St. Peter's Peacocks vs Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Prediction, 1/9/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Peter's Peacocks vs Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers

Date: Friday, January 9, 2026

Location: Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, MD

TV: ESPN+

The St. Peter's Peacocks (7-5) are en route to Knott Arena on Friday where they will compete against the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (5-11).

The St. Peter's Peacocks faced Marist and earned the victory with a final of 69-59 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Peacocks ended up walking away with 20 and Marist totaled 19 fouls. They buried 3 out of their 17 attempts from downtown. Marist finished shooting 87.0% from the charity stripe by burying 20 of 23 attempts. On top of that, Marist had 35 rebounds (9 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Marist earned 10 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. In terms of the defense, St. Peter's allowed the other team to go 32.1% from the field on 18 of 56 shooting. They also distributed 9 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In regard to getting rebounds, they collected 42 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Peacocks buried 22 of their 28 tries for a rate of 78.6%. St. Peter's ended the contest with a 36.8% field goal percentage (21 of 57) and buried 5 of 22 shots from downtown.

Zaakir Williamson is a player who was a major factor for the contest. He finished the contest at 55.6% from the field and dished out 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 28 minutes played and grabbed 6 rebounds. He ended up scoring 13 points on 5 of 9 shooting.

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St. Peter's enters this contest with a win-loss record of 7-5 this year. They turn the ball over 11.1 times per contest and as a team they are committing 20.9 personal fouls every game. As a team, St. Peter's is pulling in 35.0 boards per contest and has 153 assists for the campaign, which is 356th in the nation in terms of passing. The Peacocks are connecting on 30.7% on shots from 3-point land (97 of 316) and 77.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 72.2 points per outing (289th in the country) while hitting 40.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Peacocks are forcing 15.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.9 personal fouls. They surrender 34.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 73rd in college in opponents PPG (68.6). Peacocks are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.9% (262 of 611) and they concede 36.4 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 23rd in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 160 surrendered for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers went home defeated by a final of 80-69 when they played Quinnipiac. In relation to rebounding, Mount St. Mary's allowed Quinnipiac to pull down 33 in total (11 offensive). They finished 36.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 7 out of 19 and finished the game at 21 of 27 from the free throw line (77.8%). The Mountaineers permitted Quinnipiac to convert 26 of their 57 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 45.6% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Mountaineers went 25 out of 68 from the field which gave them a rate of 36.8%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, Mount St. Mary's buried 11 out of 34 tries (32.4%). They were able to convert 8 of them for a percentage of 80.0%. Quinnipiac committed 11 personal fouls for this contest which got the Mountaineers to the charity stripe for a total of 10 tries. They coughed it up 12 times, while getting 6 steals in the game. The Mountaineers snagged 16 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 30 for this contest.

Arlandus Keyes pitched in for the Mountaineers for the game. He converted 6 of 16 for the contest for a field goal rate of 37.5%, and earned 4 rebounds. He had 17 points in his 28 mins on the court and tallied 3 assists in the game.

Mount St. Mary's has a win-loss record of 5-11 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Mountaineers are shooting 43.4% from the field, which ranks them 277th in the country. Mount St. Mary's has accounted for 1,091 points so far this season (68.2 per contest) and they grab 35.8 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 14.8 times per game (153rd in college) and they are turning it over 16.7 times per contest. The Mountaineers are committing 18.9 personal fouls every game and they shoot 64.7% from the charity stripe.

The Mountaineers are ranked 226th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 75.1. They are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 42.1% from the field (104th in Division 1). The Mount St. Mary's defense gives up 34.1% on shots from 3-point land (143 of 419) and opponents are making 75.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 12.9 assists and 33.8 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 162nd and 140th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Peter's

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