St. Peter's Peacocks vs Merrimack Warriors Prediction, 1/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Peter's Peacocks vs Merrimack Warriors

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Location: Hammel Court in North Andover, MA

TV: ESPN+

The St. Peter's Peacocks (11-6) are on their way to Hammel Court on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Merrimack Warriors (12-9).

The St. Peter's Peacocks stepped onto the hardwood against Iona and went home with a win by a final score of 77-63 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Peacocks ended up finishing with 20 and Iona finished the game with 24 fouls. They made 11 of their 32 attempts from three-point range. Iona ended up shooting 54.5% at the free throw line by burying 12 of their 22 shots. On top of that, Iona totaled 28 rebounds (6 offensive, 22 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Iona recorded 12 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. With respect to defending, St. Peter's let their opponent shoot 35.7% from the field on 20 of 56 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and having 6 steals. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 37 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Peacocks knocked down 27 of their 36 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. St. Peter's finished with a 45.8% field goal percentage (22 out of 48) and converted 6 out of their 15 shots from beyond the arc.

Zaakir Williamson is one player who was important in this game. He ended up walking away with 13 points on 5 out of 10 shooting. He played for 21 minutes and also totaled 3 rebounds. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the field and recorded 2 assists.

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St. Peter's steps onto the hardwood with a record of 11-6 this season. They average 72.2 points per game (290th in college) while hitting 41.1% from the field. The Peacocks are shooting 31.1% on 3-point shots (127 of 409) and 75.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, St. Peter's is pulling in 35.6 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 218 assists on the season, which is 342nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 11.4 times per game and as a team are committing 20.1 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Peacocks are able to force 14.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 37th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 215 relinquished on the season. Peacocks defense is allowing a FG percentage of 41.8% (370 of 886) and they relinquish 35.2 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 32.5% from 3-point land and they are ranked 42nd in the nation in points per game allowed (67.5).

In their last game, the Merrimack Warriors walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 61-60 when they faced Iona. The Warriors earned 22 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 33 in this matchup. They turned it over 13 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. Iona committed 14 personal fouls in this game which got the Warriors to the free throw line for a total of 12 attempts. They were able to bury 7 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 58.3%. In terms of 3-pointers, Merrimack buried 5 of their 18 tries (27.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Warriors ended up going 24 for 54 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.4%. The Warriors permitted Iona to convert 20 of their 54 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 37.0% in the game. They finished 39.3% from three-point range by connecting on 11 of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 15 at the charity stripe (66.7%). With respect to rebounding, Merrimack permitted Iona to get 26 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Kevair Kennedy was important for the Warriors for this game. He made 10 of 20 for this game for a rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 8 rebounds. He scored 23 points in his 40 minutes on the court and accounted for 3 assists in this matchup.

Merrimack has a win-loss record of 12-9 this year. The Warriors are responsible for committing 17.3 fouls every game and they shoot 76.3% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 11.9 times per game (323rd in Division 1) and they turn it over 10.2 times per contest. Merrimack has earned 1,407 points on the year (67.0 per contest) and they collect 28.3 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Warriors are shooting 41.1% from the field, which is 337th in Division 1.

The Warriors on the defensive end are ranked 78th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 69.6. They are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.5% from the floor (167th in college hoops). The Merrimack defense allows 30.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (115 of 375) and their opposition makes 72.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 13.3 dimes and 39.0 total boards per game, which is 175th and 351st in college hoops.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Peter's

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