Stony Brook Seawolves vs Drexel Dragons Prediction, 1/8/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stony Brook Seawolves vs Drexel Dragons

Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026

Location: Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Stony Brook Seawolves (9-7) are headed to Daskalakis Athletic Center on Thursday where they will take on the Drexel Dragons (6-10).

The Stony Brook Seawolves faced North Carolina A&T and walked away with a win by a score of 81-80 in their last contest. Stony Brook ended the contest having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (29 of 58) and made 12 out of their 25 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Seawolves knocked down 11 of their 14 attempts for a rate of 78.6%. In terms of hauling in boards, they earned a total of 19 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 20 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In the matter of defending, Stony Brook allowed 41.2% from the floor on 28 of 68 shooting. North Carolina A&T recorded 14 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. In addition, North Carolina A&T snagged 40 rebounds (17 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. North Carolina A&T finished the game shooting 89.5% when shooting free throws by converting 17 of their 19 attempts. They also knocked down 7 of their 16 attempts from beyond the arc. In relation to fouls, the Seawolves ended up walking away with 17 while North Carolina A&T racked up 15 fouls.

Andrej Shoshkikj is a player who was a major factor for this contest. He notched 27 points on 9 of 10 shooting. He played 33 minutes played but didn't pull down any boards. He finished the game shooting 90.0% from the field and earned 6 assists.

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Stony Brook enters this contest with a record of 9-7 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 70.4 points per outing (309th in D-1) while hitting 42.1% from the floor. The Seawolves are shooting 34.5% on shots from 3-point land (143 of 414) and 70.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Stony Brook is pulling in 34.7 boards per game and has accounted for 211 assists this year, which ranks 215th in the country in terms of passing. They cough up possession 11.7 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.1 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Seawolves are forcing 12.7 turnovers per game while drawing 15.6 personal fouls. They are giving up 31.8% on 3-point attempts and they rank 72nd in college hoops in points per game allowed (68.6). The Seawolves defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 41.9% (383 of 915) and they surrender 38.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 187th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 201 conceded so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Drexel Dragons took a loss by a score of 70-67 when they played Hofstra. The Dragons snagged 19 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 29 for the game. They also gave up possession 3 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. Hofstra was called for 18 fouls for the matchup which took the Dragons to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw tries for a rate of 60.0%. Regarding shooting from beyond the arc, Drexel buried 7 out of 24 tries (29.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Dragons finished 24 out of 60 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0%. The Dragons allowed Hofstra to convert 25 out of 51 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 49.0% in this matchup. They shot 42.1% from distance by connecting on 8 out of 19 and ended up going 12 out of 17 at the charity stripe (70.6%). In regard to rebounds, Drexel permitted Hofstra to pull down 34 overall (9 on the offensive side).

Shane Blakeney ended up being important for the Dragons for the matchup. He made 7 out of 15 in the game for a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 3 assists for the game.

Drexel has a mark of 6-10 for the year. The Dragons have committed 17.5 fouls per contest and they hit 64.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.7 times per game (232nd in the country) and they cough up possession 12.1 times per game. Drexel has accounted for 1,115 points for the season (69.7 per game) and they average 36.3 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Dragons are hitting on 42.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 306th in the nation.

The Dragons on the defensive side of the court are 99th in D-1 in PPG given up with 69.8. They are able to force 11.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.5% from the field (244th in Division 1). The Drexel defense gives up 32.4% on shots from 3-point land (93 of 287) and opponents are converting on 73.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 11.4 assists and 33.9 total boards per game, which is 48th and 146th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Drexel

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