Colgate Raiders vs Navy Midshipmen Prediction, 2/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colgate Raiders vs Navy Midshipmen

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Location: Alumni Hall in Annapolis, MD

TV: ESPN+

The Navy Midshipmen (24-6) will try to beat the Colgate Raiders (17-13) at Alumni Hall on Saturday.

The Colgate Raiders stepped onto the hardwood against Lafayette and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 70-69 in their last contest. Colgate finished the contest having earned a 46.4% field goal percentage (26 out of 56) and converted 6 of their 16 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Raiders buried 11 of their 14 tries for a rate of 78.6%. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they earned 31 with 5 of them being offensive. They also distributed 18 assists in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 5 turnovers and earning 2 steals. When discussing defense, Colgate allowed the other team to shoot 42.9% from the field on 27 out of 63 shooting. Lafayette dished out 12 assists and had 1 steal for the contest. Moreover, Lafayette grabbed 35 rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Lafayette went 60.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 9 of their 15 tries. They also buried 7 of 26 attempts from 3-point range. When it comes to personal fouls, the Raiders left the arena with 16 while Lafayette accumulated 11 personal fouls.

Andrew Alekseyenko is a player who was important for the game. He walked away with 15 points on 6 out of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 27 minutes played and also pulled down 2 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 46.2% from the field and earned 5 dimes.

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Colgate comes into this contest with a mark of 17-13 for the season. They turn the ball over 10.2 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.8 personal fouls every game. As a team, Colgate is pulling down 34.4 boards per contest and has tallied 439 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 102nd in the country in terms of passing. The Raiders are shooting 36.1% on 3-pointers (219 of 607) and 74.4% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 76.5 points per game (163rd in the nation) while hitting 47.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Raiders are forcing their opponents into 10.7 turnovers per game while drawing 16.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 275th in college in allowing assists with 418 conceded for the campaign. The Raiders defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 43.6% (780 of 1,790) and they concede 34.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They surrender 33.7% on 3-pointers and they are 198th in the nation in PPG allowed (74.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Navy Midshipmen got the victory with a final of 78-51 against Loyola. When discussing rebounding, Navy allowed Loyola to snag 31 in total (13 offensive). They shot 21.9% from 3-point land by going 7 out of 32 and ended up going 8 out of 14 from the free throw line (57.1%). The Midshipmen allowed Loyola to knock down 18 of 57 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 31.6% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Midshipmen finished the game shooting 29 out of 53 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 54.7%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Navy knocked down 10 of their 22 tries (45.5%). They were able to make 10 of those for a percentage of 66.7%. Loyola had 13 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Midshipmen to the free throw line for 15 attempts. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Midshipmen were able to pull down 29 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in this matchup.

Jinwoo Kim ended up having an impact for the Midshipmen for the contest. He scored 25 points in his 31 minutes on the court and accounted for 1 assist in this matchup. He converted 8 out of 12 in this game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 4 rebounds.

Navy has a win-loss mark of 24-6 this season. The Midshipmen commit 14.7 fouls per game and they go 73.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.0 times per contest (67th in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.5 times per game. Navy has scored 2,234 pts on the season (74.5 per contest) and they pull in 37.0 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Midshipmen are hitting on 47.6% from the field, which has them ranked 48th in the nation.

The Navy defense allows 28.6% on shots from distance (222 of 775) and their opponents are knocking down 73.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 11.7 dimes and 30.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 52nd and 16th in D-1. The Midshipmen on defense are ranked 5th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 63.1. They are forcing their opponents into 12.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.0% from the field (21st in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colgate

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