California Baptist Lancers vs Utah Valley Wolverines Prediction, 2/19/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: California Baptist Lancers vs Utah Valley Wolverines

Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026

Location: UCCU Center in Orem, UT

TV: ESPN+

The Utah Valley Wolverines (18-7) are welcoming the California Baptist Lancers (19-7) at UCCU Center on Thursday.

The California Baptist Lancers played Utah Tech and ended up losing by a score of 70-65 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Lancers left the arena with 16 while Utah Tech accumulated 17 personal fouls. They also converted 9 of their 19 shots from distance. Utah Tech shot 64.7% from the free throw line by making 11 of their 17 tries. Additionally, Utah Tech collected 41 rebounds (8 offensive, 33 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Utah Tech doled out 16 assists and had 2 steals in this contest. With regard to defense, California Baptist allowed their opponent to shoot 43.1% from the field on 25 out of 58 shooting. They also distributed 8 dimes for this game as well as forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In regard to rebounding, they collected 47 with 20 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Lancers made 13 of 22 attempts for a rate of 59.1%. California Baptist ended the game having earned a 28.6% FG percentage (20 of 70) and converted 12 of their 35 3-point attempts.

Dominique Daniels Jr. is someone who played a role for the matchup. He accounted for 29 points on 10 out of 24 shooting. He played 40 minutes and totaled 3 rebounds. He went 41.7% from the field and also recorded 2 assists.

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California Baptist heads into this one with a mark of 19-7 for the campaign. They are averaging 72.9 points per outing (259th in D-1) while going 42.6% from the field. The Lancers are connecting on 32.3% on shots from 3-point land (160 of 495) and 71.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, California Baptist is grabbing 41.0 rebounds per contest and has totaled 271 dimes on the campaign, which is 357th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.3 times per game and as a group are committing 18.8 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Lancers are able to force 11.2 turnovers per game while drawing 18.5 fouls. They are ranked 29th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 288 conceded this year. The Lancers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.8% (621 of 1,487) and they relinquish 32.4 boards per contest as a unit. They surrender 30.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 58th in college in PPG allowed (68.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Utah Valley Wolverines walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-77 against Utah Tech. The Wolverines were able to collect 19 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 30 in the game. They turned it over 15 times, while earning 9 steals in the matchup. Utah Tech was called for 17 personal fouls in this contest which got the Wolverines to the free throw line for 16 tries. They were able to knock down 10 of them for a rate of 62.5%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Utah Valley buried 5 out of their 22 tries (22.7%). Overall, the Wolverines finished shooting 31 out of 59 from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.5%. The Wolverines permitted Utah Tech to convert 31 out of 57 tries from the floor which left them shooting 54.4% for the game. They finished 47.4% from distance by hitting 9 of 19 and finished the contest at 10 out of 16 at the free throw line (62.5%). Concerning attacking the glass, Utah Valley allowed Utah Tech to pull down 30 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Jackson Holcombe ended up being a factor for the Wolverines in this matchup. He knocked down 8 out of 12 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and tallied 6 rebounds. He recorded 20 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and had 5 dimes for this contest.

Utah Valley has a win-loss mark of 18-7 this year. As an offensive unit, the Wolverines are connecting on 51.0% from the field, which has them ranked 10th in the country. Utah Valley has scored 2,038 points for the campaign (81.5 per contest) and they pull in 36.9 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 19.2 times per contest (6th in the country) and they are turning it over 14.7 times per game. The Wolverines commit 18.3 personal fouls per contest and they hit 70.9% from the charity stripe.

The Utah Valley defense allows 33.1% on shots from distance (162 of 489) and their opponents are connecting on 72.9% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 12.1 assists and 30.7 total boards per game, which is ranked 78th and 21st in those categories on the defensive end. The Wolverines on defense are ranked 48th in the nation in points allowed per contest with 68.1. They are forcing their opponents into 15.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.4% from the floor (54th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah Valley

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