Alabama State Hornets vs Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Prediction, 2/19/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama State Hornets vs Bethune-Cookman Wildcats

Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026

Location: Moore Gymnasium in Daytona Beach, FL

TV: ESPN+

Moore Gymnasium is the site where the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (13-13) will take on the Alabama State Hornets (9-17) on Thursday.

The Alabama State Hornets faced off with MVSU and took home the win by a score of 92-55 in their last game. Alabama State ended the contest with a 44.1% field goal percentage (26 out of 59) and made 9 of their 24 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Hornets buried 31 of 36 shots for a percentage of 86.1%. In terms of pulling down boards, they compiled 49 with 16 of them being offensive. They also recorded 17 dimes in this contest while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When it comes to defense, Alabama State allowed the other team to shoot 32.7% from the field on 18 of 55 shooting. MVSU dished out 7 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. Moreover, MVSU grabbed 23 rebounds (5 offensive, 18 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. MVSU finished the game shooting 63.6% from the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of 22 tries. They also converted 5 out of their 15 shots from beyond the arc. Regarding personal fouls, the Hornets ended up with 20 and MVSU accounted for 28 personal fouls.

Asjon Anderson is someone who was a major factor in the game. He scored 13 points on 2 of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 21 mins and grabbed 3 rebounds. He finished shooting 20.0% from the field and also totaled 6 dimes.

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Alabama State comes into this one with a win-loss record of 9-17 on the campaign. They average 74.1 points per game (241st in Division 1) while hitting 41.9% from the floor. The Hornets are hitting 32.8% on shots from beyond the arc (197 of 600) and 70.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Alabama State is grabbing 36.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 326 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 280th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.8 times per game and as a squad they are committing 19.0 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Hornets have forced 14.6 turnovers every game and they draw 17.7 fouls. They concede 34.5% from beyond the arc while they are 282nd in college in PPG allowed (77.5). The Hornets defense is allowing a FG percentage of 44.9% (671 of 1,494) and they concede 35.6 boards per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 245th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 368 conceded on the season.

In their last game, the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 91-86 against Jackson State. The Wildcats earned 24 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 34 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. Jackson State committed 22 personal fouls in the game which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 33 shots. They were able to knock down 25 of them for a percentage of 75.8%. When talking about 3-point shots, Bethune-Cookman converted 3 of 17 tries (17.6%). When all was said and done, the Wildcats shot 29 for 62 from the floor which had them sitting at 46.8%. The Wildcats permitted Jackson State to knock down 27 of their 56 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 48.2% in this contest. They shot 50.0% from three-point range via 10 of 20 and finished the game at 27 of 35 from the free throw line (77.1%). Regarding rebounding, Bethune-Cookman allowed Jackson State to collect 31 overall (8 on the offensive glass).

Daniel Rouzan ended up being a factor for the Wildcats in this game. He buried 9 out of 15 in this matchup giving him a rate of 60.0%, and had 13 rebounds. He racked up 25 points in his 32 mins on the court and tallied 3 dimes in this contest.

Bethune-Cookman has a win-loss mark of 13-13 for the season. As an offensive team, the Wildcats are connecting on 45.7% from the field, which has them ranked 148th in college hoops. Bethune-Cookman has scored 1,943 points for the year (74.7 per contest) and they pull down 36.0 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.6 times per game (211th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.7 times per contest. The Wildcats have committed 18.2 fouls per game while shooting 68.6% from the free throw line.

The Bethune-Cookman defense allows 32.3% on 3-pointers (175 of 541) and their opponents are converting on 72.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 13.0 assists and 36.0 boards every game, which ranks them 149th and 277th in college hoops. The Wildcats on defense are ranked 280th in D-1 in PPG given up with 77.4. They are forcing 12.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (188th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Bethune-Cookman

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