Belmont Bruins vs Murray State Racers Prediction, 2/15/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Belmont Bruins vs Murray State Racers

Date: Sunday, February 15, 2026

Location: CFSB Center in Murray, KY

TV: ESPN+

The Belmont Bruins (23-4) are on their way to CFSB Center on Sunday where they will take on the Murray State Racers (19-8).

The Belmont Bruins faced UNI and took home the win by a score of 91-86 in their last contest. Belmont finished the game with a 57.4% field goal percentage (31 of 54) and converted 14 out of their 30 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Bruins converted 15 of their 18 tries for a percentage of 83.3%. With respect to grabbing boards, they collected 24 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 19 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When it comes to defense, Belmont let their opponent shoot 49.1% from the floor on 27 of 55 shooting. UNI dished out 14 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. In addition, UNI snagged 23 boards (4 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. UNI finished the game at 95.8% when shooting free throws by knocking down 23 of their 24 tries. They also converted 9 of 24 tries from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the Bruins ended up finishing with 17 and UNI finished the game with 18 fouls.

Tyler Lundblade is someone who was a major contributor in this game. He ended up going 64.3% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist. He saw the court for 38 minutes played and also snagged 3 rebounds. He walked away with 31 points on 9 of 14 shooting.

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Belmont will enter this game with a mark of 23-4 this year. They are averaging 83.7 points per contest (41st in college hoops) on 51.6% from the floor. The Bruins are shooting 40.1% on shots from beyond the arc (285 of 711) and 67.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Belmont is collecting 36.7 rebounds per game and has 496 assists on the campaign, which ranks 2nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.0 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.6 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Bruins are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers every game and they draw 17.9 personal fouls. They are conceding 33.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 146th in D-1 in points per game allowed (72.7). The Bruins defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 40.1% (661 of 1,649) and they relinquish 33.3 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 248th in college hoops in giving up assists with 355 conceded on the year.

In their last game, the Murray State Racers walked away with a victory by a final of 74-72 when they played Indiana State. The Racers pulled down 20 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 30 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 6 steals for this game. Indiana State was called for 20 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Racers to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 71.4%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, Murray State made 7 of 21 attempts (33.3%). Overall, the Racers ended up going 26 out of 54 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.1%. The Racers allowed Indiana State to convert 23 of 51 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 45.1% for this game. They shot 40.0% from 3-point land by going 10 out of 25 and ended up going 16 out of 27 at the charity stripe (59.3%). When talking about team rebounding, Murray State allowed Indiana State to grab 24 in total (8 offensive).

Javon Jackson ended up being important for the Racers in the game. He made 9 out of 16 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and had 3 rebounds. He racked up 22 points in his 33 minutes on the court and accumulated 6 dimes for the contest.

Murray State has a win-loss mark of 19-8 so far this year. The Racers commit 18.5 personal fouls per contest and they go 76.4% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 14.0 times per contest (178th in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.0 times per contest. Murray State has scored 2,291 pts so far this year (84.9 per contest) and they snag 37.2 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Racers are hitting on 47.1% from the floor, which is 73rd in the nation.

The Murray State defense surrenders 35.4% on shots from distance (158 of 446) and opponents are connecting on 71.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 12.3 assists and 34.9 boards per game, which is 91st and 211th in college. The Racers defensively are ranked 320th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 79.2. They have forced 11.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (302nd in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Murray State and under the total points

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