all was said and done, the Jaspers ended up shooting 23 out of 60 from the field which had them at 38.3%. The Jaspers permitted Mount St. Mary's to knock down 25 of 61 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.0% in the matchup. They finished 37.5% from 3-point land by shooting 9 of 24 and finished the game at 13 of 14 at the charity stripe (92.9%). In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Manhattan permitted Mount St. Mary's to snag 29 in all (11 on the offensive glass).

Marko Ljubicic was important for the Jaspers for the contest. He made 5 of 12 in the game for a rate of 41.7%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. He scored 14 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood, but didn't get an assist.

Manhattan has a mark of 9-15 on the season. The Jaspers are responsible for committing 14.8 personal fouls per game and they shoot 79.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 13.1 times per game (258th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 10.6 times per contest. Manhattan has totaled 1,809 pts on the campaign (75.4 per contest) and they snag 33.0 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Jaspers are shooting 42.8% from the floor, which ranks them 303rd in D-1.

The Manhattan defense gives up 37.6% on 3-point attempts (219 of 582) and opponents are connecting on 71.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 18.6 dimes and 39.1 boards every game, which has them ranked 362nd and 351st in those defensive categories. The Jaspers on the defensive end are ranked 337th in Division 1 in PPG allowed with 81.0. They are forcing 11.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.2% from the field (327th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Manhattan

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