Army Black Knights vs Colgate Raiders Prediction, 2/4/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Army Black Knights vs Colgate Raiders

Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Location: Cotterell Court in Hamilton, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Army Black Knights (10-13) are hitting the road to Cotterell Court on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Colgate Raiders (13-10).

The Army Black Knights took the court against Holy Cross and earned the victory with a final of 69-68 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Black Knights finished with 18 while Holy Cross racked up 17 personal fouls. They converted 8 of 18 attempts from 3-point land. Holy Cross finished 84.2% at the free throw line by converting 16 of 19 attempts. Furthermore, Holy Cross grabbed 33 rebounds (8 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Holy Cross recorded 9 dimes and had 9 steals in this contest. Concerning the defense, Army allowed the other team to shoot 36.7% from the field on 22 of 60 shooting. They also recorded 17 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they compiled 43 with 15 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Black Knights made 6 of 16 attempts for a rate of 37.5%. Army walked away from the contest with a 38.7% FG percentage (24 out of 62) and buried 15 of 40 three-point shots.

Ryan Curry is one player who was a contributor for the contest. He ended up going 52.9% from the field and earned 4 assists. He saw the court for 35 mins and also grabbed 5 boards. He ended up walking away with 27 points on 9 out of 17 shooting.

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Army will enter this contest with a mark of 10-13 so far this season. They cough up possession 11.8 times per contest and as a group they commit 18.0 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Army is snagging 36.7 boards per game and has earned 353 dimes this year, which has them ranked 77th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Black Knights are connecting on 34.0% on 3-point shots (254 of 747) and 70.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 74.3 pts per contest (241st in Division 1) while connecting on 42.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Black Knights are forcing 10.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.3 fouls. They are surrendering 35.5% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 298th in college hoops in opponents points per game (78.2). The Black Knights defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.1% (618 of 1,341) and they concede 35.3 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 282nd in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 334 conceded on the campaign.

When they last played, the Colgate Raiders took a loss by a final score of 77-76 when they faced Lehigh. In the matter of rebounding, Colgate permitted Lehigh to get 22 overall (5 on the offensive side). They finished 52.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 13 of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 13 at the free throw line (76.9%). The Raiders permitted Lehigh to convert 27 out of their 53 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 50.9% for the game. Overall, the Raiders ended up going 28 for 57 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.1%. When discussing 3-point shots, Colgate made 3 of 15 tries (20.0%). They were able to convert 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 85.0%. Lehigh committed 16 fouls in the game which got the Raiders to the free throw line for 20 tries. They turned it over 13 times, while getting 10 steals for the matchup. The Raiders were able to corral 21 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 30 in this game.

Jalen Cox ended up having an impact for the Raiders in this matchup. He recorded 34 points in his 42 mins of playing time and tallied 2 dimes for the game. He buried 11 out of 23 in this contest for a field goal rate of 47.8%, and totaled 9 rebounds.

Colgate has a record of 13-10 for the year. The Raiders are committing 16.7 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 73.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.0 times per contest (128th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.4 times per contest. Colgate has totaled 1,765 points on the year (76.7 per contest) and they grab 33.9 boards per game. As an offense, the Raiders are hitting on 48.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 31st in the nation.

The Colgate defense gives up 33.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (183 of 542) and their opponents are connecting on 72.3% of their foul shots. They allow 13.7 assists and 33.8 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 208th and 138th in those categories on the defensive end. The Raiders are ranked 194th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 74.0. They are forcing 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.3% from the field (205th in college hoops).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colgate

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