Vermont Catamounts vs Albany Great Danes Prediction, 1/19/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vermont Catamounts vs Albany Great Danes

Date: Monday, January 19, 2026

Location: Broadview Center in Albany, NY

TV: ESPN+

Broadview Center is the site where the Albany Great Danes (5-12) will try to beat the Vermont Catamounts (10-7) on Monday.

The Vermont Catamounts faced off with Maine and went home with a win by a final score of 67-62 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Catamounts walked away with 16 and Maine totaled 15 personal fouls. They converted 6 of 22 shots from beyond the arc. Maine ended up shooting 72.0% at the free throw line by converting 18 of their 25 tries. In addition, Maine pulled down 27 rebounds (4 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Maine recorded 13 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. When talking about defense, Vermont allowed the other team to go 35.8% from the floor on 19 out of 53 shooting. They also doled out 12 dimes in the matchup while forcing the other team into 2 turnovers and getting 1 steal. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they collected 35 with 2 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Catamounts made 10 of their 14 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. Vermont ended the contest with a 49.0% FG percentage (25 of 51) and buried 7 of 20 3-pointers.

TJ Hurley is a player who came through in this game. He ended up shooting 57.1% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He saw the court for 33 mins but ended the game without a board. He racked up 18 points on 8 out of 14 shooting.

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Vermont comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 10-7 on the year. They are giving up possession 9.8 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.4 personal fouls per game. As a team, Vermont is pulling in 35.0 boards per contest and has racked up 226 assists for the year, which has them ranked 264th in the country in terms of passing. The Catamounts are connecting on 34.6% on shots from downtown (151 of 436) and 73.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 76.6 pts per contest (191st in D-1) while connecting on 47.4% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Catamounts have forced 9.5 turnovers every game while drawing 16.8 fouls. They are surrendering 36.2% from beyond the arc while they are 158th in college hoops in PPG allowed (72.6). The Catamounts defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 44.6% (420 of 941) and they surrender 30.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 109th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 216 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Albany Great Danes took home the win by a final score of 69-53 when they faced Binghamton. Concerning rebounding, Albany allowed Binghamton to get 22 overall (5 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 27.8% from beyond the arc by shooting 5 out of 18 and ended up shooting 12 of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Great Danes allowed Binghamton to make 18 out of their 53 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 34.0% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Great Danes finished shooting 26 out of 57 from the floor which had them sitting at 45.6%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Albany converted 8 of 21 attempts (38.1%). They were able to knock down 9 of those for a percentage of 90.0%. Binghamton earned 12 personal fouls in this game which took the Great Danes to the free throw line for a total of 10 shots. They coughed it up 10 times, while earning 6 steals for this game. The Great Danes were able to corral 24 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in this contest.

Amir Lindsey was important for the Great Danes in the game. He earned 23 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 7 dimes in the game. He made 9 of 17 in this game for a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and had 4 rebounds.

Albany has a win-loss mark of 5-12 on the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Great Danes are hitting on 47.0% from the field, which has them ranked 101st in the nation. Albany has accounted for 1,266 pts on the season (74.5 per contest) and they snag 35.1 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 14.9 times per game (149th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per game. The Great Danes have committed 17.6 personal fouls per game and they connect on 62.7% from the free throw line.

The Albany defense allows 33.6% on 3-point shots (133 of 396) and opponents are converting on 72.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 14.7 dimes and 34.9 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 270th and 208th in college. The Great Danes on the defensive end are ranked 257th in college hoops in PPG given up with 76.4. They are forcing their opponents into 11.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (265th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Vermont

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