Wagner Seahawks vs Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Prediction, 1/19/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wagner Seahawks vs Fairleigh Dickinson Knights

Date: Monday, January 19, 2026

Location: Bogota Savings Bank Center in Hackensack, NJ

TV: ESPN+

The Wagner Seahawks (6-9) are headed to Bogota Savings Bank Center on Monday where they will take on the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (5-12).

The Wagner Seahawks took the court against Mercyhurst and ended up losing by a score of 70-69 in their last contest. Wagner wrapped up the contest having earned a 42.4% field goal percentage (25 of 59) and converted 10 out of their 22 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Seahawks buried 9 of 16 tries for a percentage of 56.3%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned 36 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 13 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 4 turnovers and having 2 steals. In regard to defense, Wagner let their opponent shoot 49.0% from the field on 24 out of 49 shooting. Mercyhurst doled out 16 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. Additionally, Mercyhurst had 28 rebounds (1 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Mercyhurst went 81.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of their 21 attempts. They also knocked down 5 of their 13 attempts from distance. With respect to personal fouls, the Seahawks ended up walking away with 16 and Mercyhurst had 14 personal fouls.

Nick Jones is someone who was important for this game. He accounted for 20 points on 7 out of 20 shooting. He played 36 minutes played and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 35.0% from the field and also recorded 2 assists.

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Wagner comes into this game with a record of 6-9 this season. They are averaging 74.9 points per outing (231st in Division 1) while shooting 45.2% from the field. The Seahawks are shooting 34.9% on shots from 3-point land (114 of 327) and 70.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Wagner is collecting 39.6 rebounds per contest and has racked up 215 dimes for the season, which ranks 298th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 13.7 times per game and as a team are committing 19.1 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Seahawks are forcing their opponents into 10.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.5 personal fouls. They relinquish 32.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 215th in D-1 in PPG allowed (74.6). Seahawks defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.9% (379 of 904) and they concede 35.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 135th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 220 conceded so far this year.

In their last game, the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights went home defeated by a final of 65-55 against New Haven. The Knights recorded 19 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 28 in this contest. They turned it over 9 times, while recording 5 steals for this contest. New Haven had 19 fouls for the matchup which took the Knights to the charity stripe for 18 shots. They were able to convert 13 of those for a clip of 72.2%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, Fairleigh Dickinson made 8 of their 32 tries (25.0%). Overall, the Knights finished shooting 17 for 56 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 30.4%. The Knights permitted New Haven to knock down 23 out of their 42 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 54.8% for the game. They went 35.7% from distance by going 5 of 14 and ended up shooting 14 out of 26 from the free throw line (53.8%). Concerning how they rebounded, Fairleigh Dickinson permitted New Haven to pull down 31 in total (3 on the offensive side).

David Jevtic was important for the Knights for this game. He earned 13 points in his 22 mins of playing time, but finished this game without an assist. He made 5 out of 9 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and had 3 rebounds.

Fairleigh Dickinson has a win-loss mark of 5-12 for the year. As an offense, the Knights are shooting 40.5% from the field, which ranks them 342nd in the nation. Fairleigh Dickinson has accounted for 1,175 pts so far this year (69.1 per contest) and they pull in 36.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.7 times per contest (289th in college) and they are giving up possession 12.7 times per game. The Knights are responsible for committing 18.0 fouls per game while shooting 69.9% from the free throw line.

The Fairleigh Dickinson defense allows 36.2% on three-point shots (149 of 412) and their opponents are knocking down 68.2% of their foul shots. They have allowed 14.1 assists and 33.4 rebounds every game, which is ranked 237th and 114th in Division 1. The Knights defensively are ranked 166th in college in PPG given up with 72.8. They are forcing 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the floor (292nd in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Wagner

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