St. Peter's Peacocks vs Quinnipiac Bobcats Prediction, 1/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Peter's Peacocks vs Quinnipiac Bobcats

Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Location: M&T Bank Arena in Hamden, CT

TV: ESPN+

M&T Bank Arena is the site where the Quinnipiac Bobcats (12-5) will go up against the St. Peter's Peacocks (8-6) on Wednesday.

The St. Peter's Peacocks faced off with Merrimack and went home with a win by a final score of 76-63 in their last contest. St. Peter's finished having earned a 52.1% FG percentage (25 out of 48) and converted 5 of their 13 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Peacocks made 21 of their 30 tries for a rate of 70.0%. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 34 with 15 of them being offensive. They also doled out 16 assists for the matchup while creating 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. When talking about defense, St. Peter's let their opponent shoot 42.3% from the floor on 22 of 52 shooting. Merrimack distributed 9 dimes and had 10 steals in this contest. Moreover, Merrimack totaled 25 rebounds (11 offensive, 14 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Merrimack finished the game shooting 81.0% when shooting free throws by burying 17 of their 21 tries. They made 2 out of their 18 attempts from three-point range. Regarding fouls, the Peacocks left the arena with 18 and Merrimack finished the game with 22 fouls.

Brent Bland is one guy who was a major contributor for the game. He scored 17 points on 3 out of 9 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes and also collected 8 rebounds. He shot 33.3% from the floor and also earned 3 assists.

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St. Peter's comes into this one with a mark of 8-6 this year. They cough up possession 11.4 times per contest and as a group they are committing 20.9 personal fouls every game. As a unit, St. Peter's is snagging 35.6 rebounds per contest and has 178 assists for the campaign, which ranks 353rd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Peacocks are shooting 30.6% on three-point attempts (110 of 360) and 76.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 71.9 pts per game (295th in the country) while connecting on 40.1% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Peacocks have forced 15.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 31st in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 179 conceded so far this season. Peacocks defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 42.5% (303 of 713) and they concede 36.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They concede 32.5% on 3-pointers and they rank 67th in the country in points per game allowed (68.3).

The last time they took the court, the Quinnipiac Bobcats went home victorious with a score of 70-60 when they played Sacred Heart. The Bobcats pulled down 25 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 35 for the contest. They turned it over 6 times, while earning 10 steals in this matchup. Sacred Heart was called for 13 personal fouls for the contest which took the Bobcats to the charity stripe for 14 tries. They were able to convert 9 of the free throw tries for a rate of 64.3%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, Quinnipiac converted 7 of 17 attempts (41.2%). When this game wrapped up, the Bobcats went 27 out of 61 from the floor which had them at 44.3%. The Bobcats permitted Sacred Heart to make 21 of 55 attempts from the field which had them at 38.2% in this matchup. They finished 37.0% from distance by connecting on 10 out of 27 and finished the contest at 8 out of 14 at the charity stripe (57.1%). Concerning rebounds, Quinnipiac permitted Sacred Heart to get 36 in all (12 offensive).

Jaden Zimmerman pitched in for the Bobcats for the game. He accumulated 20 points in his 24 minutes of playing time and totaled 2 dimes for the game. He converted 7 of 14 for the contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 1 rebound.

Quinnipiac has a win-loss mark of 12-5 for the year. The Bobcats commit 15.6 personal fouls per contest while shooting 70.7% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.5 times per game (177th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 11.4 times per contest. Quinnipiac has scored 1,317 points for the campaign (77.5 per game) and they average 36.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Bobcats are connecting on 44.4% from the floor, which ranks them 242nd in the nation.

The Quinnipiac defense concedes 32.1% from downtown (122 of 380) and their opposition makes 70.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 13.4 dimes and 36.0 rebounds per game, which is 194th and 267th in college hoops. The Bobcats on the defensive side of the court are 142nd in college hoops in PPG given up with 71.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the floor (120th in college).

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

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

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