West Georgia Wolves vs Stetson Hatters Prediction, 1/15/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: West Georgia Wolves vs Stetson Hatters

Date: Thursday, January 15, 2026

Location: Edmunds Center in DeLand, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Stetson Hatters (6-11) welcome the West Georgia Wolves (9-7) at Edmunds Center on Thursday.

The West Georgia Wolves took the court against Jacksonville and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-43 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Wolves ended up finishing with 12 while Jacksonville accumulated 17 fouls. They also knocked down 9 of 15 shots from downtown. Jacksonville ended up going 80.0% when shooting free throws by converting 12 of their 15 attempts. In addition, Jacksonville pulled down 24 rebounds (3 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Jacksonville distributed 12 assists and had 10 steals for the matchup. Regarding the defense, West Georgia let their opponent shoot 54.0% from the floor on 27 out of 50 shooting. They also doled out 4 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and having 3 steals. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they earned 25 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Wolves knocked down 14 of 22 tries for a percentage of 63.6%. West Georgia wrapped up the contest with a 35.9% FG percentage (14 out of 39) and converted 1 of 11 shots from 3-point land.

Josh Smith is a player who was important in the matchup. He went 28.6% from the field and also recorded 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 27 mins played and also collected 1 rebound. He left the arena with 12 points on 2 out of 7 shooting.

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West Georgia will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 9-7 on the year. They are averaging 76.1 pts per game (204th in the nation) while connecting on 43.4% from the field. The Wolves are connecting on 34.8% on three-point shots (117 of 336) and 72.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, West Georgia is grabbing 37.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 204 assists for the year, which is 327th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 11.8 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.1 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Wolves are able to force 10.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.9 personal fouls. They currently rank 267th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 249 surrendered on the season. The Wolves defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.8% (464 of 1,014) and they concede 37.9 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 32.6% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 318th in college in points per game allowed (79.8).

The last time they took the court, the Stetson Hatters walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-69 when they faced Austin Peay. The Hatters pulled down 28 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 40 in this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 5 steals for the game. Austin Peay committed 16 fouls in the game which got the Hatters to the free throw line for 11 attempts. They were able to knock down 7 of those for a clip of 63.6%. In regard to 3-pointers, Stetson made 10 of their 34 attempts (29.4%). When the final whistle was blown, the Hatters shot 26 for 64 from the field which had them shooting 40.6%. The Hatters permitted Austin Peay to convert 28 out of their 58 attempts from the field which had them shooting 48.3% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 36.8% from distance by connecting on 7 out of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 32 at the free throw line (56.3%). Concerning attacking the glass, Stetson allowed Austin Peay to get 35 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Collin Kuhl ended up being a major contributor for the Hatters in this contest. He earned 18 points in his 28 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes in this matchup. He converted 9 out of 12 in this contest for a field goal rate of 75.0%, and accounted for 6 rebounds.

Stetson has a win-loss mark of 6-11 for the season. The Hatters are committing 15.4 fouls per contest while shooting 65.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.8 times per game (219th in college) and they are turning it over 13.6 times per game. Stetson has tallied 1,197 pts so far this year (70.4 per game) and they grab 33.2 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hatters are shooting 43.3% from the floor, which is 282nd in the nation.

The Stetson defense concedes 35.5% on 3-pointers (152 of 428) and their opponents are knocking down 68.9% of their free throw attempts. They concede 15.9 dimes and 36.3 rebounds every game, which is ranked 321st and 276th in those defensive categories. The Hatters on defense are ranked 329th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 80.8. They have forced 11.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.7% from the floor (355th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Stetson

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