St. Peter's Peacocks vs Marist Red Foxes Prediction, 3/1/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Peter's Peacocks vs Marist Red Foxes

Date: Sunday, March 1, 2026

Location: McCann Arena in Poughkeepsie, NY

TV: ESPN+

The St. Peter's Peacocks (16-11) are en route to McCann Arena on Sunday where they will play the Marist Red Foxes (18-10).

The St. Peter's Peacocks faced Manhattan and notched a win by a score of 75-65 in their last game. St. Peter's walked away from the contest with a 48.3% field goal percentage (29 of 60) and buried 9 of their 20 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Peacocks made 8 of 13 shots for a percentage of 61.5%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 39 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 18 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 6 steals. In terms of the defense, St. Peter's allowed the other team to go 35.7% from the field on 20 out of 56 shooting. Manhattan totaled 8 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Manhattan snagged 28 rebounds (11 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Manhattan ended up going 80.8% at the free throw line by knocking down 21 of 26 attempts. They also buried 4 out of their 21 shots from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the Peacocks finished with 21 and Manhattan accounted for 16 fouls.

Brent Bland is a player who was a factor for the contest. He accounted for 14 points on 5 out of 8 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 31 mins played and grabbed 7 boards. He finished 62.5% from the floor and also earned 1 assist.

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St. Peter's enters this contest with a mark of 16-11 this season. They have an average of 71.7 points per outing (281st in college) while going 41.1% from the field. The Peacocks are hitting 31.8% on shots from distance (201 of 632) and 74.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, St. Peter's is pulling down 35.7 boards per game and has 349 assists for the campaign, which is 307th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 11.3 times per game and as a team they commit 20.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Peacocks are able to force 13.9 turnovers every game while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They relinquish 32.6% on 3-point shots and they rank 53rd in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (68.7). The Peacocks defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.4% (594 of 1,402) and they concede 34.3 boards per contest as a squad. They are ranked 30th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 319 relinquished this year.

The last time they took the court, the Marist Red Foxes got the victory with a final of 65-63 against Sacred Heart. The Red Foxes recorded 28 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for this contest. They turned it over 4 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. Sacred Heart had 11 personal fouls for the contest which got the Red Foxes to the free throw line for a total of 6 attempts. They were able to knock down 4 of those for a clip of 66.7%. With respect to shooting from distance, Marist converted 13 of their 37 attempts (35.1%). In all, the Red Foxes finished 24 for 67 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.8%. The Red Foxes allowed Sacred Heart to make 22 of 60 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 36.7% in this game. They finished 30.8% from beyond the arc by connecting on 8 out of 26 and ended up going 11 of 18 from the free throw line (61.1%). In relation to team rebounding, Marist allowed Sacred Heart to pull down 45 in total (11 offensive).

Justin Menard was important for the Red Foxes in this matchup. He buried 7 of 18 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 38.9%, and added 3 rebounds. He accumulated 22 points in his 36 mins of playing time and accounted for 3 dimes in this matchup.

Marist has a record of 18-10 this year. The Red Foxes are responsible for committing 16.7 personal fouls per game and they shoot 79.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 15.4 times per contest (96th in the country) and they are giving up possession 10.9 times per game. Marist has tallied 1,970 points for the year (70.4 per game) and they snag 35.6 boards per contest. As an offense, the Red Foxes are shooting 44.7% from the field, which ranks them 214th in the nation.

The Marist defense allows 27.6% on shots from distance (158 of 572) and their opponents are connecting on 69.8% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 9.9 assists and 34.0 boards per game, which ranks them 4th and 155th in the nation. The Red Foxes are ranked 6th in the country in PPG surrendered with 63.7. They are able to force 12.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.3% from the field (26th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Marist

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