Central Arkansas Bears vs Stetson Hatters Prediction, 2/19/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Central Arkansas Bears vs Stetson Hatters

Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026

Location: Edmunds Center in DeLand, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Central Arkansas Bears (17-10) are traveling to Edmunds Center on Thursday where they will compete against the Stetson Hatters (9-18).

The Central Arkansas Bears faced West Georgia and took home the win by a score of 79-62 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Bears finished with 15 and West Georgia totaled 15 personal fouls. They also converted 5 of 17 attempts from beyond the arc. West Georgia went 50.0% at the free throw line by making 7 of 14 tries. In addition, West Georgia collected 29 boards (6 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't have a block. West Georgia totaled 17 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. When it comes to defense, Central Arkansas allowed their opponent to shoot 43.9% from the field on 25 of 57 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and earning 10 steals. With respect to getting rebounds, they earned 36 with 10 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bears buried 14 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 82.4%. Central Arkansas wrapped up the game with a 43.1% field goal percentage (28 of 65) and converted 9 of their 23 shots from beyond the arc.

Ty Robinson is a guy who played a role for the contest. He ended up going 77.8% from the field and also distributed 2 dimes. He played for 31 minutes played and also pulled down 10 boards. He ended up with 23 points on 7 out of 9 shooting.

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Central Arkansas comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 17-10 on the season. They are averaging 80.0 pts per game (98th in college hoops) while connecting on 45.3% from the floor. The Bears are hitting 34.1% from downtown (285 of 835) and 69.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Central Arkansas is collecting 36.6 rebounds per contest and has totaled 446 assists on the season, which is 39th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 11.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.1 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Bears are forcing 14.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.5 personal fouls. They relinquish 33.9% on 3-point attempts while they are 183rd in college in PPG allowed (73.7). The Bears are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.3% (694 of 1,568) and they concede 34.8 boards per contest as a group. They rank 338th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 426 conceded so far this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Stetson Hatters went home defeated by a final of 78-76 against Florida Gulf Coast. The Hatters were able to pull down 22 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 30 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 9 steals for this game. Florida Gulf Coast was called for 15 fouls in the game which took the Hatters to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to knock down 10 of them for a clip of 76.9%. Pertaining to three-point attempts, Stetson knocked down 8 out of their 17 tries (47.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Hatters went 29 out of 58 from the floor which had them sitting at 50.0%. The Hatters permitted Florida Gulf Coast to bury 31 out of 64 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 48.4% for this contest. They finished 40.9% from three-point range by hitting 9 of 22 and ended up shooting 7 of 10 at the free throw line (70.0%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Stetson permitted Florida Gulf Coast to get 29 in all (8 offensive).

Collin Kuhl was important for the Hatters for the contest. He earned 28 points in his 23 mins on the hardwood, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He knocked down 12 out of 18 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 12 rebounds.

Stetson has a record of 9-18 this year. The Hatters commit 15.3 fouls per game and they go 67.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.7 times per game (133rd in the nation) and they are turning it over 12.8 times per contest. Stetson has scored 1,964 points on the campaign (72.7 per contest) and they collect 33.3 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Hatters are hitting on 44.5% from the field, which ranks 227th in college.

The Stetson defense gives up 34.1% on 3-pointers (232 of 680) and opponents are knocking down 72.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 16.1 assists and 35.6 boards per game, which is ranked 334th and 249th in those categories on the defensive end. The Hatters are ranked 338th in the country in points allowed per game with 80.6. They have forced 10.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 48.1% from the field (348th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Stetson

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