Army Black Knights vs Loyola Greyhounds Prediction, 2/18/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Army Black Knights vs Loyola Greyhounds

Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Location: Reitz Arena in Baltimore, MD

TV: ESPN+

Reitz Arena is where the Loyola Greyhounds (11-16) will attempt to beat the Army Black Knights (10-17) on Wednesday.

The Army Black Knights stepped onto the hardwood against American and took a loss by a final of 75-63 in their last contest. Army ended the game with a 38.9% field goal percentage (21 of 54) and knocked down 9 of their 23 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Black Knights knocked down 12 of 18 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. When discussing hauling in boards, they earned a total of 27 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 15 dimes in this matchup while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Concerning defending, Army allowed 53.1% from the floor on 26 out of 49 shooting. American doled out 12 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. Furthermore, American pulled down 23 boards (4 offensive, 19 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. American ended up going 76.2% from the charity stripe by converting 16 of their 21 shots. They made 7 out of their 21 attempts from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the Black Knights ended up walking away with 20 while American recorded 18 fouls.

Jaxson Bell is one guy who was a major contributor in this game. He walked away from this one shooting 37.5% from the field but finished the game without a dime. He was on the court for 27 minutes played and pulled down 3 rebounds. He finished with 13 points on 3 out of 8 shooting.

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Army will enter this game with a mark of 10-17 on the season. They turn it over 11.8 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Army is snagging 36.0 rebounds per contest and has earned 403 assists on the year, which has them ranked 87th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Black Knights are connecting on 33.6% on shots from beyond the arc (291 of 867) and 70.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 72.4 pts per game (269th in D-1) while hitting 41.2% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Black Knights are forcing 10.9 turnovers every game and they draw 16.1 fouls. They currently rank 298th in college hoops in giving up assists with 388 conceded on the year. The Black Knights defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.6% (719 of 1,544) and they relinquish 35.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 35.2% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 277th in college in PPG from their opponents (77.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Loyola Greyhounds got the win with a final of 83-73 against Holy Cross. The Greyhounds were able to collect 29 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 4 times, while getting 3 steals in this contest. Holy Cross committed 17 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Greyhounds to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 76.5%. Regarding 3-point shots, Loyola knocked down 14 out of 32 tries (43.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Greyhounds shot 28 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.7%. The Greyhounds allowed Holy Cross to make 27 out of 59 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.8% in this contest. They finished shooting 28.6% from distance by connecting on 6 of 21 and ended up shooting 13 of 17 from the free throw line (76.5%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Loyola permitted Holy Cross to snag 28 overall (5 on the offensive side).

Braeden Speed ended up being a major contributor for the Greyhounds in this game. He converted 9 of 15 in the matchup giving him a rate of 60.0%, and accounted for 9 rebounds. He scored 25 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 7 assists for the game.

Loyola has a win-loss mark of 11-16 this season. As an offense, the Greyhounds are connecting on 43.7% from the field, which is ranked 271st in D-1. Loyola has tallied 2,028 points so far this season (75.1 per game) and they average 35.6 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.5 times per contest (219th in the country) and they are giving up possession 11.6 times per contest. The Greyhounds are responsible for committing 16.6 personal fouls every game and they go 69.5% from the free throw line.

The Greyhounds are ranked 238th in college in points allowed per contest with 75.9. They are forcing their opponents into 11.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.6% from the floor (310th in college hoops). The Loyola defense gives up 32.0% from downtown (200 of 625) and their opposition makes 70.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 15.6 assists and 34.9 boards per game, which ranks them 318th and 221st in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Loyola

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