Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks vs New Orleans Privateers Prediction, 1/17/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks vs New Orleans Privateers

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026

Location: Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, LA

TV: ESPN+

The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (14-3) are en route to Lakefront Arena on Saturday where they will take on the New Orleans Privateers (6-11).

The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks took the court against Incarnate Word and walked away with a win by a score of 56-46 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Lumberjacks ended up with 18 and Incarnate Word totaled 19 fouls. They also converted 0 of their 13 tries from 3-point range. Incarnate Word went 66.7% when shooting free throws by converting 10 of 15 attempts. In addition, Incarnate Word totaled 32 boards (7 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Incarnate Word earned 7 assists and had 3 steals for the matchup. In terms of defense, Stephen F. Austin allowed 32.7% from the field on 18 of 55 shooting. They also distributed 7 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In regard to grabbing boards, they earned 41 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Lumberjacks made 12 of their 22 attempts for a percentage of 54.5%. Stephen F. Austin ended with a 34.4% field goal percentage (21 of 61) and knocked down 2 of 20 3-point shots.

Keon Thompson is someone who played a role in the game. He finished 54.5% from the field and also distributed 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 23 mins played and snagged 7 boards. He ended up scoring 15 points on 6 out of 11 shooting.

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Stephen F. Austin enters this one with a mark of 14-3 on the season. They turn the ball over 9.8 times per contest and as a group they are committing 17.3 fouls per game. As a unit, Stephen F. Austin is pulling down 40.5 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 251 assists for the year, which ranks 177th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Lumberjacks are shooting 35.4% on shots from downtown (158 of 446) and 63.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 77.6 pts per game (168th in D-1) while shooting 44.9% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Lumberjacks are forcing their opponents into 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.0 fouls. They are surrendering 27.5% on 3-pointers and they are 11th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (63.9). The Lumberjacks defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 40.1% (383 of 954) and they surrender 33.7 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 7th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 165 conceded on the season.

The last time they took the court, the New Orleans Privateers took home the win by a final score of 79-76 when they played SE Louisiana. In relation to cleaning the glass, New Orleans allowed SE Louisiana to pull down 31 in total (15 on the offensive glass). They shot 27.3% from behind the 3-point line via 6 out of 22 and ended up shooting 26 of 39 from the charity stripe (66.7%). The Privateers allowed SE Louisiana to convert 22 of 61 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.1% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Privateers walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 47 from the floor which had them shooting 44.7%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, New Orleans converted 6 out of their 16 tries (37.5%). They were able to bury 31 of those for a clip of 79.5%. SE Louisiana committed 29 fouls for this contest which took the Privateers to the free throw line for 39 attempts. They turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 2 steals in the matchup. The Privateers snagged 30 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for this game.

Coleton Benson ended up being a major contributor for the Privateers in the game. He accumulated 30 points in his 39 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this game. He buried 8 out of 18 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

New Orleans has a win-loss record of 6-11 for the year. As an offensive team, the Privateers are connecting on 43.1% from the field, which is 289th in the country. New Orleans has accounted for 1,252 points this season (73.6 per game) and they collect 37.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.4 times per game (307th in the nation) and they turn it over 14.5 times per game. The Privateers are committing 20.3 personal fouls every game and they shoot 75.6% from the charity stripe.

The Privateers defensively are ranked 335th in the country in points given up per game with 81.5. They have forced 9.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.5% from the floor (171st in D-1). The New Orleans defense surrenders 34.8% on 3-pointers (151 of 434) and their opponents are making 72.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 16.9 assists and 36.2 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 347th and 274th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Stephen F. Austin

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