Abilene Christian Wildcats vs California Baptist Lancers Prediction, 2/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Abilene Christian Wildcats vs California Baptist Lancers

Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026

Location: Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center in Riverside, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Abilene Christian Wildcats (10-11) are hitting the road to Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center on Saturday where they will take on the California Baptist Lancers (16-6).

The Abilene Christian Wildcats took the court against Southern Utah and went home with a loss by a final score of 79-76 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up finishing with 17 while Southern Utah finished the game with 11 personal fouls. They also knocked down 3 of their 6 tries from 3-point range. Southern Utah ended up going 85.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 18 of 21 shots. Moreover, Southern Utah collected 28 rebounds (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Southern Utah recorded 9 assists and had 2 steals for the matchup. In regard to defense, Abilene Christian allowed the other team to shoot 67.4% from the field on 29 of 43 shooting. They also doled out 16 dimes for this contest while forcing 22 turnovers and earning 12 steals. In regard to hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 14 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Wildcats made 6 of 12 tries for a percentage of 50.0%. Abilene Christian ended with a 51.7% FG percentage (31 of 60) and knocked down 8 of their 23 3-pointers.

Rich Smith is someone who came through for this game. He finished the contest at 66.7% from the field and distributed 5 assists. He saw the court for 32 mins and also snagged 3 rebounds. He left the arena with 18 points on 8 of 12 shooting.

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Abilene Christian will enter this matchup with a record of 10-11 this year. They turn it over 13.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.1 fouls every game. As a unit, Abilene Christian is grabbing 32.0 rebounds per game and has earned 296 assists this year, which has them ranked 257th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Wildcats are connecting on 33.1% on 3-point shots (127 of 384) and 70.5% from the charity stripe. They average 71.6 points per game (289th in the nation) while hitting 44.7% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Wildcats are forcing 16.0 turnovers every game while drawing 16.9 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 22nd in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 244 relinquished this season. The Wildcats defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 48.2% (500 of 1,038) and they surrender 30.7 boards per contest as a team. They relinquish 37.5% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 143rd in college hoops in PPG allowed (72.3).

In their last game, the California Baptist Lancers got the victory with a final of 87-77 when they played UT Arlington. The Lancers were able to collect 27 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. UT Arlington earned 28 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Lancers to the free throw line for 36 tries. They were able to convert 25 of the free throws for a rate of 69.4%. When discussing three-point shots, California Baptist made 6 of 20 attempts (30.0%). Overall, the Lancers walked away from this one shooting 28 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.9%. The Lancers permitted UT Arlington to make 26 of 71 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 36.6% in this game. They finished 26.7% from 3-point land by shooting 8 of 30 and ended up going 17 out of 21 from the charity stripe (81.0%). In regard to attacking the glass, California Baptist permitted UT Arlington to collect 41 in all (13 offensive).

Dominique Daniels Jr. ended up having an impact for the Lancers for this game. He accumulated 28 points in his 40 minutes on the court and accumulated 6 dimes for the matchup. He converted 8 out of 21 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 38.1%, and had 5 rebounds.

California Baptist has a mark of 16-6 on the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Lancers are connecting on 44.0% from the field, which ranks 259th in college. California Baptist has 1,627 pts on the year (74.0 per contest) and they pull in 40.3 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 10.8 times per game (355th in D-1) and they turn it over 12.6 times per contest. The Lancers are committing 18.9 fouls every game and they connect on 72.0% from the charity stripe.

The California Baptist defense concedes 30.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (129 of 425) and their opponents are knocking down 74.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 11.2 dimes and 31.9 rebounds per game, which ranks them 33rd and 50th in college. The Lancers on the defensive side of the court are 74th in D-1 in points given up per game with 69.6. They are able to force 11.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.8% from the field (69th in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Abilene Christian

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