Colgate Raiders vs Boston Terriers Prediction, 2/16/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colgate Raiders vs Boston Terriers

Date: Monday, February 16, 2026

Location: Case Gym in Boston, MA

TV: ESPN+

Case Gym is the location where the Boston Terriers (11-15) will compete against the Colgate Raiders (16-10) on Monday.

The Colgate Raiders stepped onto the hardwood against Holy Cross and walked away with a win by a score of 74-70 in their last game. Colgate ended having earned a 45.8% field goal percentage (27 of 59) and buried 6 of their 19 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Raiders buried 14 of their 17 shots for a rate of 82.4%. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 27 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 9 assists for this contest while forcing 12 turnovers and getting 9 steals. With regard to defending, Colgate allowed 35.6% from the field on 21 of 59 shooting. Holy Cross earned 10 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. Additionally, Holy Cross collected 38 rebounds (13 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Holy Cross walked away from this one shooting 85.2% when shooting free throws by making 23 of their 27 tries. They buried 5 of their 24 attempts from downtown. When discussing fouls, the Raiders ended up finishing with 18 and Holy Cross totaled 16 fouls.

Sam Wright is one player who had an impact in this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 70.0% from the field but didn't record an assist. He played for 26 minutes and snagged 6 rebounds. He accounted for 18 points on 7 out of 10 shooting.

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Colgate enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 16-10 so far this year. They currently have an average of 76.4 pts per game (174th in Division 1) while shooting 48.5% from the field. The Raiders are connecting on 35.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (185 of 520) and 73.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Colgate is grabbing 34.2 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 380 dimes for the season, which is 110th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 10.5 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.9 fouls per game.

On defense, the Raiders are forcing their opponents into 11.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.2 fouls. They are giving up 32.3% on 3-pointers and they are 144th in D-1 in points per game allowed (72.6). The Raiders defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.1% (661 of 1,532) and they relinquish 33.9 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 221st in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 348 relinquished on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Boston Terriers went home victorious with a score of 85-68 against Army. With respect to how they rebounded, Boston permitted Army to snag 26 in all (10 on the offensive glass). They finished 32.4% from distance via 12 out of 37 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Terriers allowed Army to convert 22 out of their 58 tries from the field which had them sitting at 37.9% for this game. Overall, the Terriers went 29 for 44 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 65.9%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Boston knocked down 8 out of 17 tries (47.1%). They were able to make 19 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 73.1%. Army was called for 20 fouls for this game which got the Terriers to the free throw line for a total of 26 tries. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. The Terriers were able to snag 22 defensive rebounds and 1 offensive rebounds totaling 23 in this game.

Ben Defty ended up having an impact for the Terriers for this game. He accumulated 24 points in his 32 minutes on the court and accumulated 2 assists for the game. He converted 9 out of 10 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 90.0%, and earned 4 rebounds.

Boston has a mark of 11-15 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Terriers are shooting 49.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 28th in Division 1. Boston has tallied 1,978 pts on the year (76.1 per game) and they pull down 32.4 boards per game. They are earning an assist 14.8 times per game (133rd in college) and they turn it over 11.8 times per contest. The Terriers commit 16.8 fouls every game while shooting 71.0% from the free throw line.

The Terriers defensively are ranked 238th in college in PPG given up with 75.8. They are forcing their opponents into 9.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the floor (316th in Division 1). The Boston defense allows 37.3% on three-point shots (231 of 620) and their opponents are making 71.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 13.0 dimes and 30.8 boards per contest, which is ranked 148th and 24th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colgate

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