Denver Pioneers vs Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Prediction, 2/26/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Denver Pioneers vs Oral Roberts Golden Eagles

Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026

Location: Mabee Center in Tulsa, OK

TV: ESPN+

The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (7-22) will play the Denver Pioneers (15-15) at Mabee Center on Thursday.

The Denver Pioneers took the court against St. Thomas and walked away with a win by a score of 82-80 in their last contest. Denver walked away from the contest with a 47.4% FG percentage (27 out of 57) and buried 11 of their 29 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Pioneers buried 17 of 20 shots for a rate of 85.0%. When it comes to rebounding, they compiled 26 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 12 assists for the contest while forcing 9 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When it comes to defense, Denver allowed their opponent to shoot 55.2% from the floor on 32 out of 58 shooting. St. Thomas distributed 13 assists and had 3 steals for this game. Furthermore, St. Thomas grabbed 31 rebounds (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. St. Thomas ended up shooting 40.0% at the charity stripe by converting 8 of their 20 tries. They also converted 8 out of their 22 shots from downtown. When talking about personal fouls, the Pioneers ended up finishing with 21 while St. Thomas finished the game with 19 personal fouls.

Julius Rollins is someone who was a major factor in this matchup. He walked away with 26 points on 9 out of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 23 mins and collected 6 rebounds. He ended up going 75.0% from the floor and totaled 2 dimes.

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Denver will play this game with a mark of 15-15 on the campaign. They turn it over 9.8 times per contest and as a unit are committing 17.7 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Denver is collecting 34.2 rebounds per contest and has racked up 347 assists on the season, which is 287th in college in terms of passing the rock. The Pioneers are hitting 38.5% on shots from downtown (269 of 699) and 78.3% from the charity stripe. They average 83.4 points per game (39th in college hoops) on 48.2% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pioneers are forcing their opponents into 9.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.4 fouls. They are giving up 36.7% from 3-point land and they are 349th in the nation in opponents points per game (82.2). The Pioneers defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 48.6% (891 of 1,834) and they concede 34.0 boards per contest as a team. They are ranked 219th in college in allowing assists with 384 surrendered on the season.

In their last game, the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles took home the win by a final score of 67-62 when they played South Dakota. In regard to rebounding, Oral Roberts permitted South Dakota to get 29 in total (4 on the offensive glass). They finished 16.7% from distance by shooting 3 of 18 and ended up going 15 of 26 at the free throw line (57.7%). The Golden Eagles permitted South Dakota to knock down 22 of their 53 attempts from the field which had them shooting 41.5% in the game. When this game wrapped up, the Golden Eagles shot 23 for 59 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.0%. When talking about three-point attempts, Oral Roberts knocked down 3 of 17 attempts (17.6%). They were able to bury 18 of them for a percentage of 78.3%. South Dakota earned 17 fouls in this matchup which took the Golden Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 9 steals for this game. The Golden Eagles snagged 27 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 37 in the game.

Ty Harper ended up being a factor for the Golden Eagles in this game. He earned 29 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in the matchup. He made 8 out of 22 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 36.4%, and had 2 rebounds.

Oral Roberts has a record of 7-22 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Golden Eagles are hitting on 41.7% from the floor, which is ranked 328th in the country. Oral Roberts has accumulated 2,075 pts on the year (71.6 per contest) and they pull in 34.0 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 11.6 times per game (335th in college) and they turn it over 13.4 times per contest. The Golden Eagles have committed 19.6 personal fouls per contest and they go 74.4% from the free throw line.

The Golden Eagles on the defensive side of the court are 298th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 78.3. They are forcing 11.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (291st in college hoops). The Oral Roberts defense allows 36.5% on 3-point shots (226 of 620) and their opposition knocks down 70.7% of their free throw shots. They give up 12.2 assists and 36.1 boards every game, which is 86th and 289th in the nation.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Denver

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