Army Black Knights vs American Eagles Prediction, 2/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Army Black Knights vs American Eagles

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026

Location: Bender Arena in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

The American Eagles (13-13) will take on the Army Black Knights (10-16) at Bender Arena on Saturday.

The Army Black Knights stepped onto the hardwood against Boston and took a loss by a final of 85-68 in their last game. Army wrapped up the game with a 37.9% FG percentage (22 out of 58) and buried 12 out of their 37 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Black Knights made 12 of their 16 tries for a rate of 75.0%. In reference to grabbing boards, they earned a total of 26 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 13 dimes in this game as well as forcing 9 turnovers and having 7 steals. Concerning defense, Army allowed 65.9% from the field on 29 out of 44 shooting. Boston doled out 18 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. Additionally, Boston pulled down 23 rebounds (1 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Boston finished the game at 73.1% at the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of their 26 attempts. They also converted 8 of their 17 tries from three-point range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Black Knights ended up walking away with 20 and Boston recorded 14 personal fouls.

Jacen Holloway is one player who was important for the matchup. He left the arena with 19 points on 6 out of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 28 minutes played and also collected 2 rebounds. He ended up shooting 60.0% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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Army comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 10-16 this year. They turn it over 11.7 times per contest and as a group they commit 18.3 fouls per contest. As a unit, Army is pulling in 36.2 boards per contest and has accounted for 388 assists so far this year, which is 83rd in college in terms of passing the rock. The Black Knights are hitting 33.4% on shots from downtown (282 of 844) and 70.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 72.7 pts per contest (265th in Division 1) while going 41.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Black Knights are able to force 10.9 turnovers per game and they draw 16.1 fouls. They surrender 35.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 276th in college in points per game from their opponents (77.5). The Black Knights defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 46.4% (693 of 1,495) and they relinquish 35.5 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 302nd in the nation in giving up assists with 376 surrendered so far this season.

For their last game, the American Eagles took a loss by a score of 90-82 when they faced Lehigh. The Eagles were able to corral 15 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 24 for this game. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 10 steals for this contest. Lehigh committed 16 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 21 shots. They were able to bury 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 76.2%. In relation to shooting from downtown, American converted 10 of their 30 tries (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Eagles ended up shooting 28 out of 66 from the floor which had them shooting 42.4%. The Eagles permitted Lehigh to knock down 30 of 50 tries from the floor which had them at 60.0% for the contest. They finished 57.1% from 3-point land via 12 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 18 of 26 at the free throw line (69.2%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, American allowed Lehigh to collect 29 in total (3 offensive).

Geoff Sprouse pitched in for the Eagles for the matchup. He totaled 21 points in his 28 mins on the hardwood and had 3 assists in this matchup. He made 8 of 11 in the game giving him a rate of 72.7%, and had 1 rebound.

American has a record of 13-13 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Eagles are shooting 44.9% from the field, which is 197th in Division 1. American has totaled 1,951 points on the campaign (75.0 per contest) and they grab 32.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.8 times per game (199th in the country) and they turn the ball over 11.3 times per game. The Eagles have committed 19.1 fouls per contest and they shoot 75.3% from the charity stripe.

The American defense allows 33.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (175 of 517) and their opponents are making 72.6% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 12.7 dimes and 34.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 117th and 175th in the nation. The Eagles defensively are ranked 139th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 72.3. They are able to force 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.9% from the floor (284th in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Army

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