Stony Brook Seawolves vs Hofstra Pride Prediction, 2/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stony Brook Seawolves vs Hofstra Pride

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Location: David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex in Hempstead, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Hofstra Pride (19-10) will try to beat the Stony Brook Seawolves (17-12) at David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex on Saturday.

The Stony Brook Seawolves faced Monmouth and went home with a loss by a final score of 82-69 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Seawolves ended up finishing with 12 while Monmouth accumulated 10 personal fouls. They knocked down 12 of 30 tries from long range. Monmouth finished the game shooting 72.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 8 of 11 attempts. Additionally, Monmouth totaled 30 rebounds (5 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Monmouth doled out 18 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. Pertaining to defense, Stony Brook allowed the other team to shoot 52.5% from the field on 31 out of 59 shooting. They also doled out 11 dimes in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 29 with 9 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Seawolves made 4 of their 6 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Stony Brook ended with a 45.2% field goal percentage (28 out of 62) and made 9 of their 31 shots from downtown.

Erik Pratt is one guy who played a role for the contest. He finished the game shooting 42.9% from the field and earned 8 dimes. He played for 34 minutes and totaled 4 rebounds. He accounted for 14 points on 6 of 14 shooting.

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Stony Brook will enter this contest with a mark of 17-12 on the season. They average 72.1 pts per game (274th in Division 1) while hitting 42.9% from the field. The Seawolves are hitting 35.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (275 of 782) and 71.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Stony Brook is grabbing 35.1 boards per contest and has tallied 390 dimes so far this year, which is 211th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 11.4 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 15.7 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Seawolves are able to force 12.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.8 fouls. They are conceding 34.6% from 3-point land and they rank 88th in college hoops in opponents PPG (70.5). The Seawolves defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 42.4% (718 of 1,695) and they concede 37.4 boards per contest as a group. They are ranked 191st in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 386 surrendered this season.

For their last game, the Hofstra Pride got the victory with a final of 82-68 when they faced Northeastern. The Pride were able to pull down 25 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 32 in this matchup. They also turned it over 6 times, while getting 1 steal in the game. Northeastern had 19 fouls for the matchup which got the Pride to the free throw line for a total of 22 shots. They were able to knock down 15 of them for a percentage of 68.2%. Concerning 3-point shots, Hofstra buried 11 out of 26 attempts (42.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Pride ended up shooting 28 out of 54 from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.9%. The Pride permitted Northeastern to bury 27 of their 65 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 41.5% for this contest. They wrapped up this game 26.1% from three-point range by going 6 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 8 out of 12 at the charity stripe (66.7%). When talking about attacking the glass, Hofstra allowed Northeastern to get 35 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Cruz Davis was important for the Pride in the game. He recorded 22 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 3 assists in this contest. He converted 7 of 15 in the matchup for a rate of 46.7%, and had 3 rebounds.

Hofstra has a win-loss mark of 19-10 so far this year. The Pride commit 17.1 fouls every game and they shoot 74.3% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 13.3 times per game (234th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 10.6 times per game. Hofstra has totaled 2,207 pts this season (76.1 per contest) and they grab 38.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Pride are shooting 44.7% from the floor, which is ranked 211th in the country.

The Hofstra defense surrenders 31.9% on shots from distance (212 of 665) and their opponents are converting on 70.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 12.7 dimes and 33.9 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 129th and 150th in college. The Pride on defense are ranked 27th in college in points given up per game with 67.0. They are forcing their opponents into 10.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 39.2% from the field (10th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Stony Brook

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